Sometimes the only way to bring a map into MapInfo Pro is to trace the map by hand. Using MapInfo Pro's digitizing feature, you can trace the details of a paper map with a puck and a digitizing tablet and record the tracings as a vector image (object with geographic coordinates) that can then be displayed in MapInfo Pro as a map layer. Since they are vector images, digitized maps allow you to use all of MapInfo Pro's powerful functionary with them.