how to scan a document into word 2010

If you want to scan a document make it editable text, as well as scanning you have to peform "OCR", Optical Character Recognition. It is typically a 2 step operation. The scanner creates an image file copy of the scanned paper. Then you have to feed it into an OCR program. In 2010 OCR is built into OneNote.  After scanning, copy the image file into OneNote. Then right click on the image and select extract text. You can now paste it into Word.

Here are some links on the subject:

A Few General Scanning Tips

**http://www.scantips.com/**

Missing your 2007 Microsoft Document Imaging, MODI, in Office 2010?

https://msmvps.com/blogs/steveb/archive/2010/10/12/missing-your-microsoft-document-imaging-in-office-2010.aspx

Replace MODI in 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Document_Imaging

OCR- Using Microsoft Office Document Imaging in Office 2010 (OneNote)

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/91749.aspx

Use OneNote Printer to Extract Text from Images and PDFs

http://www.howtogeek.com/61012/how-to-use-onenote-printer-to-extract-text-from-images-and-pdfs/

See the following page of fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website:

http://www.gmayor.com/scan_into_word_2007.htm