1. A computer-implemented method executed on an electronic device, the electronic device having a display screen, the method comprising: displaying an image on the display screen; receiving a user selection of a first portion of the image; responsive to the user selection of the first portion of the image, the first portion of the image containing a selected text portion, performing text recognition of the selected text portion and of an unselected text portion, the unselected text portion located in a second portion of the image being distinct from the first portion of the image; determining if the unselected text portion should form part of a recognized text element; responsive to the determining rendering a positive outcome, creating the recognized text element that includes selected text portion and at least a portion of the unselected text portion; the display screen being a touch screen, wherein receiving the user selection of the first portion of the image is effected by identifying a touch action performed by the user on the display screen; and wherein the displaying the image on the display screen comprises displaying a blurred version of the image, and wherein the touch action performed by the user on the display screen is sweeping a portion of the blurred version of the image, the portion of the blurred version of the image corresponding to the first portion of the image.