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Save Scanned Data as an Email Attachment
Send the scanned data from your machine to your email application as an attachment.
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- Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Brother iPrint&Scan.
To use this feature with your machine's Scan button, make sure you select one of these applications in Brother iPrint&Scan:
- Windows: Microsoft Outlook
- Mac: Apple Mail
- Press
(Scan).
- Press
or
to select the [to PC] option, and then press OK.
- Press
or
to select the [E-mail] 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 scans the document and saves it as a file attachment. It then launches your email application and opens a new, blank email message with the scanned file attached.
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