How to Scan Documents Using Scanner and Adobe Acrobat Professional

Close the scanner before beginning for better-quality documents.

Creating a PDF is as easy as scanning your document into Adobe Acrobat Professional. This program lets you edit your documents before saving them to your computer. Beginning the scanning process while in Adobe only takes a few steps. Whether it's emailing the documents or creating your own forms for later use, you'll have professional-looking PDFs.

Instructions

1. Turn on your scanner and computer, open Adobe Acrobat Professional on your computer and place the documents face down on the scanner glass.

2. Click "Create PDF" from the toolbar and highlight "From Scanner" to begin the scanning process.

3. Choose the appropriate scanner, and select "Scan." Make any formatting changes or adjust the settings and click "Scan." The document preview shows the scan when it's done.

4. Add more pages to your scan by laying the next page down on the scanner and selecting "Next." Choose "Done" to complete the scanning process and save your document to your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Use the preview to determine if the document is facing the correct way or needs adjustments.

• If you are asked where to output the scanned information, select "Adobe Acrobat Pro" from the suggested programs.

References

• Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Scan a Paper Document to PDF