Scanning a document to use with Word 2007

[Manik]

I recently bought a new Canon Scanner. I wanted to scan a typed document and save it as a document in Word, from the scanning applications within the scanner. But I am only able to save as a pdf file that will not work for my needs. I think that I need to do it from Word, but am unable to figure out how. Can anyone tell me a way to do this? Thanks.

[jesse]

If you want to edit the document that is once scanned, then you can use the OCR software that is supplied with your Cannon Scanner. Or you can go in Word, and then Insert > Picture > from Scanner, and you will not be able to edit the scanned image. I guess you have a landline and a fax capable modem, then a fax printer will have been installed, so you usually print the document to the fax printer.

[Spencer]

I dont think that Word 2007 supports Insert from a Scanner. In Office 2007 you have to use Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Under MODI file or using the scan icon on the toolbar you can scan the image. Using MODI tools, you can use Office OCR to convert to text and also to send the text to Word 2007. I will recommend you to check MODI help for some more information.

[fuchra]

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Office 2007 Enterprise SP2
Scanner Canoscan LiDE 25
Laptop: DELL Inspiron N5010 x64-based, Intel Core i3 CPU
Windows Firewall not activated.
Scanner works fine with Windows Fax and Scan, but causes lot of problems with Office and its components.
Tried Office Repair tool,
re-installed Office several times,
re-installed latest Canoscan LiDE 25 drivers several times.
In vain!
Please HELP.

Note: Following procedures used to work fine on other computers with Office 2007 but with OS Win XP or Win Vista.

Details:

1) Microsoft Office Document Scanning application.
Whether the application is launched separately or from within Microsoft Office Document Imaging, the following occurs:

The dialog box Scan New Document is displayed. Then, whatever command you click (other than Help or Close), after a short delay, an info box pops up, which says:
Microsoft Office Document Scanning DCOM Component is trying to recover your information… This might take several minutes.
Green color runs across the bar underneath, and after several seconds another info box pops up, which says:
Microsoft Office Document Scanning DCOM Component has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.
The only option you have then is to click Close program. Needless to say, Windows does not notify you of any solution.

I don't have any idea what a DCOM Component is, and I couldn't care less. Just have my Office Document Scanning work!

2) Microsoft Clip Organizer.
Whether launched separately or from within a supporting Microsoft Office application like Word, the following occurs:

File > Add Clips to Organizer > From Scanner or Camera…
The dialog Insert Picture from Scanner or Camera opens.
You click Insert and hear the scanner scanning. When it stops the following message pops up:
File 'C:\Users\<my name>\Pictures\\Microsoft Clip Organizer\<filename>.jpg' was not successfully imported.
Clicking OK brings up yet another message:
Clip Organizer cannot complete the operation. The RPC server is unavailable. Error Code 0x800706BA
Side effect: all three folders on the left pane of Clip Organizer collapse, and cannot be expanded anymore, unless you restart the application.
Surprisingly however, the scanned JPG image is found in the location indicated in the first pop up message and can be inserted in any supporting Office document (Insert > Picture).