Scan a Document into Word 2007 and 2010

i)     Click on the "Start" button.


In the earlier editions of Microsoft Office, you could insert a document in to Word straight away from the scanner. You could do this by choosing "From Scanner or Camera" in the "Insert" tab of Word. However, Microsoft Word 2007 does not let you scan something straight in to a Word document. Now you need to scan the document & transfer it to a specific file type. Then you need to utilize the Microsoft Office Document Imaging application. It is used to prepare for publication as well as manage the document in Word 2007. 
one.    To start with, you need to put in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging application.


ii)    Open the "Control Panel" & click on "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows XP. In Vista, you need to click on "Programs & Features".






iii)   Choose "Microsoft Office" & click on "Change."






iv)   Choose "Add or Remove Features" in the window pane which appears.









v)    Click on "Office Tools".




vi)    Select Microsoft Document Imaging from the list.






vii)   Click on Continue to put in.






two.    Scan the document in the scanner.


three.    Next you need to save the scanned document in the TIFF file format. This is what you need to do:


             i.      Select to copy the document which you scanned.


             ii.       Paste the scanned document in to "Microsoft Paint". You can also use some other graphics program.


       


            iii.      Click on the "File" button on the top left corner to see the menu.


             v.      The Save As dialog box will appear. In the "Save as Type" box at the bottom, alter the file type to TIFF.


            iv.      Click on "Save As".


      


            vi.      Close Microsoft Paint or any other graphics program you are using.


     four. Open Microsoft Document Imaging from the Microsoft Office Tools in the Start menu.


five. Now you need to open the scanned document by going to the "File" menu in Microsoft Document Imaging. You need to click "Open" to open the TIFF file you saved.


      6. In the finish you need to send this file to Word 2007.


                 i.      In Microsoft Document Imaging, open the "Edit" menu.


        


                ii.      Choose "Select All."


               iii.      Open the "Tools" menu. 


        


               iv.      Choose "Send Text to Word." Check that "All Pages" as well as "Maintain Pictures" are selected.


                v.      Click on the "OK" button.


This system will send your scanned document to Microsoft Word 2007