Scan to OCR

If your document is text, you can have it converted by ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE OCR to an editable text file and then have the result displayed in your word processing application for viewing and editing. You can change the Graphic (Scan) configuration. (See OCR (Word Processing program).)
1
Put the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2
Press Graphic (Scan).
3
Press Bsymbol.utri or Bsymbol.dtri to choose Scan to OCR.
Press OK.
If your machine is an MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, DCP-9040CN or DCP-9042CDN, go to Step 5.
If your machine is an MFC-9840CDW or DCP-9045CDN, go to Step 4.
4
Press Bsymbol.utri or Bsymbol.dtri to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge.
Press OK.
Note Note
If you want to scan a document using the duplex scanning feature, put the document in the ADF and then choose 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge depending on your document layout.
5
Press Black Start or Color Start.
The machine starts the scanning process.
Note Note
Scan type depends on the settings on the Device Button tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change the settings.
If you want the scanned data in color, choose color in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. If you want the scanned data in black and white, choose black and white in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 configuration. (See SCAN.)