Using Adobe Acrobat with a Scanner

How To:

  • Use Adobe Acrobat with a Scanner

Applies To:

  • Staff
  • Faculty
  • Student Employees on a University owned computer

Steps:

Your scanner may work with ScanSnap or the buttons built into the scanner but Adobe Acrobat can also be used to scan documents to your computer. Using Adobe you can instantly scan your document into Adobe for modification. 

1. Once Adobe Acrobat is opened click on "See all tools" located at the top of the screen. 

Adobe Acrobat recent documents page


2. You can now click on the "Scan & OCR" button.

All available tools in Adobe Acrobat


3. This new window will guide you to either open an existing file or scan a document from your scanner. After selecting the "start" button it will guide you to the next page where you can select your scanner. 

Select File or Scan Document page


4. Before selecting the scan button verify that the device you are trying to use is listed at the top of this page. Once selecting the scan button your document should appear in Adobe Acrobat for you to modify and save.

Scanner settings page

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