How to use a scanner that’s connected to my fax and copier?

Question by Change: How to use a scanner that’s connected to my fax and copier?
i’m from the old school and all this new stuff today confused me.i have a Brother fax,printer copier and a scanner.i don’t know how to use the scanner plus i don’t know what’s it for.and before you tell me to read the manual i accidentally dispose it. please help. thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by sonhoodoo
A scanner is used like a copier except it creates a digital copy of the document or image so you can use it in your computer. For example, you lost your resume and only have a hard copy. You can scan your resume into your computer, use an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program (all scanners have some form of this software) and now you have a document you can edit in your computer with Word. People also use it store copies of their printed photos. It can be used many ways to get your real world stuff into the digital world.

To use it is pretty simple, but it is best to use the manual. As you can’t find yours, go to the site of the printer/copier/scanner maker (HP, Epson, Canon) and go to their support pages. Enter the model of your device and you will be able to get a soft copy of your manual. You can also get the software that will allow your computer to “talk” to your device which I think you may already have if you are printing.

Hope this helps.

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