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.

•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 setting] during job registration.

How are the scan settings configured?

The settings can be configured in CaptureOnTouch as follows.

•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.

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

When scanned images are saved in BMP 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 10” in “Common Problems and Solutions”.

Can I copy or back up scanner setting configurations?

Scanner settings can be backed up by CaptureOnTouch environmental settings. See also the following question, “Can I copy or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?”.

Can I copy or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?

The setting configurations can be backed up and restored using [Back Up/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] 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

 

 

Start file name with

Any specified text string to be included in the

character string

file name.

 

 

 

Appends the date and time to file names.

Add date and time

Select the date format from the list box.

YYYY = year, MM = month, and DD = day of

 

 

month. The time is appended after the date.

 

 

Add counter to file

Append serial numbers in the order of

scanned image saving. Specify the number of

name

digits and starting number.

 

 

 

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

How can I skip blank pages, and scan only non-blank pages?

Specify [Skip blank page] on the scanner driver setting screen, then scan.

How do I scan plastic cards?

Insert the card in the card slot. In the scanner settings, specify the size of the card or select [Match original size] (Windows) or [Auto- detection] (Mac OS X), then scan. For details, see p. 31.

How do I load and scan documents with mixed sizes?

Set [Page Size] to [Match original size] (or [Detect automatically]) on the scanner driver settings screen, then scan. For details, see p. 58 (Windows) or see p. 89 (Mac OS X).

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