Microsoft Word allows you to use images from your files, clip art collection, scanner and other applications. You can convert new or existing scans to a Word document with Microsoft Office Document Imaging, an application that ships with Microsoft Office XP through Office 2007. It recognizes any text within the scanned image and allows you to send your scanned file to Word. If the scanned image includes text, you can choose to convert it to editable text. The TIFF or Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MDI) format is converted into a Word document. Writer Bio
