Documents That May Not Be Scanned Successfully

The following types of documents may not be scanned successfully:

  • Documents of non-uniform thickness (such as envelopes or documents with attachments)

  • Wrinkled or curled documents

  • Folded or torn documents

  • Tracing paper

  • Coated paper

  • Carbon paper

  • Photosensitive paper

  • Perforated documents

  • Documents that are not square or rectangular

  • Very thin paper

  • Photographs (photographic paper)

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Documents that may not be scanned successfully can be scanned by using the (Carrier) Sheet.

Wrinkled, curled, or folded documents can also be scanned by smoothing out wrinkles, curls, or folds on documents.