What is the process to save a document or picture scanned with my HP Deskjet F4280? I am using Microsoft Windows 7. I am unable to install any HP software for this printer/scanner while using Windows 7.

Scan to PDF requires third-party software and linking that software to the HP Solution Center. The HP imaging software only saves to BMP, DCX, FPX, GIF, JPG, PCD, PCX, and TIF. You need a program like PaperPort or save the document as an image and then convert it to a PDF (using Microsoft Office, another Office Suite, or a dedicated image to PDF conversion program.)

I wish that I had better news for you. PaperPort can be found for $50 from some vendors after rebate.

Cindy Wells

Loaded paper size and selected size don't match.

Open printer suite and open scan option from it.

or

Open Microsoft Word > Insert > Pictures > From Scaner > Scan page will come out > Preview > Scan > Picture inserted in Word page > Set Picture In front of text > OK > right click at picture > save as picture file > choose save as JPEG file > Save.

Now you can use it as picture files.

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INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE. GO HP SOLUTION CENTRE AND CLIK SCAN DOCUMENT/PICTURE.

OR

DOUBLE CLICK MYCOMPUTER AND OPEN SCANER(F4280) NOW SCAN ALL THE PICTURER r DOCUMENTS

A scan of a document is only a picture of the document. That is, it's the same as if you had just used a copying machine. It's not text that you can work with. You need to take that scanned image and feed it to an optical character recognition (OCR) program to convert it into text that you can use. Most scanners come bundled with OCR software when you buy them. You can also look on the internet for OCR programs.

Once you have OCR software installed, many scanners will automatically feed the scanned image to the OCR program when you scan a document. Be ready to do some extra work, though. While it's good, most OCR software is not 100% accurate. Depending on the font and formatting used in the original document, the program may decide on the wrong character when converting. You will also lose formatting (font sizes, types and so on), and end up with plain text. You'll need to put that in yourself when you paste the text into your Word document.

to get pdf files you have to have adobe installed in the computer

go to www.hp.com
>click on support and drivers tab
>tick on the box that says download sw and drivers
>type in your printer model number then click go
>it will open new window
>select your operating system (vista)
>select full feature sw and drivers
>downloaqd and save this in your pc
>after downloading run the sw and install it on oyur system

Hi,
this is a two step process first you scan the image and save it, usually you can find it under my scanned images folder, desktop, my documents, or use the search functionality to find your scanned file. For mor information about scan settings visit:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01567026&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3390947&lang=en

you can then just open your word, go to Insert, picture, from file and browse to previously saved scan file.

Hope this answers your question.

reload the whole HP software package in this PC
no PC stated nor full model number
no OS stated, what Op sys is it windows 10>? what/?
why not ask hp this. on there forum , warning the same questions will be asked, or all answers will be wrong

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In your save dialog, you need to expand the folder tree by clicking on it. Then you will see 'My Documents' and further down your C: drive if you want to save to a folder not in 'My Documents'. It's right in front of you, you just need to know to click on it.