Well - if you already have a document on your computer, it is useless to print it and then scan it again ...: o What document (format) is it? And for what purpose (approx.) Do you send it? But in general - you put a printed document ("something") in a scanner and scan it, usually in .pdf (or .jpg) format - so you create a file (somehow named) on your computer, which you then insert as an e-mail attachment - and send it.