This feature is available even if you have not installed the HP printer software on your computer.
NOTE: Webscan is turned off and needs to be turned on in the EWS. For more information about how to open the EWS, see Open the embedded web server on page 118.
If you cannot find Webscan in the EWS, your network administrator might have turned it off. For more information, contact your network administrator or the person who set up your network.
To scan using WebscanNOTE: Scanning using Webscan offers basic scan options. For additional scan options or functionality, scan from the HP printer software.
1.Load your original
For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass on page 27 or Load an original in the document feeder on page 28.
2.Open the embedded web server. For more information, see Embedded web server on page 118.
3.Click the Settings tab.
4.In the Security section, click Administrator Settings, and click OK.
5.Select Webscan to enable Webscan.
6.Click Apply and then click OK.
7.Click the Scan tab, click Webscan in the left pane, change any settings, and then click Start Scan.
Scanning documents as editable textTo be able to edit letters, newspaper clippings, and many other documents, you can use the HP printer software to scan them into a format that you can search, copy, paste, and edit.
To scan documents as editable text (Windows)1.Load your original
For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass on page 27 or Load an original in the document feeder on page 28.
2.Open the HP printer software. For more information, see Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 37.
3.In the HP printer software, select Scan a Document or Photo under Print, Scan & Fax.
4.Select the type of editable text:
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