How to Convert Scanned Image to Word Document

1. Select the 'Start' button in Windows. Click 'Programs,' 'Microsoft Office,' 'Microsoft Office Tools' and 'Microsoft Office Document Imaging.'
2. Select 'File' and 'Open' from the Microsoft Office Document Imaging menu. Navigate to the scanned image in the 'Open' dialog box and double-click it. It loads into the program.
3. Select 'Tools' and 'Send Text To Word' from the menu. The 'Send Text To Word' dialog box appears.
4. Choose 'All pages' and check 'Maintain pictures in output' under 'Layout options.'
5. Accept or change the default folder where the file is saved to. To change the default, click 'Browse.' Select the folder where you want files saved in the 'Browse For Folder' dialog box and click 'OK.' Click 'OK' to close the 'Send Text To Word' dialog box.
6. Click 'OK' to allow Microsoft Office Document Imaging to recognize any text in the scanned image. You are directed to Microsoft Word.
7. Click the Office Button in Word and select 'Save As.' Choose 'Word Document' for the 'Save as type' option at the bottom of the dialog box. Enter a file name and click 'Save.'