Many modern printers can scan photos and documents. While your computer might work with your scanner, you'll get better results with specific apps.

How To Scan Documents From A Printer To A PC Microsoft offers the Windows Scan app that you can use to capture documents and save them to your PC.

How to Scan a Document Using a Canon MP160. Canon's Pixma MP160 is an "all-in-one" consumer color inkjet printer that can scan documents and images onto your computer's hard drive or print them.

Many printer brands also offer their own software that lets you scan from your computer. For instance, if you have an HP printer, you can use the HP Smart app to scan documents.