Digitizing in MapInfo Pro requires special equipment and setup so that MapInfo Pro can read the information from the paper map.
Digitizing Tablet and Puck
To digitize in MapInfo Pro you will need a digitizing tablet and a puck. A digitizing tablet is the surface that you attach the map to for tracing. The puck is the device with which you trace the map. It is a lot like a mouse.
Source Map
You can digitize any paper map, aerial photo, or drawing that you can affix to a digitizing tablet and trace the map features by hand.