| When it comes to buying photocopiers today there | | | | into electronic documents which one can edit and |
| are certain features that machines come with as | | | | allows you to scan them directly as an attachment to |
| standard. Plus in many cases there are plenty of | | | | e-mails or to place on your computer desktop. |
| features that you will be charged extra for. In this | | | | 3. A number of photocopiers today provide you with |
| article we look at features that may well be standard | | | | the feature that allows you to both send and receive |
| on some photocopier machines, but which you can | | | | faxes from it. As it comes with a document feeder |
| then add on to yours at a later date. | | | | this provides you with the facility to send multi-page |
| You need to be aware that some of the additional | | | | faxes if you need to or just single pages. Any incoming |
| features on offer are the types that can just be | | | | faxes will be automatically printed out as they are |
| plugged into your current machine in order to upgrade | | | | received and may well be delivered to a different |
| it. Whilst there are others that need the services of an | | | | output tray from that used for copying. Some |
| engineer in order to fix them to your machine. So | | | | machines even have the ability if they are networked |
| before considering adding any additional features onto | | | | to your PC to be able to allow you to send faxes |
| your copier find out what work is involved to do so. | | | | directly from it. |
| 1. If you have a digital copier then by adding a printer | | | | 4. Some of the more complex photocopiers now |
| module and network card to yours it can also become | | | | come with the feature that allows image editing to |
| laser printer. It is able to produce the same number of | | | | take place. This means that automatic page numbering |
| copies as it would if you were using it just as a copier. | | | | can take place as the copies are being created or |
| So if you have a five page two sided stapled | | | | watermarks can be added. Some machines even |
| document to produce you can do so whilst still sat at | | | | allow the copies to have a date added on to them. |
| your desk. | | | | Plus they may well have the facility that allows the |
| 2. Another feature that many people find useful now | | | | images scanned to be rotated. This then means that |
| to have on their copiers is the ability for it to scan | | | | they match with the paper supply available in the |
| documents as well. This means that everything can be | | | | machine so you aren't having to waste time setting |
| stored within the copiers system before it actually | | | | them up before hand. |
| needs copying. So once all the pages have been | | | | Above we have looked at some of the additional |
| scanned in the machine can then be left to run whilst | | | | features that may come as standard on photocopiers |
| you get on with other tasks that need your attention. | | | | today, or which you can add on at a later date. But of |
| The kinds of add ons which can help to convert a | | | | course one of the best features that most copiers |
| copier into a scanner as well are optical character | | | | now come with is that they save energy whilst not in |
| recognition (OCR) software. This then turns papers | | | | use. |
