FreeOffice: Scanning pictures directly into a document is not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice.
Note: Scanning pictures directly into a document is possible only with the Windows version of TextMaker.
With TextMaker for Windows, you can scan originals directly into a document. You must have connected a scanner to your computer and installed the corresponding software.
To scan something into the current document, proceed as follows:
| 1. | Turn on the scanner and insert the original that is to be scanned. |
| 2. | Move the text cursor to the position in the document where you want to insert the scanned result. |
| 3. | On the ribbon tab Insert | group Objects | Picture  , click on the arrow of the icon. |
In the dropdown menu, disable  Insert as frame if it is enabled. |
| 4. | Select From scanner in the dropdown menu. |
TextMaker now enables your scanner's software. Make the desired settings (see scanner manual) and start the scanning process. When this is complete, the scanned result will appear as a picture in the TextMaker document.
Scanning as a picture frame
The aforementioned procedure inserts the scanned picture directly into the body text. Alternatively, you can include the picture as a picture frame. Proceed as described above using the command Insert | Picture 
| From scanner, but first enable Insert as frame in the dropdown menu.
The difference is that frames are fixed at a fixed position on the page, thus they don't move when you insert or delete text above them.
For more information on picture frames, see Picture frames.
Selecting another source
If several scanners are connected to your PC, you can use the command Insert | Picture | Select source to decide from which of these sources you want to scan when you use the command Insert | Picture | From scanner.