You can adjust and save scan settings for your PIXMA printer using the IJ Scan Utility.
To open the Settings dialog box, select the Check scan results checkbox in Save Settings after you complete a scan.
There are three main areas on the Save Settings screen:
- Toolbar
- Scan results area
- Save settings area
Refer to the sections below for details about each area.
If you scan from My Image Garden or the operation panel of your printer / scanner, the Save Settings dialog box doesn't appear.
1. Toolbar
The Toolbar doesn't appear when the Enable large image scans checkbox is selected in the Settings (ScanGear) dialog box.
Rotate images
You can rotate images 90 degrees in either direction.
To rotate scanned images:
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Select the image you want to rotate.
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Select (Rotate Left 90°)
or (Rotate Right 90°)
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2. Scan Results Area
You can see thumbnail images of your scans.
3. Save Settings Area
You can name your files and choose formats for saved scans.
File Name
Data Format
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Select the data format you want to use to save scanned images.
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You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, or PDF (Multiple Pages).
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You can't select PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages) if:
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The Enable large image scans checkbox is selected in Save Settings of the Settings (ScanGear) dialog box.
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Start OCR is selected in Application Settings of the Settings (Document Scan), Settings (Custom Scan) or Settings (ScanGear) dialog box.
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You can't select JPEG/Exif if the Color Mode is set to Black and White.
Settings...-
Set the quality of the images to be saved.
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Set keyword searches for PDF files and their compression type.
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Set the data format to use when you save images with Auto Scan.
Save in
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To change the destination folder for your scans, go to the Select Destination Folder dialog box and select Add from the drop-down.
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The default save folders are:
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Windows 10: Documents folder.
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Windows 8.1: Documents folder.
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Windows 8: My Documents folder.
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Windows 7: My Documents folder.
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Windows Vista: Documents folder.
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Windows XP: My Documents folder.