Reference Guide
hp officejet 6100 series
chapter 5
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For more information about making changes to an image during the 
preview, see adjust an image during the preview in scan pictures and 
documents in the HP Photo & Imaging Help for more information.
The HP OfficeJet does a final scan of the original and sends the image to 
the HP Photo & Imaging Gallery. 
See manage images in how to use the software for more information 
about using the HP Photo & Imaging Gallery.
to scan an original from your Macintosh computer
1 Load your original.
For more information, see load originals on page 9.
2 Press Start Scan.
The HP OfficeJet scans the original and sends the image to the HP Photo & 
Imaging Gallery.
See the HP Photo & Imaging Gallery online help for more information.
scan to a different software program
If you prefer to scan your document to a software program other than the 
HP Gallery, you can choose a different program from the Scan To list that 
appears in the front-panel display. The HP OfficeJet scans the document, 
launches the selected software program, and displays the scanned image in that 
program.
1 Load your original either on the glass or in the automatic document feeder 
(ADF).
For more information, see load originals on page 9.
2 Press Scan to then press   to scroll through the Scan To list until the 
desired scan-to software program appears.
3 Press Start Scan to begin the scan.
The HP OfficeJet scans your original and displays it in the selected 
software program. 
stop scanning
You can stop a scan by pressing the Cancel button located on the front panel.
learn more
For Windows, see scan pictures and documents in how to use the software in 
the HP Photo & Imaging Help to learn more about: 
• scanning pictures or documents
• scanning documents using optical character recognition (OCR) to create 
editable text
• scanning from other programs
• adjusting scanned images
• changing scan settings










