Scan a document and open the scanned image with a graphics application (For Windows)
You can scan a document directly into your graphics application for viewing and editing using ControlCenter4. 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
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Load your document.
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Click the Scan tab.
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Select the Document Type and Scan Size.
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Click Scan.
![Scan tab in Home mode](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00002781_001/gb/en/25641/01.gif)
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The scanned image will be displayed in the image viewer. Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image.
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Click Open with an Application.
![Click Open with an Application](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00002781_001/gb/en/25642/02.gif)
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The Open with an Application dialogue will appear. Select the application from the Target Application drop-down list and click OK. The image data will appear in the application you have selected.
![Open with an Application dialog](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00002781_001/gb/en/25644/03_284316046.gif)
Advanced Mode
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Load your document.
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Click the Scan tab. If you want to change the scan settings, click here to see the details of how to change scan settings.
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Click Image. The image data will appear in the pre-selected application you have selected in the settings window for Scan to Image.
![Scan tab in Advanced mode](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00002781_001/gb/en/25645/a01.gif)