[PDF] Button
 
This function scans the item and saves the data in the PDF format, then starts the linked application program and passes the document file to it. This function starts a PDF viewer program and opens the scanned image file in it.
 
The following window is displayed when the [PDF] button is clicked in the Toolbox main window.


[COLOR]/[BLACK & WHITE]/[CUSTOM] tabs
 
There are three tabs ([COLOR], [BLACK & WHITE], and [CUSTOM]) on the [PDF] window. Click the tab that suits your document. You can set custom settings on the [CUSTOM] sheet.
 
 
• Each tab corresponds to a specific PDF button on the scanner. The settings for the following sheets are used when the PDF buttons on the scanner are pressed:
[COLOR] button: [COLOR] sheet
[BLACK & WHITE] button: [BLACK & WHITE] sheet
[CUSTOM] button: [CUSTOM] sheet

Scan Mode
 
Selects the type of documents to scan.
 
Black and White Scans an item as a black and white image. The contrast of the image is expressed as a black or white.
Grayscale Scans monochrome photographs when grayscale images are needed. The [Descreen] function is set to [OFF].
Grayscale (Magazines / Catalogs) Scans monochrome documents. The [Descreen] function is set to [ON].
Color Scans color photographs and documents the [Descreen] function set to [OFF].
Color (Magazine) Scans color documents the [Descreen] function set to [ON].
Color (Multi-Scan) Scans color photographs and documents. If more than one item is placed on the document glass of the scanner, each one is automatically cut out, straightened, and placed in an individual file.
Color (Auto crop) Scans color documents. Automatically detects item positions and scans the smallest possible area into which all items will fit.
 
• [Color], [Color (Magazine)], [Color (Multi-Scan)], [Color (Auto crop)] can be selected on [COLOR] sheet, and [Black and White], [Grayscale], [Grayscale (Magazines / Catalogs)]can be selected on [BLACK & WHITE] sheet.
• Multiple files are opened when [Scan Mode] is set to [Color (Multi-Scan)].
However, only one PDF file is opened even if multiple pages are scanned when the [Save as Type] category is set to [PDF (Multiple Pages)].
• Moiré patterns may appear in images scanned from printed materials. The [Descreen] function limits this to the greatest possible extent. However, scanning takes longer when [Descreen] is set to [ON].
• For instructions on how to place documents on the scanner: Multi Scan Functions

Image Quality
 
This category selects the scanning resolution
The higher the resolution (the larger the value), the finer the resulting image.
 
The available options are [75 dpi], [100 dpi], [150 dpi], [200 dpi], [300 dpi] and [400 dpi]. If [Scan Mode] is set to [Color (Multi-Scan)] or [Color (Auto crop)], the available [Image Quality] settings are [75 dpi], [150 dpi], and [300 dpi].
 
• For information on resolutions: Resolution Settings

Paper Size
 
This category sets the size of the item to be scanned.
 
Platen A4, A5 Portrait, A5 Landscape, Letter, Business Card, 4" x 6" Portrait, 4" x 6" Landscape, Stitch-assist (11"x17"), Stitch-assist (A3), Stitch-assist (Platen x2), Custom
 
If the [Stitch-assist (11"x17")], [Stitch-assist (A3)] or [Stitch-assist (Platen x2)] option is selected, the program scans the left half and then the right half of the item, and merges both halves into one image.
For details: Stitch-assist Procedures (Scanning a Document Larger than Document Glass)
 
If the [Custom] option is selected, the [Paper Size Settings] window opens. Select a [Unit] option, input [Width] and [Height] values, and click the [OK] button.
 
 
• The [Paper Size] cannot be selected when [Scan Mode] is set to [Color (Multi-Scan)] or [Color (Auto crop)].

Display the Settings Dialog Box when Scanning with Scanner Buttons on the Scanner
 
If a check mark is placed, the settings window that corresponds to the specific [PDF] button ( [COLOR], [BLACK & WHITE], or [CUSTOM]) pressed on the scanner is displayed. This allows you to change or confirm the settings for the button before scanning.
 
• On the [CUSTOM] sheet, this option is enabled by default. If you do not want to display the settings window for this button, remove the check mark.

File Name
 
Input a file name here for the scanned image.
 
• When you use the default file name to scan two or more images (i.e., selecting [Color (Multi-Scan)] as the [Scan Mode]) and store the files in a folder, a sequential four-digit number such as "0001" is appended to the end of each file name starting from the first image (i.e., File0001, File0002, File0003...).
When you use a file name other than the default one, that name is used without modification for the first image, but subsequent images have a sequential four-digit number, such as "0001" appended (i.e., ABC, ABC0001, ABC0002...).
• The file name extension is automatically added.
• The ten last entered file names are recorded. Click at the right end of [File Name] to select the name you entered previously.

