When scanning documents into Word 2007, make sure your computer scanner comes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. Most computers do nowadays, but if not, it is free and easy to download from simpleocr.com. It is not difficult to learn how to scan a document into Word.
First, turn your scanner on, then launch Microsoft Word 2007; place your document face down on your scanner glass bed or face up if using a document feeder. From the File menu, choose the “Scan New Document” option; this opens up a dialogue box on which you can check the “Use Automatic Document Feeder” box, if you have that option. Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) enables automatic multiple page scanning. You can click pause if feeder is empty to load more pages. If you are scanning documents manually, select the “Prompt for Additional Pages” option. It will pause after each scan to allow you place the next page in your scanner.
With double-sided documents, check the “Original is Double Sided” box to enable front and back scanning. The scanning dialog box appears after each scan and allows you to flip documents for page back scan. MDI (Microsoft Document Imaging Format) collates the pages automatically in the correct order following scanning.
If you chose the “Original is double-sided” or the “Prompt for additional pages” options, click “Done” after your last page. Some scanners come with duplexers that automatically scan both sides of the document, making it unnecessary to select the “Original is Double Sided” option. Instead, click Scanner in the “Scan New Document” dialog box, then check the “Show Scanner Driver Dialog before Scanning” box and select the appropriate duplex settings.
You can save scanned pages individually as separate files or as one document file in TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) or in MDI to your computer. If you will like to edit your document, then you must install MDI (since it is not installed on your computer by default) to create an editable version of your document.
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