3. How to Use ScanSnap

This chapter describes the basic operation of ScanSnap.

3.1. Scanning Documents

With “ScanSnap,” you can turn paper office documents on your desk into digital files and save them just by a single press of the button. You can view the scanned images on the screen using the supplied applications such as Adobe Acrobat.

In addition, you can edit those images with Adobe Acrobat.

3.2. About the Scan Settings

You can change settings on the ScanSnap scanner using “ScanSnap Manager.”

1.Click and hold the ScanSnap Manager icon in the Dock menu for a while, and select [Settings] from the menu.

ÖThe “Scan and Save Settings” window appears.

2.Change the scan settings on the “Scan and Save Settings” window.

[Save] tab

Specify the folder and file name to save scanned images.

[Scanning] tab

Specify the scanning mode.

[File option] tab

Select the file format (PDF, JPEG) for saving the scanned images.

[Paper size] tab

Select the size of the document you want to scan.

[Compression] tab

Select the compression rate of the file you want to scan.

HINT

Refer to the “ScanSnap Operator’s Guide”

 

(Manual.pdf) in the “ScanSnap Setup

CD-ROM” to learn more about these settings.

3.Click the [OK] button to complete the configuration.

ÖThe new settings are enabled.

3.3. Scanning Office Documents

1.On the [Application] tab of the “Scan and Save Settings” window, select “Adobe Acrobat” from the [Application] drop-down list.

2.Load the documents onto the scanner.

Scanning

Set the paper facedown

on the Paper chute.

direction

 

Set the backside of the paper towards you.

[SCAN] button

3.Press the [SCAN] button.

ÖScanning starts.

ÖWhen the scanning is completed, Adobe Acrobat starts and displays the scanned images.

The “Scan and Save Settings” window contains six tabs to configure the scan settings. They are:

[Application] tab

Select the application used for viewing scanned images.

HINT

● You can also use another application to display scanned images.

● Pressing the [SCAN] button scans documents in the “Duplex” (both-sides scanning) mode.

To scan documents in the “Simplex” (single-side scanning) mode, change this setting with the

ScanSnap Manager.

●The ScanSnap scanner is able to scan various sizes of documents. Refer to the “ScanSnap Operator’s Guide” (manual.pdf) in the “ScanSnap Setup CD-ROM” for in-depth information about scanning.

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