HP LaserJet 3055 All in One Printer - Understanding scanning methods

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Understanding scanning methods

You can scan an item in the following ways.

Scan from the all-in-one: Start scanning directly from the all-in-one by using the all-in-one
control-panel scan buttons. The

Scan To

button can be programmed to scan to a folder

(Windows only) or to scan to e-mail.

For more information, see

Scanning from the all-in-one control panel (Windows)

or

Scanning

from the all-in-one and HP Director (Macintosh)

.

Scan from the computer by using HP LaserJet Scan (Windows): In the Hewlett-Packard
program group, select Scan to start HP LaserJet Scan. See

Scanning by using HP LaserJet

Scan (Windows)

.

If the all-in-one is directly connected to the computer, you can also open HP LaserJet Scan by
pressing

Start Scan

on the all-in-one control panel.

Scanning by using HP Director (Macintosh): Click the HP Director icon in the dock. See

Scanning from the all-in-one and HP Director (Macintosh)

.

Scan from TWAIN-compliant software: The all-in-one is TWAIN-compliant and works with
Windows-based and Macintosh-based programs that support TWAIN-compliant scanning. For
more information, see

Scanning by using other software

.

Scan from Windows Imaging Application (WIA)-compliant software: The all-in-one is WIA-
compliant and works with Windows-based programs that support WIA-compliant scanning. For
more information, see

Scanning by using other software

.

NOTE

To learn about and use text-recognition software, install the Readiris program from

the software CD-ROM. Text-recognition software is also known as optical character
recognition (OCR) software.

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