Did you purchase a new scanner for your computer and want to start scanning documents to share or store safely on your Mac? A scanner is a great tool for cataloging paper documents, printed photographs, or for sharing signed documents.
Setting up and connecting your scanner to your mac or laptop is pretty simple.
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The first step is to ensure that your scanner is plugged in and powered on. Take the USB cord that was probably included with your scanner and plug the USB cord into your scanner and your Mac computer. Your USB scanner can be shared with other Mac computers that are on your home network. If you are going to use a wireless scanner, make sure that it is configured to use the same local network as your Mac computer.
In order to add a scanner to your computer, you will need to be logged in as the Administrator using the account name and password for your Mac. Once you are logged in, select the Apple icon in the top left of your screen > System Preferences and then choose View > Print & Scan. From here, you will select the + (plus) icon below the Printers pane on the left and select the printer/scanner you would like to add. Once you have added your scanner, run a Software Update to check for the latest third-party printer/scanner software and any updates.
When you’re adding a scanner to your computer, you will notice that you can scan documents to several applications on your computer:
- Image Capture
- Preview
- Scanner/Printer Queue
- Third Party Applications
TWAIN is an interface used to import from imaging devices, such as scanners. For more information, see the TWAIN Working Group's website at www.twain.org. The Photoshop TWAIN plug-in connects with compatible devices that are installed on your computer.
Note:
The TWAIN Plug-in is not support in current versions of Photoshop.
Due to limitations with TWAIN in Photoshop, we strongly suggest the following alternatives for scanning your images:
Use the stand-alone scanning software included with your scanner
Most scanners provide a stand-alone scanning application that can be used to scan and save images.
Using the stand-alone scanner software avoids issues associated with TWAIN. Using a dedicated application to scan allows you to retouch and edit images in Photoshop while you scan in the background – which can be more efficient.
If you use a stand-alone scanning application, save your scanned images as TIFF files, then open them into Photoshop.
Instructions: Scan and import images from a separate scanning application
Note:
Some scanner software lets you designate Photoshop as the external editor for an image after a scanning is completed. Consult the documentation that came with your scanner or contact your scanner manufacturer for more details.
macOS:
Use Apple’s ImageKit technology instead of TWAIN to scan directly into Photoshop. Support for ImageKit is built
Instructions: Scan and import images using Apple’s ImageKit interface (macOS only)
Windows:
Use the WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) interface for your device, if it’s available, to scan directly into Photoshop.
Instructions: Scan and import images using a WIA interface (Windows only)
Note:
Contact your scanner manufacturer for more information on scanning using ImageKit or WIA.
Use a dedicated third-party scanning application
If your scanner manufacturer doesn't provide updated drivers that are compatible with current operating systems you may need to look at third-party scanning solutions. These third-party utilities are dedicated scanning solutions, and they are more appropriate for critical or high-volume scanning.
Third Party Scanner Software For Mac Download
Third-party scanning utilities: