Scanning a document

If you are scanning with a scanner and a Windows computer:

• Turn on your scanner
• Place the sheet against the scanner glass
• Type “fax and scan” in your computer search bar (bottom left)
• Click on “new scan” (top left)
• Click on “edit” to select the name of your scanner (top left)
• Choose settings such as profile (photo), source (tray), colour format (colour), document type (TIF), resolution (150)
• Click on “preview” to view your scan and change the settings if necessary (bottom left)
• Click on “scan” (bottom left)
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you are scanning with a scanner and a Mac computer:

• Turn on your scanner
• Place the sheet against the scanner glass
• Click on the apple (point the mouse at the top right) to choose “system preferences”
• Click on “printers and scanner” (bottom right)
• Click on "+" to select the name of your scanner (bottom left)
• Click on “scan” (top right) then “open scanner” (top right)
• Choose settings such as type (color), resolution (75), size (8.719 and 11.693 inches), location (desktop), name, format (PDF)
• Click on “preview” to view your scan and change the settings if necessary (bottom left)
• Click on “scan” (bottom left)
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you are scanning with a scanner and your scanner's smartphone app:

• Turn on your scanner
• Place the sheet against the scanner glass
• Download your scanner's application from the “Google Play Store” or “App Store”
• Create or sign in to an account
• Click on “scan”
• Choose settings such as profile (photo), source (scanner), page size (A4), quality (200 dpi), colour format (colour)
• Click on "preview" to view your scan and change the settings if necessary
• Click on “scan”
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you are scanning with an Android smartphone:

• Search in the search bar or click on the “drive” app
• Click on the “+” logo
• Click on the “camera” logo
• Place your device over the document
• Press the button to start scanning
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you are scanning with an Apple smartphone:

• Search in the search bar or click on the “notes” app
• Click on the 'new note' logo (bottom right)
• Click on the “camera” logo
• Click on “scan documents”
• Place your device over the document
• Press the button to start scanning
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you are scanning with a smartphone app dedicated to scanning:

• Download a smartphone application dedicated to scanning from a digital store (“Google play store” or “App store”).
• Click on “new scan” (or its logo)
• Choose settings like profile (photo), source (scanner), page size (A4), quality (200 dpi), colour format (colour)
• Position your camera above the document
• Click on “digitize” or its logo
• Rename the document to make it easier to find (e.g. "June 2022 payslip")

If you don't have a scanner or a smartphone, you can always go to shops that offer this service. For instance:

- a tobacconist

- a printing press (for example: the Corep agencies)

- a specialized shop that offers self-service computers, telephones, printer / copier, scanner

- a Maison France Service, where an employee can advise you on your administrative procedures or help you with a digital action (all the addresses here, by zooming in on the map or by writing the address in "Find a France Services").