But what if it’s crucial that you digitize a document?

Heres how to scan from almost any all-in-one printer to your box.

However, you must manually set up the printer if your machine doesnt detect it.

New all-in-one printer and laptop on grey table in office

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Before starting this procedure, look to see if your printer is turned on and connected to your box.

There are two ways to do this: Windows Scan or Windows Fax and Scan.

If youre on Windows, you might pick any of these two steps to scan using your all-in-one printer.

Printers & scanners in Windows 11 Settings

Theyre both easy to use, so you might quickly scan any document in just a few minutes.

you might check for that by opening your Macs configs and selectingPrinters & Scanners.

But if your Mac doesn’t detect your all-in-one printer, you’ll need to add it manually first.

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Adding a printer to your Mac is easy.

The built-in scanning apps are the easiest ways to scan a document on Windows and macOS.

Windows fax and scan result in Start Menu

New Scan in Windows Fax and Scan

New Scan window in Windows Fax and Scan

Windows Scan in the Start Menu

Scanning a document with Windows Scan

open printers & scanners using spotlight search

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scanning with image capture on macOS

Image Capture scan results on macOS