Scan 2 PDF for Outlook

by Aghapy Tech Services

Scan pages from your scanner (flatbed or document feeder, one or both sides), review them, and attach them to the email you're writing as a single PDF, without leaving Outlook.

1. Install the scan bridge on your Windows PC

A small background app that lets the add-in talk to your scanner. It needs Windows 10 or 11 and a scanner with a WIA driver (if the Windows Scan app sees your scanner, you're set).

  1. Download Scan2PdfBridge-win-x64.zip and unzip it.
  2. Right-click install.ps1 → Run with PowerShell.
  3. Look for the Scan 2 PDF icon in the system tray. Its status page should list your scanner.
Download the bridge

2. Add the add-in to Outlook

  1. Download the add-in manifest below.
  2. Open aka.ms/olksideload → My add-ins → Add a custom add-in → Add from file… and choose the file.
  3. Works in new Outlook for Windows, classic Outlook (Microsoft 365) and Outlook on the web.
Download manifest.xml

3. Scan

Start a new email and click Scan to PDF on the ribbon (in new Outlook it's under Apps). Pick your scanner, scan as many pages as you need, reorder, rotate or remove them, then Attach PDF to email.