Useful tips

Here are some useful tips for scanning documents.

Where are scanned images saved? Can the save destination be changed?

Images are saved to the following locations, according to program settings.

For example, save locations such as the following can be set in CaptureOnTouch.

CaptureOnTouch

•For Scan First scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on the Output Settings screen.

•For selected job scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on the [Output settings] during job registration.

CapturePerfect

•During normal scanning operations such as single-page scanning, the image file save destination can be specified each time scanning is performed.

•When scanning using a registered job, files are saved to the folder specified by the job settings.

How are the scan settings configured?

CaptureOnTouch

•For Scan First scanning, click [Scanner setting] on the first (top) screen to display available scan settings.

•For selected job scanning, click [Scanner setting] during job registration to display available scan settings.

CapturePerfect

•For normal scanning, click [Scanner Setting] from the [Scan] menu to open the scanner driver setting screen, and make settings there.

•Scan job settings are made for each job.

How do I save multiple pages in one file, or save one file per page?

When scanned images are saved in BMP (PICT) or JPEG format, each image is always saved in a separate file.

When scanned images are saved in PDF or TIFF format, you can specify multi- or single-page files. See also “Problem 9” in “Common Problems and Solutions”.

Can I copy or back up scanner setting configurations? CaptureOnTouch

Scanner settings are backed up from the Environment settings. See also the following question, “Can I copy or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?”.

CapturePerfect

Scanner setting configurations cannot be copied or backed up in CapturePerfect.

Can I copy or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?

The setting configurations can be backed up and restored using [Backup/Restore] on the [Basic settings] tab on the [Environmental settings] dialog box.

What rules apply to scanned image file names?

In CaptureOnTouch, scanned image file names are constructed according to the settings in the [File name settings] dialog box. This dialog box appears when you click the button on the [File name settings] on the Scan First output settings screen, and on the [Output settings] tab on the [Register new job] screen.

Scanned image file names are constructed partly or wholly according to the following three settings in the dialog box.

Setting

Description

 

 

File name

Any specified text string to be included in the file

string

name.

 

 

 

Appends the date and time to file names. Select

Add date and

the date format from the list box. YYYY = year,

time

MM = month, and DD = day of month. The time is

 

appended after the date.

 

 

Add counter

Append serial numbers in the order of scanned

image saving. Specify the number of digits and

to file names

starting number.

 

 

 

A sample file name is displayed as the [File name] in the [File name settings] dialog box.

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