Specify the File Name when Scanning with Scanner Buttons on the Scanner
 
If you enable this option, you can specify a file name when scanning with a scanner button. When you press a scanner button, the [Specify File Name] window is displayed.
 
 
Enter a file name in [File Name] and click the [OK] button.
The ten last entered file names are recorded. Click at the right end of [File Name] to select the name you entered previously.

Save as Type
 
This category selects the file format for saving the scanned image.
 

PDF

 Save the scanned image as the PDF format.

PDF (Multiple Pages)

 Inserts a multiple-page document into a single PDF file. A dialog will appear as each page is scanned on the document glass.
To scan successive pages, place the next page on the document glass before clicking [Next]. Click [Finish] to cease scanning pages into the file.

PDF (Add Page)

 Inserts pages into an existing PDF file, producing a single file.
Use the [Browse] button to set the [Add Scanned Image to] category. Specify the file and click [Save].
The original file specified in [Add Scanned Image to] is kept as it is, and a new file with a new file name will be created to store the new pages.
 
• Only PDF files created with CanoScan Toolbox 4.7 or later can be specified [PDF (Add Page)]. PDF files created or edited by other application programs cannot have pages appended to them even if they are selected.
• When scanning multiple pages of text or monochrome documents for [PDF (Multiple Pages)] or [PDF (Add Page)], it is recommended to set [Scan Mode] to [Black and White] or [Grayscale].
• You are recommended to limit the number of pages in any one multiple PDF file with [PDF (Multiple Pages)] or [PDF (Add Page)] to 20 or less if you are scanning a color document with the [Image Quality] set to [300 dpi] and the size to a setting equivalent to Letter size.
• For file types and formats supported: File Types and Formats

[Settings] Button
 
Displays the [File Settings] window, where you can set various settings (i.e., compression type and PDF format) for the saved files.
For details: [File Settings] Window

Save in
 
This box displays the location to which the scanned image will be saved.
To change the folder in which it will be saved, click the [Browse] button, select a folder and click [OK] button (Windows)/[Choose] button (Macintosh).

Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date
 
This category sets whether or not a subfolder bearing the scanning date is created in the selected folder and the image files are saved to it.
 
• When [Save as Type] is set to [PDF (Add Page)], this function is disabled.

[Defaults] Button
 
This button restores each setting in the window to its default setting.

External Program
 
This category sets the application program to which images are sent. The currently linked program is displayed in the box.
 
To Link a Different Program
 
Method 1
 
To link a different program, click the [Set] button, select the program you wish to use, and click the [OK] button. The program file you choose must be an executable file.
 
<Windows>
Most application programs are contained within a folder labeled with its name or the software manufacturer's name inside the [Program Files] folder. The [.exe] file name extension is always appended to an executable file*. Double-click the file to confirm in advance that it starts the intended program.
* If file name extensions are set not to display, open the Windows Explorer, select the [Tools] menu, followed by [Folder Options] and the [View] tab, and remove the check mark from the [Hide extensions for known file types] option.
 
<Macintosh>
Most application programs are contained within a folder labeled with its name or the software manufacturer's name inside the [Applications] folder. Since file extension names are not appended by Macintosh systems, you must find the executable file by searching for the file icon*. Click or double-click the icon to confirm in advance that it starts the intended program.
* Please note that folders may also be represented by icons.
 
Method 2
 
You can link a program by dragging and dropping an executable file or its shortcut/alias from its folder on the desktop (or the [Start] menu for Windows) into the [External Program] box.
 
• Some application programs linked to the CanoScan Toolbox may not work.
• Some shortcuts or aliases of certain application programs cannot be linked. Even if it could be linked, it may not work in some cases.
 
To Delete a Link to a Program
 
To delete a link to a program, click the [Delete] button. In the confirmation dialog, click the [Yes] button ([OK] button for Macintosh).
 
• With the [PDF] button (PDF window), linking a program in the [External Program] category that cannot read PDF files may result in some images not being displayable.

Confirm the Scanned Image
 
Place a check mark in this category to view scanned thumbnail images and set the location for saving the image.
For details: Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings

[Apply] Button
 
This button makes the selected settings take effect and display the next time the window is used.
Pressing the [Cancel] button instead of [Apply] will reset the changes to the previous state.
 
• The next time you press a scanner button to start a function, it will use the settings saved with the [Apply] button.
For instructions on scanning with the scanner buttons: Scanning with Scanner Buttons

[Cancel] Button
 
This button cancels any settings that you have changed, closes the window that is currently open and displays the Toolbox main window.

[Scan] Button
 
This button initiates a scan of the item using the selected settings.
When the scan is complete, it automatically starts the application program that displays PDF files and saves the scanned image as PDF format.

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