How to Find and Install Microsoft Office Document Imaging

Import scanned documents into Microsoft Office programs by downloading and installing Microsoft Office Document Imaging.

Microsoft Office Document Imaging allows users to scan hard copy documents and import the contents into Microsoft Office programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft previously bundled the Document Imaging tool with all versions of Office, but dropped it from the Microsoft Office 2010 productivity suite. To find and install Microsoft Office Document Imaging, and use it with Microsoft Office 2010, you will need to use the workaround solution of downloading the Document Imaging component from another free Microsoft program.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office CD (You might need it)

1. Launch your Web browser.

2. Navigate to the SharePoint Designer 2007 download page at the Microsoft Download Center.

3. Click the red "Download" button beside "SharePointDesigner.exe" on the download page. Choose "Run" or "Open" from the download on-screen prompt. This launches the download and installation process.

4. Click the "Accept" button to accept the software license and terms and conditions.

5. Select "Customize" to access the program's installation options.

6. Click the down arrow icon on the "Installation Options" tab. Click the check box beside "Not Available" for the three listed sections: Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer, Office Shared Features and Office Tools.

7. Click the + beside "Office Tools" to expand this section. Click the down arrow icon beside "Microsoft Office Document Imaging." Select "Run all from my computer."

8. Click the "Install Now" button, and then click the "Close" button. This downloads and installs Microsoft Office Document Imaging on your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you have installed the component, access Microsoft Document Imaging by clicking the "Start" button on your computer's desktop taskbar. Select "All Programs," followed by "Microsoft Office" and "Microsoft Office Tools." Click "Microsoft Office Document Imaging" to launch the program.

References

• Microsoft Support: Install MODI For Use With Microsoft Office 2010; July 2011

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Microsoft Download Center: SharePoint Designer 2007