

Crisp, sharp text and greater permanence. For other printers, you may have to complete a few steps to add the printer. If you’re scanning anything other than a standard-size page, you will need to scan at the largest page size (8.5x11) and then crop what you want using another application, such as Apple’s built-in Preview app.

On your Mac, update your printer software: Check with your printer’s manufacturer to see if any updates are available for your printer model. Prepare your printer: Use the instructions that came with your printer to unpack the printer, install ink or toner, and add. This means it will take extra time to scan and extra time to edit the result. Even the 20-year-old Epson this printer replaced provided a preview/crop feature, as has every other scanning software I’ve ever used in the past 30 years. If you’re only ever scanning documents it’s serviceable, but anything else such as an odd sized photo or drawing, it’s a drag.
