How To Scan And Email A Document With Brother Printer

How to Scan and Email a Document With Brother Printer?

You can scan and send a document to your default email program directly from a Brother printer using ControlCenter4 or the printer’s control panel. Most importantly, keep in mind that the steps to perform Scan to Email differs depending on your printer model. The steps to scan and email a document on the Brother printer are provided on this page. Scroll down this page to know how to scan and email a document with brother printer.

Method 1 - Scan to Email using ControlCenter4 (For MFC-J6720)

  • On the Brother printer, place a document on the scanner glass.
  • Open ControlCenter4 on your Windows computer connected to the printer.
  • Navigate to the Scan tab. Select your document type and scan size.
  • Once you click Scan, the scanned document will be displayed on the computer’s screen.
  • If necessary, edit the document.
  • Go to the right panel, then click the Send E-mail button.
  • Choose the File Type from the drop-down menu and click OK.
  • Now, the scanned document will be sent to your default email program as an attachment. 
  • Specify the recipient’s email address in the To field. Then, compose the email message and send it.

Method 2 - Scan and email a document from the Brother printer’s control panel (For HL-L2395DW/MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2750DWXL)

  • Make sure to load the document to scan on your printer’s scanner glass.
  • Choose the following options: Scan > to PC > to E-mail.
  • Choose your computer if you have connected the printer and your computer over a network.
  • To customize the scan settings, press the Options button. Select your scan setting and change it. 
  • After customizing the scan settings, press the Start button on the printer’s control panel.
  • Once the printer scans the document, it sends the scanned document to the email application installed on your computer as an attachment.
  • Now, you can send the scanned document via email to the recipient.

By following the methods described on this page, you can easily know how to scan and email a document with brother printer.