Article: You'll also want to make sure that your scanner is on and connected to your computer before proceeding. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Doing so will search for the Windows Fax and Scan app. It's at the top of the Start window. This option is in the upper-left side of the Fax and Scan window. A new window will open. If you don't see your scanner's name at the top of the window or the wrong scanner is listed, click Change... in the upper-right side of the window and then select your scanner's name. Click the "Profile" drop-down box, then select the type of document (e.g., Photo) in the drop-down box. Click the "Color format" drop-down box, then select either Color or Black and White. Your scanner may also have different options for colors here. Click the "File type" drop-down box, then click the file type (e.g., PDF or JPG) that you want to use to store the scanned document on your computer. When scanning anything other than a photo, it's best to select PDF. Depending on your scanner, you may have other options (e.g., "Resolution") that you can modify prior to scanning your document. It's at the bottom of the window. This will bring up a preliminary scan to show you what your scanned document will look like. If your document appears crooked, uneven, or chopped-off, you can readjust the document in your scanner and then click Preview again to see if your adjustment fixed the problem. It's at the bottom of the window. Your document will begin scanning into your computer using your selected options and format. To do so: Open Start {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/0\/07\/Windowsstart.png","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/07\/Windowsstart.png\/30px-Windowsstart.png","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":460,"bigWidth":"30","bigHeight":"30","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I edited this screenshot of a Windows icon.
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Place a document face-down in your scanner. Open Start . Type fax and scan into Start. Click Windows Fax and Scan. Click New Scan. Make sure that your scanner is correct. Select a type of document. Decide on your document's color. Select a file type. Change any other options on the page. Click Preview. Click Scan. Find your scanned document.