Use these steps to scan from the control panel.

1.Load your original print-side down in the right-front corner of the glass or in the ADF. For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass or Load an original in the automatic document feeder (ADF).

2.Touch Scan, and then select Computer.

3.Make changes to scan options, if needed.

4.Touch Start Scan.

To scan an original from HP scanning software

1.Load your original print-side down in the right-front corner of the glass or in the ADF. For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass or Load an original in the automatic document feeder (ADF).

2.On the computer, open the HP scanning software:

Windows: From the computer desktop, click Start, select Programs or All Programs, select the folder for your HP printer, and then select HP Scan.

Mac OS X: Double-click the HP Scan 3 icon. This icon is located in the Hewlett-Packardfolder that is in the Applications folder at the top level of the hard disk.

3.Select a scan shortcut. Make changes to the scan settings, if needed.

4.To start the scan, click Scan.

NOTE: Use the HP software to scan documents into editable text, a format that allows you to search, copy, paste, and edit within the scanned document. Use this format to edit letters, newspaper clippings, and many other documents. For more information, see Scanning documents as editable text.

Scan to a memory device

You can scan directly to a memory device, such as a USB flash drive, from the printer control panel without using a computer or the HP software provided with the printer.

To scan an original to a memory device from the printer control panel

Use these steps to scan an original to a memory card.

1.Load your original print-side down in the right-front corner of the glass or in the ADF. For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass or Load an original in the automatic document feeder (ADF).

2.Insert a memory device. For more information, see Insert a memory device.

3.Touch Scan, and then select Memory Device.

4.Make changes to scan options, if needed.

5.Touch Start Scan.

TIP: To scan documents as editable text, you must install the HP software included with the printer. For more information, see Scanning documents as editable text.

Scan an original

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