How To Scan from a Printer Icon on Your Computer

After you set up a printer icon on your computer, you can scan images. On your computer, click the Printer icon.

1. At the printer, load the original document on the document glass, or in the document feeder.

2. On your computer desktop, find and right-click the appropriate Printer icon.

3. Click Start Scan. The New Scan window appears.
   
   Note: For convenience, you can create a shortcut on your Windows desktop to the printer.

   1. On your desktop, search for the Control Panel.

   2. Click Devices and Printers.

   3. Find and right-click the image of the appropriate printer.

   4. To create a shortcut on your computer desktop to the printer, click Yes.

   
   

4. Select or adjust the attributes, as needed. The list of attributes varies depending on the available OCR package.
   

5. To scan the image, click Scan.