Scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment. (For Windows)
You can scan a document directly into your default E-mail application using ControlCenter4, so you can send the scanned data as an attachment. Click the link below for the ControlCenter4 user interface you are using to see more details.
NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and operating system, and may differ from your Brother machine and operating system.
Home Mode
Load your document.
Click the Scan tab.
Select the Document Type and Scan Size.
Click Scan.
The scanned image will be displayed in the image viewer. Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image.
Click Send E-mail.
The Send E-mail dialog will appear. Configure the attached file settings, and click OK. Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new, blank email.
File Type:
Select the file type for the attached file from the File Type drop-down list. The following file types are available.
NOTE: The available file types vary depending on your Brother machine and operating system.
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
JPEG (*.jpg)
TIFF (*.tif)
TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif)
Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
PDF (*.pdf)
Secure PDF (*.pdf)
XML Paper Specification (*.xps)
The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista or later, or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files.
If you set the file type to JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, you can configure File size.
If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can select "Uncompressed" or "Compressed".