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With the release of Office 2010, Microsoft removed Microsoft Office Document Imaging from the application suite because of the newer version’s advanced PDF printing and formatting options. Nevertheless, if you have Office 2010 or 2013 on your computer and want to install the MODI virtual printer, you can do so using the old 2007 installation disc or by downloading a free utility from Microsoft.
Download and Install SharePoint Designer 2007
1.Download and install Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Once the file has downloaded double-click the file to begin the install. Accept the licence agreement and select customize as your installation 3. Expand the office tool section by pressing the plus and where it says Microsoft office document imaging click and select run all. The Microsoft Office Document Imaging has two components – the scanning and the imaging, respectively. The scanning component captures images from a compatible scanning device, just like any other scanning software, and then automatically converts text from these scanned images via OCR.
Open your Web browser and visit the Microsoft Download Center website (link in Resources). Download the SharePoint Designer 2007 utility and save it to a folder on your computer.
2.Open the folder in Windows Explorer where you saved the SharePoint Designer 2007 setup file. Click the installation file, and then accept the software license. After the installation options screen appears, click the “Customize” button.
3.Select the “Not Available” options for “Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer,” “Office Shared Features” and “Office Tools” on the Installation Options tab. Click the “+” symbol next to the “Office Tools” label, and then click the down arrow labeled “Microsoft Office Document Imaging.”
4.Click the “Install Now” button, and then click “Close.” Wait a few seconds for the installer to install the Microsoft Office Document Imaging virtual printer on your computer. After installing the Microsoft Office Document Image Writer, you can print with it just as you would a standard hardware printer. Documents you print with the MODI printer are viewable on any Windows system with Microsoft Office or the SharePoint Designer installed.
Install From Microsoft Office 2007 Media
1.Insert the Office 2007 installation disc into the optical drive the computer. When prompted to do so, click the “Install” button to start the setup process, and then review and accept software license.
2.Click “Customize” to open the Installation Options window, and then click the “Installation Options” tab. Click the down arrow and choose “Not Available” for all of the options displayed.
3.Click the “+” symbol next to the Office Tools label, and then click the down arrow next to Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Select the “Run All from My Computer” option, and then click the “Install Now” button. After installing the MODI printer from the Office 2007 media, click the “Close” button and remove the installation disc.
Tip
- If you only need to open or view documents created with the Microsoft Office Document Imaging virtual printer, you can install the MODI-to-TIFF converter (link in Resources). After converting the files, you can view them in any Windows image viewer program.
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About the Author
Jeff Grundy has been writing computer-related articles and tutorials since 1995. Since that time, Grundy has written many guides to using various applications that are published on numerous how-to and tutorial sites. Born and raised in South Georgia, Grundy holds a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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