MFC-J480DW
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MFC-J480DW
Date: 01/09/2022 ID: faq00002599_014
Scan and save a document in PDF format for macOS 10.14 or earlier (Scan to File)
The Scan to File feature allows you to scan a document and automatically save it into a specified location on your computer using ControlCenter2 in PDF format.
- Load your document.
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Open the ControlCenter.
To open the ControlCenter2 application, click Go from the Finder bar, Applications > Brother > ControlCenter. Double click the ControlCenter.
The ControlCenter will open and an icon will be placed in the dock. -
Click the Scan tab.
- Click File. The scan settings dialog box appears.
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Click the File Type pop-up menu, and then select PDF (*.pdf).
- Change the scan settings, such as file format, file name, destination folder, resolution, or color, if needed.
- Click Start Scanning. The machine starts scanning. The file will be saved in the folder you selected.
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