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2. From the Color mode drop–down list, select either full–color or black–and–white mode.
Important! Once the document is converted to black and white, you will not be able to
restore the colors.
3. Select desired document options in the right–hand section of the window:
o Document layout options
o Select Keep pictures if you want to preserve the pictures in the output document
o Select Keep headers and footers if you want to preserve the headers and footers
in the output document
4. Click the button of the task that you need:
o Scan to Microsoft Word scans a paper document and converts it to Microsoft
Word
o Image or PDF File to Microsoft Word converts PDF documents or image files to
Microsoft Word
o Photo to Microsoft Word converts photos of documents to Microsoft Word
As a result, a new Microsoft Word document will be created containing the text of your original
document.
Important! When you start a built–in task, the currently selected program options are used. If you
decide to change any of the options, you will need to restart the task.
Microsoft Excel Tasks
Using the tasks on the Microsoft Excel tab of the Task window, you can easily convert images of
tables to Microsoft Excel.
1. From the Document language drop–down list at the top of the window, select the
languages of your document.
2. From the Color mode drop–down list, select either full–color or black–and–white mode.
Important! Once the document is converted to black and white, you will not be able to
restore the colors.
3. Select desired document options in the right–hand section of the window:
o Document layout options
o Select Keep pictures if you want to preserve the pictures in the output document
o Select Create separate worksheet for each page if you want each page of the
original document to be saved as a separate Microsoft Excel worksheet
4. Click the button of the task that you need:
o Scan to Microsoft Excel scans a paper document and converts it to Microsoft
Excel
o Image or PDF File to Microsoft Excel converts PDF documents or image files to
Microsoft Excel
o Photo to Microsoft Excel converts photos of documents to Microsoft Excel
As a result, a new Microsoft Excel document will be created containing the text of your original
document.
Important! When you start a built–in task, the currently selected program options are used. If you
decide to change any of the options, you will need to restart the task.
Adobe PDF Tasks
Using the tasks on the Adobe PDF tab of the Task window, you can easily convert images (e.g.
scanned documents, PDF files, and image files) to PDF.