Scan - How-to FAQ's

Scan Operation

• Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using Windows® Phone.
• Combine multiple scanned documents into a single file with PaperPort 12
• Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using an iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
• Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using an Android mobile device.
• Can I print from and scan to Windows® Phone?
• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk using the SCAN key on my Brother machine (video instructions available)
• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk using the SCAN key on my Brother machine
• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Macintosh)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows®) (video instructions available)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh) (video instructions available)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment using the SCAN key on my Brother machine
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh)
• Scan a text document and convert it into a text file using the SCAN key on my Brother machine
• Scan a text document and convert it into a text file (For Windows®)
• Scan a text document and convert it into a text file (For Macintosh)
• Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application using the SCAN key on my Brother machine
• Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Macintosh)
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh)
• Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
• Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
• Scan images directly from my Brother machine to a USB Flash memory drive.
• Scan and save a document in PDF format using the SCAN key on my Brother machine (Scan to File)
• Scan and save a document in PDF format for Windows® (Scan to File)
• Scan and save a document in PDF format for Macintosh (Scan to File)
• Scan multiple pages into one file instead of each scan being saved as a separate file.
• How do I start the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows Vista®/ Windows® 7?
• Scan a document from the Windows Vista® Photo Gallery
• Scan a document into ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE using the TWAIN driver
• Scan a document in OS X v10.8.x.
• Scan a document in Mac OS X 10.7.
• Scan a document in Mac OS X 10.6.
• Scan a document using "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows® XP
• Scan an image and insert it into an Office 2007 application. (For Windows Vista® or later)
• Scan an image and insert it in a Windows® XP application
• Scan a document in Windows® 8.
• Scan a document from a Windows Vista® application
• Scan a document from a Windows® XP application
• I'm using Macintosh. What is the PreScan option used for?

Settings

• Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key (For Windows®)
• Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter2 or the SCAN key (For Macintosh)
• How do I know which receive mode to select?
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh)
• Why is legal scanning not an option on my Windows® XP computer when using the WIA driver?
• I'm using Windows® XP and every time I run the scanner and camera wizard, the settings revert back to the default settings.

Management

• Check the kind of scanner driver installed by connecting the USB/ Parallel cable.

ControlCenter

• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and save the scanned image to a folder on a local or network hard disk (For Macintosh)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows®) (video instructions available)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh) (video instructions available)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment (For Macintosh)
• Scan a text document and convert it into a text file (For Windows®)
• Scan a text document and convert it into a text file (For Macintosh)
• Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Windows®)
• Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Macintosh)
• Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key (For Windows®)
• Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter2 or the SCAN key (For Macintosh)