Your Hewlett-Packard (HP) scanner can not only scan photos, business cards, letters and other documents, the device is capable of scanning a document containing multiple pages and grouping the pages as one file on your computer. This capability is helpful if you have a multiple-page contract or letter you are scanning as an email or for saving on a disc. If your HP scanner has an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), the multiple-page scanning process is simplified because you don't have to manually load the multiple sheets of paper.
Scanning Multiple Sheets Without a ADF
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Step 1
Open the scanner's lid. Place the first page of the document you want to scan print-side down on the scanner's glass.
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Step 2
Open the HP Director software by clicking on the program's name on the "All Programs" menu.
Step 3
Click "Scan." The Scan dialog box will open.
Step 4
Click on the type of document you are scanning from the icons on HP Director: "Text and Graphic(s) as Image," "Text as Image," "Editable Text" or "Editable Text with Graphic(s)."
Step 5
Click "Save to File" in the "Destination" box at the bottom of the open dialog box.
Step 6
Click "Scan." The "Preview" dialog box will open. Preview the scan; if everything is okay with the scan, click "Accept." If you want to reposition the document or make a change on the document, do it now and repeat this step.
Step 7
Remove the scanned page when you receive the message "Do you want to scan another page into the current document?"
Step 8
Place the next page of your multiple-page document on the scanner's glass.
Step 9
Click "Yes" when you are ready to scan the next page.
Step 10
Repeat steps 7 through 9 until you are done scanning the multiple pages of your document.
Step 11
Click "No" after the last page of your document. A "Save As" dialog box will open.
Step 12
Click on the down arrow on the "Save In" box to select a directory to save the multiple-page document in.
Step 13
Enter a name for your document in the "File Name" box.
Step 14
Click on the down arrow on the "File Type" box. Select the file type you want to save the document in--PDF or other format.
Step 15
Click "Save."
Scanning Multiple Sheets With an ADF
Step 1
Place the document containing multiple pages print-side up in your HP scanner's ADF.
Step 2
Push the paper guides on each side of the ADF inward. The guides should be on the edge of the papers, but not too tight.
Step 3
Open the HP Director software by clicking on the program's name on the "All Programs" menu.
Step 4
Complete steps 3 through 15 in Section 1 to scan your multiple-page document.