Date:11/14/2012 ID:faq002782_003




Title:
Scan a text document and convert it into a text file using the SCAN key on my Brother machine

Description:
You can scan a text document and convert it into a text file by pressing the SCAN key on the control panel of your Brother machine, and then edit it in your favorite word processing software.

Note


* If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.

  1. Load your document.
    If you want to use 2-sided (duplex) scanning, load your document face up, top edge first in the ADF.
  2. Press SCAN.
  3. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Scan to PC. Press OK.
  4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose OCR. Press OK.
  5. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK.
  6. (For network users)
    1. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the destination computer you want to send to.
      Note:
      If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue.
    2. Press OK.
    3. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel and press OK.
  7. Press Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start or Start. The converted text data will appear in your pre-selected word processing application.
<For touch screen models>
  1. Load your document.
    If you want to use 2-sided (duplex) scanning, load your document face up, top edge first in the ADF.
  2. Press SCAN.
  3. Press Scan to PC.
  4. Press OCR.
  5. (For network users)
    1. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to display the destination computer you want to send to.
      Note:
      If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to solve the issue.
    2. Press the destination computer and press OK.
    3. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel, and press OK.
  6. Do one of the following:
  7. Press Duplex Scan and then press DuplexScan :LongEdge or DuplexScan :ShortEdge. Go to STEP 8.
  8. Press Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start or Start. The converted text data will appear in your pre-selected word processing application.

Hint

You can scan from your computer with the useful application as ControlCenter. Please refer to related FAQ's about how to use the ControlCenter with Windows®/ Macintosh.
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MFC-9970CDW

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