Scanning to PDF format.

Hello, Robert -

I hope I am correct in assuming you have the user's manual for the HP Photosmart C4480. Just in case you do not, this is the link to the web page where you can download and save the manual (PDF format - Adobe Acrobat Reader software needed, free):
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-photosmart-c4400-all-in-one-printer-series/3655558/model/3655559/manuals

After downloading the PDF document save it (Save As) to your Documents folder and give it a name you can find again easily - maybe: HP Photosmart C4480 Manual.

How to save a PDF file:
- With your computer, open the PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Move cursor to upper left corner of page and left click or tap on FILE
- In drop down File menu, move cursor to SAVE AS and left click or tap on it
- In Save As window which opens, move cursor down to CHOOSE A DIFFERENT FOLDER and left click on tap on that "button"
- In window which opens choose DOCUMENTS in the Documents Library
- In File name box near the bottom of the Documents Library pop-up window, enter the name with which you want to save the PDF document, Example: HP Photosmart C4480 Manual
- Left click or tap on the SAVE button

Note: The steps above will be similar to what you will need to do after scanning any document.

The instructions for scanning start in Chapter 10, Page 64 (Image 304 of the PDF format manual).

Open the scanner through your computer. It is easier to save the document later by operating the scan functions through your computer.

With the scan application open on your computer run the scan process. After scanning the document, you will need to save it. First, you will need to determine the format in which you want to save the scanned document: PDF, JPEG (photo image), GIF, etc.

After choosing the format for the scanned document, in the proper file name box, enter the name for the document you wish to save.
Examples:
Correspondence 2018-Feb-18 Brother
Photo Brothers-Family 2018-Feb-18
Deed of Sale 2018-Feb-18 House

Get the idea? I like to give a date to my scanned document names to help identify them better.

Once you have entered the file name, click or tap on the SAVE button.

Note: I always like to open the saved document from the Documents folder to verify it was saved. Plus, my scanner attaches a number at the end of every file name. After closing out the saved document and closing the scanner winder, I go back and Edit the file name, removing the added number (digits) from the saved file name.

The video you will find with this link:
http://esvideo.es/video/watch/ult2ORqN1eGRiLQ=
is for those who use Windows 8 or 10. Even if you use another Windows operating system (I use Windows 7), you can probably figure out what to do. The video goes through the scanning and saving process step-by-step.

Best wishes.

you can try this solution : first scan to picture file and after convert it to a pdf file with a pdf printer like this one : http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php
or try to find an update to the software (for the printer) at brother.com here :
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfc7860dw_all
hope it helps..... if not then return here ...

i suggest you Go Visit Official Brother Printer Website Change the scan settings for scanning from ControlCenter4 or Brother and
Scan and save document in PDF format Scan to File Brother

OR
In Case You Still face Problem and Need Online Assistance Then Please Follow Us For On : Brother Printer Support

First do you have the full software installed? Select your version of Vista (32- or 64- bit) here: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/download_top.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc240c_all

If you attached the USB cable to the computer and the printer before installing the full software, uninstall the generic driver that you have running and then unplug the USB cable before installing the full software. (Generic OS drivers often only run the printer on an all-in-one.)

Next replace the USB cable (scanning requires bi-directional communication and thus can fail when the printer works). If you have a USB hub or print server, try a direct connection. Try starting your scan from the computer. (Launch the software (PaperPort SE) and hit the scan button, if your installation CD had a Vista compatible version. Otherwise, try to scan in Paint (File > Import from Camera or Scanner) or Windows Fax and Scan (New Scan))

Next make sure that the monitor program is running if you want to launch the scans from the unit. This is the ControlCenter 3 - and you need to set the destination buttons for the scanner in the software. Look for the Device Button tab for each of the scan icons in the software.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

well if you got a software disk from brother when you bought the printer if that has a scaning program o it install the disc on your computer and open it, put the paper on the scanner and view the advanced settings on the scan program if it has any otherwise search the settings and find the extension or format that it saves in and change it to what you prefer

Hi There

I have put a PDF files on my website for you to download.

Just click on the links it will download for you.

Click LINK= http://www.4all2sell.com/pdf/Brother-MFC-240C-Manual.pdf

You will need a adobe reader to see this file If you not got an PDF reader you can download it off this link free.
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

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All The Best: Pineworks

What you seem to want to do is not possible. Let me explain:
A file that has its data in the Adobe company Portable Document Format (or a pdf file) contains various objects that are described to the computer using a superset of the PostScript language, some of them can be images.

A file that comes from the scanner is first a very organized set of pixels and gets put into a more compact form by using a well known process as defined by the Joint Motion Picture Experts group. This is a roundabout way of saying that it has a format that isn't PDF.

What you CAN do:
a) open the jpeg file with a Macintosh, using the Print command from the file menu make a pdf file that has the image in it.

b) buy and install a PDF printer driver on a Windows machine, and then follow the same process as A above.

c) Use your favorite PDF creation program to make a file with the image embedded.

Carl

Hi tammy, you can either use the Windows printer driver which will allow you to set scanning resolution up to 1200 dpi which you can access through a program like Photoshop (File--Import) or the Brother Scanner Utility to go up to 19200 dpi resolution. If for some reason you don't have the scanner utility on your computer, you may have to install it from the disc that came with MFC-240. If you need further help let me know.

u put ur picture on glass of scanner . and give command to scanne after scanning computer will ask in which format u like to save ur file

http://journal.drfaulken.com/trick-your-brother-inkjet-into-working-when-an-ink-cartridge-runs-dry/

This works like a charm!!