How to Scan a Document Into Word (8 Steps)

Make sure your computer and your scanner are on and in proper working order. Your scanner should have the latest drivers installed. This will help it to best handle the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program, which translates images to text. Your computer should be free of viruses and spyware.
Most computer scanners come with an OCR application. In the unlikely event that you don't have one, download and install an OCR program. SimpleOCR (simpleocr.com) is free to download and it can handle virtually any simple scanner to Word transfers.
Now that you are prepared to work with the actual document, place it into your scanner. If you have a document feeder your material needs to be face up, and the top of the pages should face the feeder. If not, or if your material is not in a single page form then place it under the lid on the scanner glass, in the upper right-hand corner. Scan and save the file.
Open the image. Save the image in the TIFF format by selecting 'Save as' from the 'File' menu and name it with a 'TIFF' format.
Navigate to the 'Start' menu and select 'Programs,' 'Microsoft Office Tools' and 'Microsoft Office Document Imaging.'
From the 'File' menu, select 'Open' to open your scanned document that has been saved in the *.TIFF format.
From the 'Tools' menu, select 'Send Text to Word.' A prompt will indicate that this process will take time. Click 'OK' to confirm. Depending on your computer's speed, the process will take anywhere from a few moments to a minute or two.
When the process is done, Microsoft Word will automatically load your document, which you can edit and format as you please.

How to Troubleshoot Wi

Disconnect your computer from any VPN (virtual private network) that may be in use in your work environment before accessing the printer.
Make sure the wireless on your computer is enabled if you want to use Wi-Fi to connect to the printer. Often there's a hardware switch on a laptop case. It's the same switch you would use to turn the radio off while in flight. Switch it on and allow a minute or so for the laptop to find the network.
Move your HP printer closer to the router if it won't connect. There is a limit to Wi-Fi's range; concrete walls and other radio signals can cause interference. Try unplugging older portable phones--they're on the same 2.4 GHz frequency.
Check that the router is powered on if you continue to have problems. The printer will keep looking until it finds the router. Look for the detected network names on the HP's display.
Select 'Enable Wireless' on your HP printer if the wireless radio light in the 'Wireless Settings' menu on the display is off. If you continue to have problems, selecting 'Enable Wireless' will tell the HP printer that it needs to look for the Wi-Fi signal.

How to Scan Photos With the Canon MP520 Printer

Lift the top cover to expose the scanner component of the Canon PIXMA MP520.
Turn the photo face-down and place it on the glass panel. Use the plastic guides on the sides of the panel to align the photo with the left-rear corner of the panel.
Lower the top cover of the PIXMA MP520.
Push the arrow buttons on the PIXMA MP520 control panel to highlight 'Scan' on the left side of the display, and then push 'OK.'
Push the arrow buttons to select 'Color Photo' or 'Black and White Photo,' then push 'OK.'
Push the arrow buttons to select the size of the photo and desired scanning resolution, and then push 'OK.'
Push 'Color' or 'Black' to scan the photo in color or black and white, respectively. After a moment the scanned photo appears in the MP Navigator utility on your computer.
Click the 'Save' button to save the image as a file on your computer.

How to Clean a Samsung Laser Printer (5 Steps)

Unplug your Samsung printer from the computer and from the electrical outlet.
Take all of the paper out of the paper tray and wipe the tray clean of dust with a clean cloth. You can put some cold water on the cloth to help you grab the dirt.
Open the printer door and clean the inside thoroughly. Use laser printer cleaning cloths to get rid of loose toner and other dirt inside the printer.
Douse a cotton swab in acetone and rub the feed rollers until they are clean. The feed rollers are where the printed pages are fed out of the printer.
Rub the entire exterior of the printer with a damp cloth. This will remove any dust or toner that may have settled on the cover.

How to Reboot an HP PSC 2355 Printer (3 Steps)

Press the 'Power' button and wait for the printer to shut down completely if it has not done so already. Wait 60 seconds for the memory to reset. Try to reboot the printer by simply pressing the 'Power' button again.
Unplug the USB and power cables from the back of your HP 2355 printer if it still will not respond. Wait 60 seconds and plug the cords back into your device.
Press the 'Power' button to reboot the printer. The printer will run a quick self-diagnostic test and the lights will flash. All memory will be cleared, and interrupted print jobs should restart.

How to Reset the Drum Counter in a Brother Hl

Open the front cover of your Brother HI-1470N printer. Grasp the drum unit and pull it straight out of the printer. The drum unit is the entire unit that holds the toner cartridge.
Set the drum unit on a table or similar area. Press the lock lever with your right hand while pulling the toner cartridge out of the drum unit with your left.
Push the toner cartridge into the new drum unit until it clicks to signal that it is in place. The lock lever automatically lifts up when the toner cartridge locks in position.
Insert the drum unit into the printer. Push the “Control Panel” button until all of the LED lights on the printer illuminate. Close the front cover and confirm that all of the LEDs are off, including the drum alert light.

How to Set a Printer to a Static IP Address (12 Steps)

Click 'Start' and select 'Control Panel' on any computer connected to the same network as the printer.
Double-click 'Printers and Faxes,' and then locate the printer that you want to set a static IP address for in the list of printers.
Right-click the printer from the list and select 'Properties.'
Click on the 'Ports' tab and locate the printer you want to set a static IP address for in the list in the middle of the window. Click the printer to highlight it.
Expand the Port column by clicking on the vertical bar between Port and Description and slide it to the right. Locate the the IP address of the printer under the Port column; the IP address is a series of numbers separated by periods and resembles 192.168.1.2.



Open your preferred Web browser on a computer connected to the same network as the printer you want to set a static IP address for.
Input the IP address of the printer (that you found in the above section) into the address bar of the browser. Press 'Enter.'
Input the printer user name and password. If the network printer is not password-protected, input 'admin' into the 'Username' field and leave the password field blank. Click 'OK' to log into your printer network settings page.
Click the 'IP Configuration' button or tab on the printer network settings page.
Locate the 'TCP/IP' or 'IP Address Configuration' section and change the value from 'Auto' to 'Static' or 'Manual.'
Enter the static IP address that you want to assign to the network printer into the fields provided. This forces the network to assign the designated IP address to the printer each time it attempts to connect to the device.
Click 'Save' or 'Apply' to save the settings, and exit the browser.