How to Install a Microsoft Office Document Imaging Printer

Available as an add-on for Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007, the Microsoft Office Imaging Document or MODI feature add a printer driver and option once installed. You may opt to "print" Office files as TIF images or MDI files and later edit or share these files with other Microsoft Office users. If you are running Microsoft Office 2010, please note that Microsoft discontinued the Microsoft Office Imaging Document (MODI) service. You will be unable to install it to your computer.

Things You'll Need

• Office XP, 2003 or 2007 installation disc

Instructions

Install Via Installation Disc

1. Boot up your computer. Insert your Office installation disc after you reach the desktop.

2. Select "Add or remove features" on the "Office Setup" screen.

3. Scroll down the list of add-ons until you find "Microsoft Office Document Imaging." Right-click it, and click "Run all from My Computer."

4. Click the "Update" button, and allow your computer a few moments to update your Office features.

Install Via Control Panel

1. Click "Start," then "Control Panel." Click on "Classic View" in the left column of the Control Panel in Windows XP and Windows Vista or "All Control Panel items" in the "Categories" drop-down menu in Windows 7.

2. Double-click "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows XP or "Programs and Features" in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

3. Scroll down to "Office" in the "Programs" list. Highlight "Office," then click "Change."

4. Ensure that the computer has checked the "Add or Remove Features" option, then click "Next" in Office XP or 2003 or "Continue" in Office 2007.

5. Click the box next to "Choose advanced customization of applications" in Office XP or Office 2003. (Office 2007 users should skip this step.) Click "Next."

6. Expand "Office Tools" in the "Components" list by double-clicking it.

7. Click "Microsoft Office Document Imaging," then select "Run all from My Computer."

8. Click "Update" in Office XP or Office 2003 and "Continue" in Office 2007.

References

• Intranomic: Installing Microsoft Office Document Imaging
• Microsoft: Changes in Word 2010
• PCMag: Find the Microsoft Office Document Imaging Utility
• Microsoft: An .mdi File Does Not Open in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging (Installation Instructions for Office 2007)
• Microsoft: About Microsoft Office Document Imaging

Resources

• Microsoft: Issues with MODI After Installing Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft: Document Imaging