2 Easy Ways to Open a Scanned Doc in MS Word

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Do you want to edit that PDF in Word? You can open the PDF using Word's built-in settings or, If you have a Microsoft account and a smartphone, you can also use the free Microsoft Lens app to scan your document and save it as a Word file in your OneDrive cloud storage. This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a scanned document into an editable Word document on your Windows PC, Mac, or smartphone.

• If you have a PDF on your computer, you can open it within Word by going to "File > Open > OK."
• Use the Microsoft Lens app from your Android, iPhone, or iPad to scan documents and open them in Word.
• If the doc you scanned is not PDF format, convert it first to be able to open it in Word.

Opening PDF in Word

• Make sure the document you have is in PDF format.
• Opening a PDF in Word works best if the PDF is mostly text.

• Doing this will open your file manager.

• This process can take several minutes if your PDF has lots of text or images. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source

Clean up your document. Converting scanned files into Word documents isn't an exact science; you may have to add missing words, remove excess spaces, and fix typos before your Word document is ready to go.

• Windows — Press Ctrl + S , then enter a file name, select a save location, and click Save.
• Mac — Press ⌘ Command + S , then enter a file name, select a save location from the "Where" drop-down box, and click Save.

Scanning With & Using Microsoft Lens

• Microsoft Lens is a free smartphone app that allows you to take pictures of documents and turn them into PDFs. This will be super useful if you have a piece of paper that you want to edit in Word. In that case, you can take a picture of the paper, turn it into a PDF, and open it in Word.
• If you don't have Microsoft Lens installed, you can download it from the Google Play Store for Android or from the App Store on iPhone.

Allow Microsoft Lens access to your phone. If this is your first time opening Microsoft Lens, tap Allow or OK when prompted to allow Microsoft Lens to access your phone's files.

• Make sure your document is well-lit and positioned on a dark background so the camera can pick up as much detail as possible.

• Tap Confirm if the capture is ok. Tap Retake if the document wasn't captured correctly.

• You can scan more pages by tapping the camera with the plus icon in the bottom left corner of your screen.

• On Android, tap the box next to Word and then tap SAVE at the bottom of the screen [2] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source .

• This must be the account that you use to log into Microsoft Word as well.
• You're done using your phone.

• On Mac, simply click the folder icon that says Open on the left-hand side of the window.

• If you don't see the OneDrive option, click + Add a Place, then click OneDrive and sign in with your Microsoft account.

Go to the Microsoft Lens folder. Click on the "Documents" folder, then click the "Microsoft/Office Lens" folder. This is on the right pane of the window.

Double-click your Word document. This opens the document you scanned using Microsoft Lens on your phone or tablet in Microsoft Word.

Community Q&A

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I followed the instructions for enabling document imaging in Word 2007, but did not find the imaging program listed under Microsoft Office Tools, then what went wrong, and how can I do it correctly?

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Indeed, it will. Just follow these simple steps: Go to onlineocr.net or if your file is more than 5mb, use you can use pdf2doc.com. Upload your file to these websites. When the file get uploaded, select doc or docx format and click 'Convert'. It is a time-consuming process, especially if your file size is big. The moment it completes the conversion, click download the file. After downloading the file, go to your downloads and open the file which will automatically in MS Word. Now here you can edit your file and use it your way.

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If you're unable to edit the document, you can try other methods to convert images and PDFs to editable text.

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