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Scan to an Editable Text File Using OCR
Related Models: MFC-T810W/MFC-T910DW
Your machine can convert characters in a scanned document to text using optical character recognition (OCR)
technology. You can edit this text using your preferred text-editing application.
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The Scan to OCR feature is available for certain languages.
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Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent
changes, use either ControlCenter4 (Windows
>> MFC-T810W
>> MFC-T910DW
MFC-T810W
1. Load your document.
2. Press
(SCAN).
3. Press a or b to select the [Scan to PC] option, and then press OK.
4. Press a or b to select the [OCR] option, and then press OK.
5. If the machine is connected over the network, press a or b to select the computer where you want to send
data, and then press OK.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, use the control panel to enter the four-digit PIN for the computer,
and then press OK.
6. Do one of the following:
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To change the settings, press Options or Copy / Scan Options, and then go to the next step.
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To use the default settings, press Mono Start or Colour Start.
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[Scan Type] depends on the default settings. Pressing Mono Start or Colour Start does not allow
you to change the settings.
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To use scan options, a computer with either ControlCenter4 (Windows®) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac)
software installed must be connected to the machine.
7. The machine will prompt you to set each of the following scan settings. Press a or b to select the desired
option, and then press OK to proceed to the next scan setting.
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[Scan Type]
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[Resolution]
®
) or Brother iPrint&Scan (Mac) software.
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