Word – How to scan from Microsoft Word 2010

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I couldn't find the scan option in Microsoft Word 2010 but in Microsoft Word 2007 I used to have that option.

Can you please tell me how to scan from Microsoft Word 2010?

Best Answer

This is a feature that has been removed - TechNet Article Changes in Word 2010.

MODI provided a common document imaging and scanning solution for Office. It was also the basis of the Fax feature for Office. When MODI was installed, it was the default handler for .tif, .tiff, and .mdi files. In Office 2010, MODI is fully deprecated. This change also affects the setup tree, which no longer shows the MODI Help, OCR, or Indexing Service Filter nodes on the Tools menu. The Internet Fax feature in Office 2010 uses the Windows Fax printer driver to generate a fixed file format (TIF). MODI and all its components are deprecated for 64-bit Office 2010.

Searches on the internet show some various work arounds to be using OneNote 2010 to scan/insert into Word, a Word macro or scan using scanner software and inserting into Word.

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