20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of programmable instructions configured for being executed by at least one processor for performing a method for counting and recording a document set, and generating a summary report corresponding to the document set, the method comprising: performing a document scanning procedure whereby a document set is scanned by a scanning assembly of a multi-function machine of the type having the capability of performing at least the functions of scanning, copying, and electronically transmitting documents; enabling a user to select whether to count the number of documents in the document set and/or whether to count the number of images in the document set; receiving at least one input and determining whether the user selected to count the number of documents in the document set and/or whether the user selected to count the number of images in the document set; counting the number of documents in the document set scanned during the document scanning procedure if the user selected to count the number of documents in the document set; counting the number of images in the document set scanned during the document scanning procedure if the user selected to count the number of images in the document set; generating a summary report corresponding to the document set; and dispatching the summary report to at least one destination.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of programmable instructions configured for being executed by at least one processor for performing a method for counting and recording a document set, and generating a summary report corresponding to the document set, the method comprising: performing a document scanning procedure whereby a document set is scanned by a scanning assembly of a multi-function machine of the type having the capability of performing at least the functions of scanning, copying, and electronically transmitting documents; enabling a user to select whether to count the number of documents in the document set and/or whether to count the number of images in the document set; receiving at least one input and determining whether the user selected to count the number of documents in the document set and/or whether the user selected to count the number of images in the document set; counting the number of documents in the document set scanned during the document scanning procedure if the user selected to count the number of documents in the document set; counting the number of images in the document set scanned during the document scanning procedure if the user selected to count the number of images in the document set; generating a summary report corresponding to the document set; and dispatching the summary report to at least one destination. 23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20 , wherein the generating step further comprises depicting in the summary report at least one of the documents in the document set in thumbnail form.