HP DeskJet Ink Advantage Ultra 5730 User Guide - Page 51

Scan using the HP printer software, Scan to a computer, Scan a Document or Photo

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Scan using the HP printer software ● Scan to a computer ● Create a new scan shortcut (Windows) ● Change scan settings (Windows) Scan to a computer Before scanning to a computer, make sure you have already installed the HP recommended printer software. The printer and computer must be connected and turned on. In addition, on Windows computers, the printer software must be running prior to scanning. To enable the scan to a computer feature (Windows) If the printer is connected to the computer with a USB connection, the feature for scanning to computer is enabled by default and cannot be disabled. If you are using network connection, follow these instructions if the feature has been disabled, and you wish to enable it again. 1. Open the HP printer software. For more information, see Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 15. 2. Go to the Scan section. 3. Select Manage Scan to Computer. 4. Click Enable. To scan a document or photo to a file (Windows) 1. Load the original print side up into the document feeder, or load the original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass. 2. Double-click the printer icon on the desktop or do one of the following to open the printer software: ● Windows 10: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All apps, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name. ● Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 8: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click All Apps on the app bar, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All Programs, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name. 3. In the printer software, click Scan a Document or Photo . 4. Select the type of scan you want and then click Scan . ● Choose Save as PDF to save the document (or photo) as a PDF file. ● Choose Save as JPEG to save the photo (or document) as an image file. ENWW Scan using the HP printer software 45

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Scan using the HP printer software
Scan to a computer
Create a new scan shortcut (Windows)
Change scan settings (Windows)
Scan to a computer
Before scanning to a computer, make sure you have already installed the HP recommended printer software.
The printer and computer must be connected and turned on.
In addition, on Windows computers, the printer software must be running prior to scanning.
To enable the scan to a computer feature (Windows)
If the printer is connected to the computer with a USB connection, the feature for scanning to computer is
enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
If you are using network connection, follow these instructions if the feature has been disabled, and you wish
to enable it again.
1.
Open the HP printer software. For more information, see
Open the HP printer software (Windows)
on page
15
.
2.
Go to the
Scan
section.
3.
Select
Manage Scan to Computer
.
4.
Click
Enable
.
To scan a document or photo to a
file
(Windows)
1.
Load the original print side up into the document feeder, or load the original print side down on the right
front corner of the scanner glass.
2.
Double-click the printer icon on the desktop or do one of the following to open the printer software:
Windows 10
: From the computer desktop, click
Start
, select
All apps
, click
HP
, click the folder for
the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name.
Windows 8.1
: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the
printer name.
Windows 8
: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click
All Apps
on the app bar, and then
select the printer name.
Windows 7
,
Windows Vista
, and
Windows XP
: From the computer desktop, click
Start
, select
All
Programs
, click
HP
, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name.
3.
In the printer software, click
Scan a Document or Photo
.
4.
Select the type of scan you want and then click
Scan
.
Choose
Save as PDF
to save the document (or photo) as a PDF
file.
Choose
Save as JPEG
to save the photo (or document) as an image
file.
ENWW
Scan using the HP printer software
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