Save Scanned Data as an Email Attachment

Send the scanned data from your machine to your email application as an attachment.

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
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.

Load your document.
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.
To change the scan settings for this document, press Options or Copy/Scan Options, press or to select the option you want, and then press OK to continue to the next scan setting. Skip this step if you want to use the default scan settings.
- [Colour Setting]
- [Resolution]
- [File Type]
- [Document Size]
- [ADF Auto Deskew] (available only for certain models)
- [Remove Bkg Clr] (available only for certain settings)
To change the scan settings, a computer with Brother iPrint&Scan installed must be connected to the machine.
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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