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MFC-5100C

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Scan a document from a Windows XP application

If you want to scan and save a document in PDF format, refer to the Related FAQs at the end of the page.
(This is only for ControlCenter Users. If you don't find the Related FAQs at the end of the page, that means this note is not applicable for your machine.)

 

 

Refer to the steps below for general information on scanning, to learn how to scan from applications such as Paint. To learn how to use the Scanner and Camera Wizard, click here.

 

  1. From your Paint application, click File and then From Scanner or Camera....



     
  2. You will then see a screen similar to this. There are a variety of options that you can change, for example, if you wish to change the resolution of the image, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.


    Choose Adjust the quaity of the scanned picture
     
  3. When you are happy with your choices, click Scan and the document will be scanned as you specified.

 

If your question was not answered, have you checked other FAQs?

Have you checked the manuals?

If you need further assistance, please contact Brother customer service:

Related Models

DCP-110C, DCP-115C, DCP-120C, DCP-130C, DCP-135C, DCP-145C, DCP-150C, DCP-165C, DCP-195C, DCP-330C, DCP-350C, DCP-375CW, DCP-385C, DCP-6690CW, DCP-7010, DCP-7030, DCP-7040, DCP-8045D, DCP-8065DN, DCP-8070D, DCP-9010CN, DCP-9040CN, DCP-9042CDN, DCP-J100, DCP-J105, DCP-J125, DCP-J140W, DCP-J315W, DCP-L5600DN, DCP-T300, DCP-T500W, DCP-T700W, MFC-210C, MFC-215C, MFC-240C, MFC-250C, MFC-260C, MFC-290C, MFC-295CN, MFC-3100C, MFC-3220C, MFC-3240C, MFC-3360C, MFC-3420C, MFC-3820CN, MFC-410CN, MFC-425CN, MFC-440CN, MFC-465CN, MFC-4800, MFC-490CW, MFC-5100C, MFC-5200C, MFC-5440CN, MFC-5460CN, MFC-5490CN, MFC-5840CN, MFC-5860CN, MFC-5890CN, MFC-620CN, MFC-640CW, MFC-6490CW, MFC-665CW, MFC-685CW, MFC-6890CDW, MFC-7340, MFC-7420, MFC-7450, MFC-7820N, MFC-7840N, MFC-790CW, MFC-795CW, MFC-8370DN, MFC-8380DN, MFC-8440, MFC-8460N, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8820D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8880DN, MFC-8910DW, MFC-9120CN, MFC-9140CDN, MFC-9160, MFC-9180, MFC-9320CW, MFC-9330CDW, MFC-9420CN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9840CDW, MFC-9880, MFC-9970CDW, MFC-J200, MFC-J220, MFC-J2310, MFC-J2320, MFC-J2510, MFC-J2720, MFC-J415W, MFC-J430W, MFC-J5910DW, MFC-J615W, MFC-J625DW, MFC-J6710DW, MFC-J6910DW, MFC-J825DW, MFC-L5900DW, MFC-L6900DW, MFC-L8850CDW, MFC-L9550CDW, MFC-T800W

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