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### Scan to E-mail Attachment

Send a scanned document as an email attachment.

- Use the Scan button on the machine to make temporary changes to the scan settings. To make permanent changes, use Lenovo's ControlCenter software.

- The Scan to E-mail feature does not support Webmail services. Use the Scan to Image or Scan to File feature to scan a document or a picture, and then attach the file of the scanned data to an email message.

  The machine scans to your default email client.

1. Load your document.
2. Press (SCAN).
3. Press or to select the Scan to PC option, and then press OK.
4. Press or to select the E-mail option, and then press OK.
5. If the machine is connected over the network, select the destination computer.
6. Press OK.

   If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the four-digit PIN for the destination computer.

7. Do one of the following:
   - To change the scan settings for this document, press or to select Yes, and then press OK. Go to the next step.
   - To use the default scan settings, press or to select No, and then press OK. Press START.

     The machine starts scanning. If you are using the machine's scanner glass, follow the LCD instructions to complete the scanning job.

   - In order to change scan settings, Lenovo's Control Center software must be installed on a computer connected to the machine.

8. Select the scan settings you want to change:
   - Scan Type
   - Resolution
   - File Type
   - Scan Size
   - Remove Bkg. Clr

     (available only for the Color and Gray options.)

9. Press START.
   The machine scans the document and saves it as a file attachment. It then launches your email application and opens a new, blank email message with the scanned file attached.

Related Information
  - Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Lenovo Machine
  - Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter4 (Windows®)
  - Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter2 (Macintosh)

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