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Understanding scanning methods
You can scan an item in the following ways.
●Scan from the device: Start scanning directly from the device by using the device control panel scan buttons. The SCAN TO button can be programmed to scan to a folder (Windows only) or to scan to
●Scan from hp LaserJet Scan software (Windows): Press START SCAN on the device control panel to start the HP LaserJet Scan software. Pressing START SCAN to start the HP LaserJet Scan software is not supported when the device is connected to a network.
●Scan from hp Director (Macintosh): Insert an original into the automatic document feeder (ADF) input tray to open the HP Director window. You can also start the HP Director by clicking the Dock alias (Macintosh OS X only) or desktop alias on the computer desktop. See Scanning from the device and hp Director (Macintosh).
●Scan from
Note | To learn about and use optical character recognition (OCR) software, install the Readiris |
| program from the software |
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