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Scanning directly to e‑mail using the printer software
Make sure you have set up your e‑mail settings before proceeding. For more information, see the section
on e‑mailing in the User’s Guide.
For Windows users
1 Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.
2 From the computer, do the following:
In Windows 8
From the Search charm, type Printer Home, and then navigate to:
Printer Home > select your printer > Scan
In Windows 7 or earlier
a
Click or Start.
b Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
c Navigate to:
Printer Home > select your printer > Scan
3 Select Email photo, Email document, or Email PDF.
Note: You can select Email document only when an OCR application is stored on your computer.
Scanning starts and the scan progress dialog appears. When the scan is finished, a new e‑mail message
is created with the scanned document automatically attached.
4 Compose your e‑mail message.
Note: If your e-mail program does not open automatically, then you can scan the document to the
computer, and then send it through e-mail as an attachment.
For Macintosh users
1 Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.
2 From the Finder, select Applications, and then launch the application you want to use.
Note: Use any application that supports both your printer and an e‑mailing option, such as Image
Capture.
3 From the list of devices, select your printer.
Note: For information on finding the list of devices, check the documentation that came with the
application, or search for Scanning an image in the Search field of the Help menu.
4 Adjust the scan settings as needed.
If applicable, click
?
on the preview dialog for more information.
5 Set the e‑mail application as the scan destination, and then start the scan job.
6 Compose your e‑mail message.
Scanning to a PDF
For Windows users
1 Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.
2 From the computer, do the following:
In Windows 8
From the Search charm, type Printer Home, and then navigate to:
Printer Home > select your printer > Scan > PDF
In Windows 7 or earlier
a
Click or Start.
b Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
c Navigate to:
Printer Home > select your printer > Scan > PDF
Scanning starts and the scan progress dialog appears.
3 Save the document as a PDF.
For Macintosh users
1 Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.
2 From the Finder, select Applications, and then launch the application you want to use.
Note: Use any application that supports your printer.
3 From the list of devices, select your printer.
Note: For information on finding the list of devices, check the documentation that came with the
application or search for Scanning an image in the Search field of the Help menu.
4 Adjust the scan settings as needed.
If applicable, click
?
on the preview dialog for more information.
5 Set the application that supports the PDF format as the scan destination, and then start the scan job.
6 Save the document as a PDF.
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