HP Scanjet N8460 Document Flatbed Scanner - Manual (Page 12)

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The following topics describe how to scan or copy originals using the scanner and the
scanner software.
• Basic scanning steps
• Basic copying steps
• Load originals
• Scan from the scanner front panel buttons
• Scan from HP Smart Document Scan Software
• Scan from other software programs
• Scan with one button press
Basic scanning steps
The basic steps for scanning are:
1. Load the originals. For more information, see Load originals .
2. Do one of the following:
• Press a quick start button on the scanner front panel.
• Use the arrows ( ) buttons to scroll through the list of HP Smart Document Scan
Software profiles that are displayed on the scanner front panel, and then press
the Scan Document To ( ) button to start scanning with the selected profile.
For information about profiles, see
Set up scan profiles .
• Open HP Smart Document Scan Software. For more information, see Scan from
HP Smart Document Scan Software .
• Open another scanning software program. For more information, see Scan from
other software programs .
TIP: If you select duplex scanning or copying and you load the originals into the
automatic document feeder (ADF), the scanner processes both sides of a two-sided
original at the same time.
Basic copying steps
The basic steps for copying are:
1. Load the originals. For more information, see
Load originals .
2. Use the Number of Copies ( ) button on the scanner front panel to select the
number of copies, and then press the Copy ( ) button.
The copies are printed with the current copy settings.
NOTE: If you want to change the copy settings, start the copy from the HP Document
Copy software.
TIP: You can configure HP Document Copy to always prompt for copy settings
before starting to print. For information, see the HP Scanner Tools Utility help.
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