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You can scan double-sided documents, multi-page documents, or
multiple single-page documents in one continuous operation. You can save the
individual pages in a single Tagged Image File Format
(TIFF) (Tagged Image File Format (TIFF): A high-resolution, tag-based graphics format. TIFF is used for the universal interchange of digital graphics.) or Microsoft Document Imaging Format (MDI) (Microsoft Document Imaging Format (MDI): A high resolution, tag-based graphics format, based on the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) used for digital graphics.) file, or you can save each page as a separate file. When you scan and perform optical character
recognition (OCR) (OCR: Translates images of text, such as scanned documents, into actual text characters. Also known as text recognition.) on color documents or photographs, you can optimize
scanner settings either for accuracy (when scanning for text recognition) or
for maximum resolution (when scanning photographs). Scan a single-page document
- Position the document on your scanner.
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document.
- In the
Scan New Document dialog box, select the options you want.
- To select additional scanning options, click
Preset options, and then click
either
Create new preset or
Edit selected preset.
- If you want to scan a double-sided page, select the
Original is double sided
check box.
- Click
Scan.
If you selected the
Original is double sided
check box, the
Scan New Document dialog box reappears as necessary.
-
If you selected the
Original is double sided
check box or the Prompt for additional pages check box, click
Done to save the file after the last page is scanned.
Note By default, OCR is performed automatically when you scan documents. To turn off
this feature, click
Scan New Document on the
File menu, and then click either
Create new preset or
Edit selected preset. On the
Processing tab of the
Preset Options dialog box, clear the
Use OCR to
recognize the text of the scanned image check
box. Scan multiple pages into a single
file
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document.
- In the
Scan New Document dialog box, do one or more of the following:
- If your scanner is equipped with an automatic document feeder (ADF) (ADF: An attachment available on some scanners that allows automatic scanning of multiple pages.), click
Scanner, and then select the
Use automatic document
feeder check box.
- If your scanner is equipped with an ADF and you have
double-sided originals, select the
Original is double sided
check box to scan both the front and back of multiple pages. Place the pages in
the feeder so that the page fronts are scanned first.
The
Microsoft Office Document Scanning dialog box will appear after each scan, allowing you to
turn the pages over and scan the page backs. Microsoft Office Document Imaging
automatically collates the pages in the correct order after scanning is
complete.
- If you want to scan pages manually, select the
Prompt for additional
pages check box. Office Document Imaging will pause after each page is
scanned, allowing you to place the next page in your scanner.
If you are using an ADF, click this option to pause when
the feeder is empty, allowing you to load more pages. You can also use this
option when scanning documents that won't fit or are too long to load into the
feeder. The
Microsoft Office Document Scanning dialog box appears after each page is scanned, or after
the ADF is empty.
- Click
Scan.
-
If you selected the
Original is double sided
check box or the Prompt for additional pages check box, click
Done after the last page is scanned.
Note If you have a true duplex ADF (one that automatically scans both
sides of the page), do not use the
Original is double sided option.
Instead, in the
Scan New Document dialog box, click
Scanner, and then select the
Show scanner driver
dialog before scanning check box. When your scanner driver dialog box
appears, select the proper duplex settings.
Tip
If you have trouble scanning, you can display your scanner driver
dialog box each time you scan. - Click
Scan New Document on the
File menu.
- In the
Scan New Document dialog box, click
Scanner, and then select the
Show scanner driver
dialog before scanning check box.
Scan multiple pages into separate
files
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document.
- In the
Scan New Document dialog box, do one or more of the following:
- Select the preset you want to use, click
Preset options, and then click either
Create new preset or
Edit selected preset.
- On the
Page tab, select the
Save each page as a
separate document check box.
-
To select the way the individual files will be automatically
named,
click one of the
File Name options on the
Output tab.
- Click
OK, and then click
Scan.
If you selected the
Original is double sided
check box or the Prompt for additional pages check box, click
Done after the last page is scanned.
Note If you have a true duplex ADF (one that automatically scans both
sides of the page), do not select the
Original is double sided check
box. Instead, in the
Scan New Document dialog box, click
Scanner, and then select the
Show scanner driver
dialog before scanning check box. When your scanner driver dialog box
appears, select the proper duplex settings.
Tip
If you have trouble scanning, you can display your scanner driver
dialog box each time you scan. - Click
Scan New Document on the
File menu.
- In the
Scan New Document dialog box, click
Scanner, and then select the
Show scanner driver
dialog before scanning check box.
Scan a color document
- Position the document on your scanner.
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document.
- In the
Select a preset for scanning
list, select
Black and white from color
page.
- Click
Scan.
Scan a color photograph
- Position the photograph on your scanner.
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document.
- In the
Select a preset for scanning
list, select
Color.
- Click
Scan.
Tip
If you are scanning a color photograph containing text on which
you want to perform OCR, use the
Black and white from color
page preset instead. If you regularly scan photographs or artwork, you
might want to create your own optimized scanning preset.
Note By default, OCR is performed automatically when you scan
documents. When scanning text-free photographs or artwork, OCR will not
interfere with the scanning process, but it does take additional time.
Turn off automatic OCR
- On the
File menu, click
Scan New Document, and then either click
Create new preset, type a name for the new preset, and then click OK or
click Edit selected preset.
- On the
Processing tab, clear the
Use OCR to
recognize the text of the scanned image check box.
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