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Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using the optical character recognition (OCR) technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.
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- The Scan to OCR feature is available only for certain languages.
- Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother iPrint&Scan.
- Press
(Scan).
- Press
or
to select the [to PC] option, and then press OK.
- Press
or
to select the [OCR] option, and then press OK.
- If the machine is connected over the network, press
or
to select the destination computer.
- Press OK.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the four-digit PIN for the destination computer on the LCD and then press OK.
- Do one of the following:
- To change the scan settings for this document, press
or
to select Yes, and then press OK. Go to the next step.
- To use the default scan settings, press
or
to select No, and then press OK. Skip the next step.
To change the scan settings, a computer with Brother iPrint&Scan installed must be connected to the machine.
- Press
or
to select the scan settings you want to change, and then press OK to continue to the next scan setting.
- [Colour Setting]
- [Resolution]
- [File Type]
- [Document Size]
- [Remove Bkg Clr] (available only for certain settings)
- Press Start.The machine starts scanning. Follow the LCD instructions to complete the scanning job.
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