in power point presentation this is an option as template section mode which enables you to select a picture or scanned documents as a template which also enable you to scanned documents as template
If you have your document scanned and you want to put it in a template just simply save your file as jpeg file and you can use it as an ordinary image that you can insert in your template.
It is especially good and useful to use a scaned document as template in pwer point presentation. There is an option is template slection mode which enables you to select a picture or a scanned documenet as a template. I am not of any opinion in selecting the tamplate for any other programme than powerpoint.
Open Document from Template. Use hard page return for creating new page. click Insert, Picture, From Scanner/Digital Camera. Click File, Save. For Save as type, select Document Templates. Click Save.
Without advanced, expensive software you cannot save it as a text file. You document is actually saved as a picture when you can it. You will have to recreate it.
when you have a copy of a document and you need as template on your computer, you only have scan. Today even the phones or other equipment have that property.
In Office 2007: (1) click on new document. It will open template window panel. (2) select my templates. (3) select normal and template in the right hand corner. (4) insert your document and click save.