How to scan from the printer to the computer

Many of you are more often or less faced with the need to transfer information (textual, graphic, photo images) from paper media to a computer. The chief assistant in solving this issue is a scanner. This can be both an independent device and MFP with the ability to scan.

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Preparing for scanning with printer to computer

In order to proceed to the actual scanning process, there must be a computer and a scanner (or MFP with the latest function) at your disposal.

Turn on the computer and printer.
MFP (or scanner) Connect to a power source and to your computer.
Document, book, photo or other paper media, information from which you want to read, have the front side on the scanner glass.

This prepared step is completed.

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How to scan the image from the printer to the computer

Paint

The presence of this graphic editor will help to carry out the data transfer procedure easily and quickly.

Run the Paint Program. To do this, click on its label (icon) on the desktop or go through the "Start" path - "All Programs" - "Standard" - "Paint".
In the upper left corner of the program being opened, go to the "File" menu or click on a white rectangle with a drop-down list (in the same corner).
In the list of the list, choose "get an image" - "from the scanner or a camera" (or "from the scanner or camera"). If this menu item is not active, then the scanner is not ready for operation (check the device connection to the power supply and computer).
A window appears on the screen in which you choose the required device - your printer, the type of scanned image (color or black and white).
After - press the "Scan" key.
Ready. You have a scanned image that you can edit if you wish.
To save the picture, go to the "File" menu and select "Save As", specifying the path in the directory where the resulting file will be stored. The most common conservation formats - .jpeg and .png.

Using an application for scanning

Install on the computer you need for your driver printer. To do this, use the disk that went with the device, or download them from the Internet.
Go through the "Start" path - "devices and printers" (or "Start" - "Control Panel" - "Devices and Printers").
Take the right button on the icon of your printer and stop the "Start Scan" in the drop-down list.
A window opens in which you install the scan settings: the type of source document, color or black and white image will be obtained, the resolution of the finished picture, in which format the file will be saved.
Press the Scan button (SCAN).
As a result, the scanned image will appear on the screen to which you assign the name and specify the path for its placement on your computer.

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Image resolution when scanning from a printer to a computer

Resolution is one of the important parameters of the final image. It is he who determines the detail (clarity) of the picture. For text documents, no high values \u200b\u200bshould not be exhibited - there is no need for this, and the time for the scanning process will be spent more. And remember that it is possible to reduce the resolution of the image received (in the graphics editor), it is impossible to increase - it will be necessary to re-scan the document.

100 - 200 DPI - fast image transfer, does not imply the subsequent recognition of the document.
300 - 400 DPI - sufficient indicators for text recognition.
500 - 600 DPI - if you need to catch the smallest image details.