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If you've got a printed document or picture that you want to insert into your Word document, there are a couple of ways you can do that.
Note:If you're looking for instructions on how to connect your scanner or copier to Microsoft Windows, please visit the manufacturer's support website for your device.
Scan an image into Word
To scan an image into a Word document, you can use a scanner, a multi-function printer, a copier with scan capability,or a digital camera.
Scan your image or take a photograph of it with your digital camera or smartphone.
Save the image as a standard image format such as .JPG, .PNG or .GIF. Place it in a folder you can access on your computer.
In Word, place your cursor where you would like to insert the scannedimage and on the Insert tab of the Ribbon, click Pictures.
Select your scanned picture from the dialog box, and click Insert.
Scan text into Word
The best way to scan a document into Microsoft Word is to use our free Office Lens app on your smartphone or tablet. It uses your device's camera to capture the document and can save directly into Word format as an editable document. It's available for free on iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone and Android.
If you don't want to use Office Lens, the next best option is to scan your document as a PDF using your scanner's native software and then open that PDF file in Word.
In Word click File > Open.
Navigate to where your PDF file is stored, and open it.
Word will open a dialog box confirming that it is going to attempt to import the text of the PDF file. Click OK to confirm, and Word will import the text. Word will do its best to preserve the formatting of the text as it appears in the PDF.
Note:The accuracy of the text recognition depends on the quality of the scan and on the clarity of the text you scanned. Handwritten text is seldom recognized, so scanning typed or printed text will give the best results. Always proofread the text after opening it in Word to ensure the text was accurately recognized.
Alternatively, your scanner may have come with an application that allows you to do Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Check the documentation for your device, or contact the manufacturer of your device, for more information.
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Place it in a folder you can access on your computer. In Word, place your cursor where you would like to insert the scanned image and on the Insert tab of the Ribbon, click Pictures.Select your scanned picture from the dialog box, and click Insert.
pdf file. In Word, click File > Open. Browse to the location of the PDF file on your computer and click Open. A message appears, stating that Word will convert the PDF file into an editable Word document.
To select all text in Acrobat Reader, go to Edit > Select All, then copy the text by selecting Edit > Copy. To paste the copied text in your Word document, right-click the document and select Paste.
On the Insert tab, click Pictures. Select the option you want to use for inserting pictures. The Photo Browser option helps you browse through existing photo sets on your computer, such as photos in iPhoto or Photo Booth.
Google Drive OCR is a free OCR tool to convert PDF images to text online using a free Gmail account. The tool is free and easy to use. To use, you simply upload your PDF image to Google Drive and use its OCR feature to convert it into a text document.
Use Xodo's online PDF to Text converter with OCR to convert your scanned PDFs into Text files you can search and edit. Simply upload your scanned or image PDF, click on Convert to initiate the conversion, and download your editable TXT file upon completion.
So right-click on your image, and select Crop. Adjust the crop region to only include the main content of your image (as shown in the image below). Click outside the crop area to save the new changes. With your image selected, click the Layout Options button and select the In Front of Text option.
Open the PDF file in a PDF reader or editor, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Select the content you want to insert into the Word document and copy it using the "Copy" command or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac).
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