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Settings (ScanGear) Dialog Box

Click ScanGear on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (ScanGear) dialog box.

In the Settings (ScanGear) dialog box, you can specify how to save images when scanning items by starting ScanGear (scanner driver) and how to respond after saving them.

figure: Settings dialog box

Important

  • When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for Application Settings do not appear.

(1) Save Settings Area

File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.
Data Format

Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.

You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, or PDF (Multiple Pages).

Note

  • When PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages) is selected, images up to 9600 pixels x 9600 pixels can be scanned.
  • When the Enable large image scans checkbox is selected in Save Settings, or when Start OCR is selected in Application Settings, you can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, or PNG.
Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog box in which you can set the quality of the images to be saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto Scan.
Save in

Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination folder in the Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add... from the pull-down menu.

The default save folders are as follows.

  • Windows 8: My Documents folder
  • Windows 7: My Documents folder
  • Windows Vista: Documents folder
  • Windows XP: My Documents folder

Important

  • When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Enable large image scans

Select this checkbox to scan images up to 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels and 1.8 GB.

Important

  • When this checkbox is selected, you cannot select Send to an application, Send to a folder, Attach to e-mail, or Start OCR.
  • When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

Note

  • When this checkbox is not selected, images up to 10208 pixels x 14032 pixels can be scanned.
Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog box after scanning.

Important

  • When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(2) Application Settings Area

Open with an application

Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.

You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.

Send to an application

Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images.

You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.

Send to a folder

Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in Save in.

You can specify the folder from the pull-down menu.

Attach to e-mail

Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.

You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pull-down menu.

Start OCR

Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software.

You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.

Do not start any application
Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note

  • Specify the application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add... from the pull-down menu.
Instructions
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Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.