At this point, turn on the printer and start My Picture Garden.  When prompted to scan the pictures in some folders, click take. And click Scan on the left menu.

Then click the automatic button present in the top bar. Then accept   and wait for your document to be scanned.

In most cases, all you have to do is connect the printer to your PC and the system will automatically detect it. In case this doesn’t work, you need to connect to the official Canon website and type the device name in the search bar field. On the website that appears, you will find all the details you need to achieve your goal.

Canon generally provides a dmg file – just double-click it and follow the on-screen instructions, which almost always involve clicking in sequence Forward / Next. Enter the macOS administration password. Unfortunately, each controller has its own history, so I can’t offer you a more accurate procedure.

Scan a document

Once you’ve set up the printer, you can finally use the built-in scanner. Don’t worry: Apple implemented a native feature in its operating system. With this feature, you can reach your destination in no time.

First Turn on the printerThen click on Bitten apple icon present at top left and select System Preferences from the displayed menu. At this point, press the button with four rows of dots located at the top left. Click on Printers and Scanners and click on the canon icon present on the left side of the screen that appears.

Then click Scanner on the top bar. Then click the Open Scanner button at the top and finally click the Show Details button to preview the scanned file. If everything is ok, press Scan button to save the scanned file to your PC.

Perfect, you managed to scan your document. The latter can be found in the folder you selected during the scan (usually Photos ).

Extract text from scans (OCR)

Do you need to extract the text from the scanned documents? No problem: Canon provides users with a version of the program My Picture Garden specifically for macOS. It doesn’t lack OCR features that you can use to extract text from a scanned file.

To get the program, visit Canon official website and click the red Download Now button. Then open the mmig-mac_x_x_x-eaxx.dmg file and the .pkg file present inside. Then click followed, followed, accept, followed, followed y < b>InstallEnter the Mac admin password and press Finale.

Perfect: You have now installed My Image Garden on the Mac. Just turn on the printer and proceed as described in the chapter on the Windows version of the program. (The following steps are the same).

How to scan a document from mobile phones and tablets with a Canon printer

How do you say? Want to do everything right from your phone? No problem Scan documents on the go Now it has become a necessity for many people and companies have evidently taken up the task of developing excellent applications designed specifically for this purpose.

Preliminary operations

Before you can scan a document through a mobile phone and tablet, it is important to configure everything optimally so that during the execution of the operation there are no problems. Don’t worry, the following instructions are trivial and will only take you a few minutes.

First of all it is important that your device is connected to same network the printer For this you must go to the Settings menu of your device and select the network Wi-Fi to which you have already connected the printer. If you still haven’t managed to do this, we recommend reading my guide on how to connect a Wi-Fi printer to your PC. I also recommend turning on Bluetooth, NFC and GPS on your phone if possible, to allow applications to better detect your printer.

You might also consider the cloud printinguse the services that allow you to use printers Internet or connect the printerRouter for use in the local network.

Canon PRINT Inkjet / SELPHY (Android / iOS)

Want to digitize photos directly from mobile phones and then use them on the go? Don’t worry – you can too. There are numerous applications that can scan a document. Canon itself provides the app Canon PRINT inkjet / SELPHY.

Open this application to download it to your mobile phone or tablet Google Play ( If you have a device Android) or in the App Store (if you are using an iPhone or iPad) search for “Canon Print”. Select the application icon from the search results. Then proceed with the installation by pressing the Install / Get button. If you’re on iOS, verify your identity with Face ID, Touch ID, or Apple ID password.

Now turn on the printer and launch the application. After launching the application, press the Printer icon with “+” symbol button on the top left of the screen. Then wait for the name of your device (this may take a few minutes) and touch it. You have now configured your mobile phone to manage the printer.

Now all you have to do is press the Scan button on the main screen. Perfect: Your document will be scanned and opened by the application, explaining where it was saved. Happy?

Scanbot Pro (Android / iOS)

One ​​of the most commonly used applications for scanning documents on the go is Scanbot pro (for a fee). With the latter, you can perform an OCR or extract text from a digitized file in a few simple steps.

Before proceeding, you must download the application by opening Android Play Store or the iOS App Store. I searched ” Scanbot »And select the application icon (a document on a red background). Then install the application by pressing the Install / Get button and verify your identity, when prompted.

As for iOS, the Pro version can be downloaded directly from the App Store. While in Android payment is made through microtransactions internal to the application.

Now launch Scanbot and press the three dots icon button vertically at the top right of the screen and tap Settings. Then select the script Text Recognition (OCR) and enable this option.

At this point, return to the app’s home screen and tap ‘+’ icon placed at the bottom. Frame the document to be scanned with the camera and press the green icon button. Click Save In the top right corner, tap the photo you just took. Just press the TEXT card on the top right to see the scanned text.

Other applications to scan

Android and iOS digital stores offer a great option in terms of scanning applications – there are numerous third-party software that can do this. Here are some examples.

• Notes (iOS) – The iOS Notes app includes a feature to scan documents, which can be quickly retrieved using the 3D touch on the icon or creating a new note by pressing the button can (+) placed in the bottom center and select the item Scan documents from the menu that opens.
• Scanner Pro (iOS) – One of the most used applications for OCR on iOS. It costs 4.49 euros and is very easy to use.
• Simple Scan – PDF Document Free Scanner (Android) – One of the easiest software to be used to scan a document and ORC compliant. It’s free

In any case, these applications only allow you to digitize your documents using your mobile device’s camera, but not the Canon printer. This means that the final quality is likely to be lower. Therefore, I recommend using this method only when you need to quickly scan a document.

Previously the entry for scanning a document with a Canon printer.