1. A method for determining a skew angle of text relative to an axis, said method comprising: locating a first portion of said text that has a spatial frequency greater than a first preselected value; locating a second portion of said text that has a spatial frequency greater than a second preselected value; fitting a line between said first portion of said text and said second portion of said text; and measuring the angle between said line and said axis, said angle corresponding to said skew angle.