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IJ Scan Utility Main Screen

Follow the steps below to start IJ Scan Utility.

Windows 10:

From Start menu, select All apps > Canon Utilities > IJ Scan Utility to start IJ Scan Utility.

Windows 8.1/Windows 8:

Select IJ Scan Utility on Start screen to start IJ Scan Utility.

If IJ Scan Utility is not displayed on the Start screen, select the Search charm, and then search for "IJ Scan Utility".

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

From Start menu, select All Programs > Canon Utilities > IJ Scan Utility > IJ Scan Utility to start IJ Scan Utility.

You can complete from scanning to saving at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon.

figure: IJ Scan Utility
Product Name

Displays the name of the product that IJ Scan Utility is currently set to use.

If the displayed product is not the one you want to use, select the desired product from the list.

Auto

Detects the item type automatically and saves them to a computer. The data format for saving will also be set automatically.

Save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog box.

Document

Scans items as documents and saves them to a computer.

Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Document Scan) dialog box.

Photo

Scans items as photos and saves them to a computer.

Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog box.

Custom

Scans items with your favorite settings and saves the images to a computer. The item type can be automatically detected.

Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog box.

Stitch

Displays the Image Stitch window in which you can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than the platen and combine the scanned images back into one image.

Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog box.

ScanGear

Starts ScanGear (scanner driver) in which you can make image corrections and color adjustments when scanning.

Scan/save settings and applications can be specified in the Settings (ScanGear) dialog box.

Instructions
Opens this guide.
Settings...
Displays the Settings dialog box in which you can specify the scan/save settings and the response after scanning.