Scanning multiple images

[History-Dude-1]

We hoped to do a lot of scanning of old family photos on our HP Office Jet Pro 7440. However, that printer/scanner appears not to qualify for the HP Smart+ Advanced function that enables the scanner to recognize up to three different images at a time and identify them as distinctive files. Can you identify for us some alternative way of enabling the 7440 scanner to recognize and separate multiple images? Thanks.

[Max3Aj]

Hi @History-Dude-1, Welcome to HP Support Community. 

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you. 
Your HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 does not support HP Smart+ Advanced’s multi-photo scanning feature, but there are alternative ways to scan multiple images at once and separate them into individual files on macOS Monterey:

Alternative Methods:

Use HP Easy Scan (if supported)

• Download HP Easy Scan from the Mac App Store.
• Place multiple photos on the scanner glass, ensuring they have some space between them.
• Open HP Easy Scan and select your scanner.
• Click Scan and check if it detects multiple images separately.
• If not, scan them all as one file, then manually crop and save each image.

Use Preview (Built-in macOS App)

• Open Preview and go to File > Import from Scanner.
• Select your HP OfficeJet Pro 7740.
• Set the scan mode to Flatbed (not ADF).
• Scan all images together.
• Manually crop each image using the Selection tool and save them separately.

Manually Split Images After Scanning

• Scan all photos together into one file.
• Open the file in Preview or Photoshop.
• Use the Crop tool to isolate each image and save them as separate files.

I hope this helps. 

Take care and have a good day. 

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Max3Aj

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