MFC-L5700DW
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MFC-L5700DW
Date: 04/13/2016 ID: faq00100290_500
Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File Using ControlCenter4 Advanced Mode (Windows®)
Scan documents and save them to a folder on your computer as PDF files.
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Select Advanced Mode as the mode setting for ControlCenter4.
- Load your document.
- Click the
(ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray, and then click Open.
- Click the Scan tab.
- Click the File button.The scan settings dialog box appears.
- Click the File Type drop-down list, and then select a PDF file.
To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF Single-Page (*.pdf) or Secure PDF Multi-Page (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list, click
, and then type the password..
- Click the folder icon to browse and select the folder where you want to save your scanned documents.
- Change the scan settings, such as file format, file name, resolution and color, if needed.
To preview and configure the scanned image, select the PreScan check box.
- Click Scan.The machine starts scanning. The file is saved in the folder you selected.
Related FAQs
- Scan multiple pages into one file instead of each scan being saved as a separate file.
- 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)
- Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File
- Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File Using ControlCenter4 Home Mode (Windows®)
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