HP ENVY 4501 e-All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 41)

● Close the lid.
2. Start the scan.
Scan from the printer control panel
1. Select Scan from the Home screen on the printer display. If you do not see Scan on the printer
display, press the Home button, and then press the Up and Down buttons until you see Scan.
2. Select Scan to Computer.
3. Select the computer that you want to scan to from the printer display.
If you do not see your computer listed on the printer display make sure that your computer is
connected to the printer either wirelessly or through a USB cable. If you have a wireless
connection and you have confirmed that the connection is working, you will need to enable
wireless scanning in the software.
Scan from your computer
1. Depending on your operating system, do one of the following to open the printer software.
● Windows 8: On the Start screen, right-click an empty area on the screen, click All Apps on
the app bar, and then click the icon with the printer's name.
● Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer desktop, click Start,
select All Programs, click HP, click HP ENVY 4500 series, and then click HP ENVY 4500
series.
2. In the printer software, click the Print & Scan icon, and then select Scan a Document or Photo.
3. Select the type of scan that you want from the shortcut menu and then click Scan.
NOTE: If Show Scan Preview is selected, you will be able to make adjustments to the scanned
image in the preview screen.
4. Select Save if you want to keep the application open for another scan, or select Done to exit the
application.
5. After the scan is saved, a Windows Explorer window will open in the directory where the scan
was saved.
NOTE: There is a limited number of computers that can have the scan function activated at the
same time. Select Scan on the printer display and you will see the computers that are currently
available for scanning.
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