Using The Windows -Based Brother Control Centre (For Windows Only); Using The Control Panel Keys - Brother MFC-9880 Owner's Manual

Using the Control Panel Keys

Before you can use the Scan keys on the control panel, you must have connected the machine to your
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Windows based PC and loaded the appropriate Brother Drivers for your version of Windows
When you are ready to use the Scan keys, make sure the Brother Control Centre application is
running on your PC.
Scan to E-mail
You can scan either black and white or colour documents into your E-mail application as a file
attachment. The default setting is black and white but this can easily be changed through the Brother
Control Centre. (See Scan to E-mail, page 92.)
1
Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the glass platen.
2
Press Scan to E-mail.
3
The machine will scan the document, create a file attachment, and launch your E-mail
application, displaying the new message waiting to be addressed.
Scan to Image
You can scan a black and white or a colour picture into your graphics application for viewing and
editing.
1
Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the glass platen.
2
Press Scan to Image.
3
The machine will scan the document and send a image to your graphics application.
Scan to OCR
If your document is text, you can have it automatically converted by ScanSoft
editable text file and then displayed in your word processing application for further editing.
1
Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the glass platen.
2
Press Scan to OCR.
3
The machine will scan the document perform OCR in ScanSoft
the result in your word processing application for viewing and editing.
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