How to Scan with an HP Printer on Windows & Mac?
Do you want to scan any document or photo from your windows or Mac computer? Then this article is for you. We have consolidated every possible method to scan any document or photo from HP printer. Read along to know more.Â
For scanning from windows, there are three methods available. They are:
HP smart app
Initially place the document inside the scanner glass or in the ADF if you have more document to scan
Then open the HP Smart app from your computer
Click on the scan tile
Choose your printer name
In the following screen, do the needful settings
Then click the scan button at the bottom of the screen
Check the preview screen, do the needful edits and click done
Once scanned, you can choose to print, share or fax
Windows Fax and Scan software
First place the document in the printer
Then from your system, search and choose Windows Fax and Scan
In the following screen, tap on in the New scan from top-left corner
Choose your printer name and click Ok
Do the needful changes in the following settings screen
Finally click the scan button
Windows Devices and Printers software
Place the document in the scanner glass or the ADF
Then from your system, search and choose Windows Devices and Printers
In the following screen, choose your printer name
Right-click on your printer name and select start scan option
Do the needful changes in the following settings screen
Click preview
Then click scan
One scanned you can choose to print, fax or share the scanned document
HP Smart to scan your document from the HP printer in MacOS
Initially install the HP smart app in your Mac system
Make sure to setup your printer in the application
From your printer, load the required paper and document inside the scanner glass
You can use the guide rails to place the paper properly inside the printer
In case of having multiple documents, use ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
Once you load the paper, open HP smart app
If there is multiple printer connected to the application, choose your printer name
Then click the scan tile from the bottom of the screen
In the following screen, adjust the settings as per your desire
Now click scan
You can preview the scan to add more pages or reorder the existing pages. Further, you can edit the file name and scan. In the following page do the needed editing and click Done. Again check the altered settings in the preview screen. Once scanning got finished from the Mac system to the HP printer, you can print, save, or share the scanned documents.
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