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Save Scanned Data as an Email Attachment
To scan from your machine:
You must first configure the Scan button on your machine, including settings such as file type and file storage location. See Related Information: Configure the Scan Button on Your Machine.
To scan from your computer:
See Related Information: Scan Using Brother iPrint&Scan (Windows/Mac).
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
For other applications and Webmail services, use the Scan to Image or Scan to File feature to scan a document, and then attach the scanned file to an email message.
- Start Brother iPrint&Scan.
- Windows
Double-click the
(Brother iPrint&Scan) icon. - Mac
In the Finder menu bar, click , and then double-click the iPrint&Scan icon.
The Brother iPrint&Scan screen appears. - Click Machine Scan Settings.
- Click E-mail.
- Configure the scan settings, and then click OK.
- Do one of the following:
- Windows
Click Close.
- Mac
Click OK.
- Press the Mono Copy and Colour Copy buttons simultaneously.