How do you scan a picture into your computer?

Question

I have a mac computer and a HP Color Laserjet 2840 printer/copier/scanner. How do I scan a picture into my computer? I've tried clicking the "start scan" button, but it still doesn't work.

Answer 1

You can scan a picture manually, or, through the use of software.

The simplest way is to just place the item to be scanned on the glass, in the corner indicated by the arrow, then press the scan button on the scanner. It should open up the scanner's installed software so that you can make adjustments to the item, or, pick how you want the item saved ( i.e. jpg,pdf, gif, tif, etc.). Next, just locate a folder on your computer to store the saved file(s).

The other way to scan an item is to open it's native installed software first, then use the "wizard" to take you easily through the steps of scanning an item.

Another way is to use Adobe PhotoShop. Scan the image by selecting "file", then "import", next select the scanner to be used.

Answer 2

Make sure that all of the connections between the scanner and computer are good.

If your scanner came with any software you will need to install that to get it to work.

Finally, I know that HP and Macs have not always "played nice", so you may need to check for driver updates to get it to function properly (go to HP website and search for your model).