I want to scan a paper and i want to save it as word so that i modify it. How can i do it?

It depends on if you have the full software installed. The MP160 documentation indicates it came wth ScanSoft OmniPage SE. Open MP Navigator and choose this program, you can output the scan as a text file. If you did a custom install, you may or may not have installed the program. If you omitted the program, do a new custom install.
OmniPage is an OCR program and will output to a number of formats (you will choose File, Save as) after scanning. Word can import RTF and most other choices as well as .doc files.

If you don't have the software disc, the software can be obtained from this URL:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=13368

Alternatively, there is a free OCR program (simpleOCR.com) that will do the same thing. However it doesn't handle text in columns (newspaper or magazines) very well.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Hi,
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For scanning into word format you need:-
Office Word 2007
OmniPage SE installed in your system (Computer)

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Steps:-

1. Ensure the Canon scanner driver and OmniPage SE are installed and that your scanner has been setup.

1. Place the document(s) to scan on the platen or on the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) (if applicable).
2. Open Office Word 2007.
3. From the ribbon menu, select the 'Add-Ins' tab.
4. In the Add-Ins tab, click 'OmniPage' and then select 'Acquire Text Settings (OmniPage SE)'.
   The Options window will open.
5. On the Direct OCR tab, click the 'Image Source' drop-down to select 'Scan'.
   
   
6. Confirm 'Scan' is shown in Image Source section and then click 'OK'.
   The Options window will close and you'll return to Office Word 2007.
   
   
7. Click 'OmniPage' and select 'Acquire Text (OmniPage SE)' to scan your document.
   
   
8. After the document(s) is scanned, make corrections to the text items as appropriate.