You can scan a document directly into your default E-mail application and send the scanned data as an attachment by pressing the Scan button on the control panel of your Brother machine.
 

Follow the steps listed below to scan a document and e-mail it as an attachment.

Note:
Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail feature. Use the Scan to Image or Scan to File feature to scan a document or a picture, and then attach the file of the scanned data to an email message. The machine scans to your default email client.

1. Load your document.
      
2. Press Scan > to E-mail.
          
3. (For network users)

    

   1. Press the Up or Down arrow key to display the destination computer you want to send to.
      Note:
      If the computer is not displayed, click here to see how to resolve the issue.
   2. Press the destination computer name.
   3. If the machine's display prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer, and press OK.

    

4. Do one of the following:

    

   • To start scanning with the existing settings, go to STEP 8.
   • To change the settings, go to STEP 5.
5. Press Options.
        
6. Press the Scan Settings option, and then press Set at Device.
       
7. Choose the scan setting for Scan Type, Resolution, File Type, Scan Size and Remove Background Color, and then press OK.
          
8. Press Start. The machine starts scanning the document, creates a file attachment, and launches your E-mail application, displaying the new E-mail.