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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.
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Click Scan.
- The scanned image will be displayed in the image viewer. Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image.
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Click Send E-mail.
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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.
If the E-mail application you are using does not open or the error message appears, click here to see how to configure the default E-mail application.
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)
- Seachable PDF
- Microsoft Office Word
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- 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".
Advanced Mode
- Load your document.
- Click the Scan tab.
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Click E-mail.
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The Scan Settings dialog box appears. You can configure the scan settings in this dialog box. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan box.
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Click Scan. Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new E-mail.
If the E-mail application you are using does not open or the error message appears, click here to see how to configure the default E-mail application.
Related FAQs
- Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter2 or the SCAN key (For Macintosh)
- Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key (For Windows)
- The scanned data is attached to an E-mail application which I do not use regularly, or the error message indicating no default E-mail application is registered on my computer (CC4-121-[error code]) when trying to scan a document directly into my E-mail application using ControlCenter4 or the SCAN key on my Brother machine.
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