# Know How to Set Up and Use QuickBooks Scan Manager

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">QuickBooks makes scanning and attaching receipts and documents easy for you by offering the Scan Manager feature. You can also add your invoices, bills, sales receipts, and other transactions. We have provided a step-by-step guide to set up and use QuickBooks Scan Manager.</span></p>
<p><strong>Note</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Although QuickBooks Scan Manager was discontinued in QBDT 2022, you can still use it in previous, currently supported versions. This tool is compatible with TWAIN-compliant scanners.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jump over to the blog and learn the steps to set up Scan Manager. Let’s get started.</span></p>
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<h2>Learn to Set Up and Use QuickBooks Scan Manager in Three Easy Steps<strong><em> <br /></em></strong></h2>
<p>You can easily set up QB Scan Manager by following the steps given below. Have a walk through this section and see what the steps are and how to implement them:</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 1: Create your scan profile</h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go to the </span><strong>Company </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">menu.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Choose </span><strong>Documents</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Click on </span><strong>Doc Center</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tap </span><strong>Scan a Document</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">To set up a new profile, choose </span><strong>New</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Alternatively, you can select an existing scan profile.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, you need to edit the name of your profile.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Choose </span><strong>Continue</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Configure the profile settings.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Click </span><strong>Save</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Step 2: Set up and test the scanner<br /></span></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Highlight your profile. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Click </span><strong>Select</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Head to the </span><strong>Select Scanner </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">window.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tap on </span><strong>Scanner Setup Wizard</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Important</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Your scanner must be displayed in the </span><strong>Current Selection</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> field. If you can’t find your scanner there, choose </span><strong>Yes </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">and then tap on the </span><strong>Next </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">option to download the recent scanner database from Nuance. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pick the accurate mode, which is usually </span><strong>Normal Mode</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Place a tick in the </span><strong>Perform Tests</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> box.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Choose </span><strong>Next</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, you need to pick the test that you will need to run.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Choose </span><strong>Next </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">two times to start scanning your scanner.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Place a mark on the Repeat this test in order to check all modes box.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap <strong>Next </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">to resume testing in other available modes.</span></li>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Step 3: Scan and add documents<br /></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After you have tested all the modes, you can begin to use the scanner.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simple, tap on Attach File to attach a file to any transaction. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here, you might get a message saying <strong><a href="https://quickbooksdatamigration.com/blog/quickbooks-scan-manager-not-working/">QuickBooks Scan Manager is not working</a></strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. For this, have a walk through the following:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensure that you are using a TWAIN-compliant scanner.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can also try to test the scanner outside QB to see if it is working properly outside.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If the Scan Manager fails to respond outside QB, connect with an expert to get it fixed. </span></li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resolve QB Error 281, 1 If It Occurs While Scanning</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can try to implement the following solutions to resolve error 281, 1 in the first place.</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Create a new scan profile after deleting the previous one.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Change user account settings in Windows.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Repair QB.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cleanly install the QB application.</span></li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Need to Remember</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout the blog, we discussed the steps to set up and use QuickBooks Scan Manager. Moreover, you have been told about error 281, 1, and its resolution that might occur while scanning. For other-related inquiries, give a call to 1.833.802.0002 and connect with an QDM expert.</span></p>
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