Scan - How-to FAQ's

Scan Operation

• Scan from the Brother iPrint&Scan application using Windows® Phone.
• 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?
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh)
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter3 (For Windows®)
• Can I print from or scan to Android™ Smartphone?
• Can I print from and scan to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad?
• Scan and save a document in PDF format (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™ 11SE
• 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
• What format are the attachments when a document is scanned to e-mail and is a special viewer needed? (For Windows®)
• I'm using Macintosh. What is the PreScan option used for?

Settings

• How do I know which receive mode to select?
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter2 (For Macintosh)
• Locate files scanned with ControlCenter3 (For Windows®)
• "Scan to E-mail" defaults to Microsoft® Outlook Express. How can I change it to Microsoft® Outlook?
• Configure or change the settings of the ControlCenter 2 or 3 scanning options
• 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.