- On your Canon TR8520 printer, you can scan your documents from your printer control panel or IJ Scan Utility.
- Before you start, make sure that your Canon TR8520 printer is turned on.
- Load the originals on the platen glass or in the ADF; if you are going to scan multiple documents, you can use the ADF.
- On the home screen of the Canon printer control panel, tap on Scan.
- When it shows you a list of options to scan your documents, choose Attach to Email.
- If you have connected your printer and computer over a network, choose the Select PC option and select your destination computer for Canon TR8520 Scan To Email operation.
- If you have connected your printer and computer using a USB cable, choose Local (USB).
- Now, you need to specify the settings according to your preferences. Select the document type; if you are scanning photos, choose the JPEG format.
- If you prefer to scan the documents in color, press the Color button. In case you would like to scan the documents in black & white, press the Black button.
- Now, your Canon TR8520 printer will start to scan the documents and send them to the destination computer.
- The scanned documents will be saved as an attachment in your default email client.