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Home > Scan > Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Brother Machine > Scan to an Editable Text File
(OCR)
Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR)
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.
• Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent
changes, use Brother's ControlCenter software.
>> HL-L2390DW/DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2710DW
>> HL-L2395DW/MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2750DWXL
HL-L2390DW/DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2710DW
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 destination computer.
6. 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.
7. Do one of the following:
• To change the scan settings for this document, press Options or Copy/Scan Options and then go to the
next step.
• To use the default scan settings, press Start.
The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to
complete the scanning job.
• In order to change scan settings, Brother's ControlCenter software must be installed on a computer
connected to the machine.
8. Select the scan settings you want to change:
• [Scan Type]
• [Resolution]
• [File Type]
• [Document Size]
• [ADF Auto Deskew] (available for certain models)
• [Remove Bkg. Clr]
(available only for the [Color] and [Gray] options.)
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