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PaperCut Tutorial: How to Scan 2025-01-29T13:03:25+00:00

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Tutorial: How to Scan

When you scan a document at one of the PaperCut Canon Multi-Function Devices (MFDs) on campus, you will be able to have it sent to the email, Google Drive, or OneDrive associated to your Highline account. From there, you may choose where to move or send it.

Step 1

Log in to the device by entering your PaperCut ID number on the number pad and clicking ‘Log In.’

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the initial landing page when turned on, requiring you to log in with your PaperCut PIN/ID Number.

Step 2

After logging in, you will see the PaperCut dashboard. Click the ‘Scan’ button.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the dashboard after you log in. The number of your available print jobs is at the top left, with a 'Print All' button on the right. You may also choose 'Print Release' to look at the print jobs in detail, 'Access Device', and 'Scan'

Step 3

On the Scan Actions screen, you will have 3 choices:

  • Scan to My Email
  • Scan to Google Drive
  • Scan to OneDrive

If you are scanning a large document, we highly recommend using either Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive as there are file size limits when scanning to email.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the Scan Actions options: Scan to My Email, Scan to Google Drive, and Scan to OneDrive.

Step 4: ‘Send to Email’ Option

If you choose to scan to email, PaperCut will send the scan to your Highline email address only.

The default ‘Filename’ will be “scan_” plus your username and the date and time. You can edit the ‘Subject’ or ‘Filename’ if you choose. The checkbox to “Prompt for more pages” is selected by default, but you can unselect it if you do not have any more pages to scan for this document.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the Scan Details page under the 'Send to Email' option. This sends the scan file to your Highline email. You cn leave the default filename and subject, or edit them, and choose to select 'Prompt for more pages' or not. Click the green Start button when ready.

Step 4: ‘Send to Google Drive’ Option

If you choose to scan to your Highline Google Drive, the default filename will be “scan_” plus your username and the date and time. You can edit the ‘Subject’ or ‘Filename’ if you choose. The checkbox to “Prompt for more pages” is selected by default, but you can unselect it if you do not have any more to scan for this document.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the Scan Details page under the 'Send to Google Drive' option. You can leave the default filename and subject, or edit them, and choose to select 'Prompt for more pages' or not. Click the green Start button when ready.

The first time you scan to Google Drive, you will receive an email from PaperCut asking you to make the connection to your Highline account to be able to send your scans. The email will come from scans@papercut.com, and you should verify that the link is going to https://scan.us.cloud.papercut.com/

Log in with your Highline credentials.

You will only need to authorize this connection once.

Screenshot of the PaperCut email stating your scan is ready to send to Google. It reads "You must do a one off authorization of the Scans for PaperCut MF application to send files to your Google Drive account. This authorization link is valid for 24hrs, after which the file will be automatically deleted. We also need to mention that when you use this service, we collect and retain scan job details such as name, email and filename for the purpose of providing our service as outlined in our privacy policy."

After you have authorized the connection, your scans will be placed in your ‘My Drive’ in a folder that is automatically generated, named ‘Scans for PaperCut MF’

Screenshot of Google Drive navigation bar, just the second for 'My Drive' showing the subfolders, with the automatically generated 'Scans for PaperCut MF' highlighted.

Step 4: ‘Send to OneDrive’ Option

If you choose to scan to your Highline OneDrive, the default filename will be “scan_” plus your username and the date and time. You can edit the ‘Subject’ or ‘Filename’ if you choose.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the Scan Details page under the 'Send to OneDrive' option. You can leave the default filename and subject, or edit them, and choose to select 'Prompt for more pages' or not. Click the green Start button when ready.

The first time you scan to OneDrive, you will receive an email from PaperCut asking you to make the connection to your Highline account to be able to send your scans. The email will come from scans@papercut.com, and you should verify that the link is going to https://scan.us.cloud.papercut.com/

Log in with your Highline credentials. You will only need to authorize this connection once.

Screenshot of the PaperCut email stating your scan is ready to send to OneDrive. It reads "You need to do a one off authorization of the Scans for PaperCut MF application to send files to your OneDrive for Business account. This authorization link is valid for 24hrs, after which the file will be automatically deleted. We also need to mention that when you use this service, we collect and retain scan job details such as name, email and filename for the purpose of providing our service as outlined in our privacy policy."

After you have authorized the connection, your scans will be placed in your OneDrive ‘Apps’ folder, in a folder called ‘Scans for PaperCut MF’

Screenshot of Microsoft OneDrive in the My files > Apps folder, showing subfolders including the automatically generated 'Scans for PaperCut MF' folder

Step 5

When you are finished scanning:

Click the home button to return to the main screen.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the home icon

Or the exit button to log off the device.

Screenshot from a Canon MFD (multi-Function Device used for printing/scanning/copying), showing the exit icon

Questions?