Scanning to a PDF File

The easiest way to scan multiple document pages to a PDF file is to select the B&W PDF-Simplex, Color PDF-Simplex, or B&W PDF-Duplex function on the LCD screen, then press the

Start button on the scanner.

Using Epson Scan, you can create a PDF file with the following features.

Scanning multiple document pages into a single PDF file: You can scan multiple document pages and save them in a single PDF file.

Assigning document security settings: You can assign password settings to the PDF file.

Creating a searchable PDF file (Windows only): You can create a PDF file with search functionality, so that you can look for words in the file. (This feature may not be available in some countries.)

Specifying the number of pages in a single PDF file: You can specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file. For example, if you are scanning a 20-page document, and specify the page number to be included in one PDF as 4, 5 PDF files are automatically created.

Note:

You need ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus that came with your scanner to use some of these features. If you have installed your scanning software as described in the Setup Guide, it has already been installed. (ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus may not be available in some countries.)

See Scanning Using Epson Scan to start scanning to a PDF file.

Scanning Using Epson Scan

Load only the first page of your documents into the input tray. See Loading Documents for instructions.

Start Epson Scan. See Starting Scan Using the Epson Scan for instructions.

Make necessary Source Settings. See Scanning Documents for details.

Click Preview to preview your image(s). The scanner loads the first page of your documents, then Epson Scan prescans it and displays it in the Preview window. The scanner then ejects your first page.

If necessary, you can draw a marquee (a line marking the scan area) around the portion of your document page that you want to scan in the Preview window. See Creating a Marquee on a Preview Image for instructions.

Make any other necessary Image Adjustment settings. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for details.

Place the first page of your documents on top of the rest of the pages, then load the entire document (up to 75 pages) into the scanner with the printed side facing down and the top edge facing into the feeder.

Click Scan. The File Save Settings window appears.

Select PDF as the Type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, and other settings are displayed below it.

Click Options. You see the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window.

To create a searchable PDF file, click the Text tab, select the Create searchable PDF check box, then select your language from the Text Language list.

Note:

The searchable PDF function is available for Windows only.

The Text tab is available only when ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus is installed. If ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus is not available in your country, you will not see the Text tab.

To assign password settings to the PDF file, click the Security tab and select the password settings.

To specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file, click the General tab and adjust the Select number to make file setting.

For other settings in the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window, see Epson Scan Help for details.

Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save Settings window.

Make any other file save settings, and click OK. Epson Scan scans your document and displays the window below.

Note:

If you deselect the Show Add Page dialog after scanning check box in the File Save Settings window, this window does not appear and Epson Scan automatically saves your document.

Select one of the following options.

Add page: Click this button to scan the next page of your document. Replace the first page with the next page, and click Scan. Repeat this step for each page in your document. When you are finished, click Edit page and go to step 14.

Edit page: Click this button if you have scanned all the necessary pages so you can edit the scanned pages before saving them in one PDF file. Then go to step 14.

Save File: Click this button when you are ready to finish scanning and save the scanned pages into one PDF without editing them. Then go to step 16.

You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.

Use the tools at the bottom of the Editing Page window to select, rotate, reorder, and delete pages.

If you want to include all the document pages in your PDF files as they currently look, go to step 15.

If you want to rotate pages, click the pages, or use the

odd pages,

even pages, or

all pages icon to select the pages, then click the

left or

right rotate icon to rotate them.

If you want to delete pages, click the pages, or use the

odd pages, or

even pages icon to select the pages, then click the

delete icon to delete them.

Note:

The

delete icon is not available when all pages are selected.

For further details on the tools in the Editing Page window, see Epson Scan Help.

When you have finished editing your pages, click OK. The pages are saved in one PDF file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings window, and you return to the Epson Scan window.

Click Close to exit Epson Scan.

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