Setting up the Toolbox SAVE button functions
| Article ID: ART124005 | | | Date published: 05/12/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
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How to Setup the Toolbox SAVE Button Functions
Most of the Toolbox versions will have the same buttons and functions. However, some versions may have more functions than others.
[Save] Button (Save Window)
This function scans an item and saves the results to an image file or PDF file.
The following window will display when you click the 
Save button in the Toolbox main window.
Select an option for the Select Source category.
Platen Scans paper documents and photographs. Film Scans 35 mm film (strips or slides). Auto mode Automatically judges whether it is a platen item or film and scans accordingly.
* When the Auto mode is selected, the settings for the Scan Mode, Image Quality and Paper Size categories cannot be selected. The following settings are used to scan.
Scan Mode Image Quality Platen Color (Multi-Scan) 300 dpi Film Scan all frames Standard (300 dpi)
Select a scan mode.
Platen Chosen in the Select Source Category
- Black & White
- Grayscale
- Color
- Color (Magazine)
- Color (Multi-Scan)
- Color (Auto crop)
Black and White Scans an item as a black and white image. Grayscale Scans an item as a grayscale image (similar to a monochrome picture). Color Scans an item as a color image with the Descreen function set to Off. Color (Magazine) Scans an item as a color image with the Descreen function set to On. Color (Multi-Scan) Scans items in color. If more than one item is placed on the document glass of the scanner, each one is automatically cut out, straightened, and placed in an individual file. Color (Auto crop) Scans items in color. Automatically detects item positions and scans the smallest possible area into which all items will fit.
* Multiple files are opened when the Scan Mode is set to Color (Multi-Scan).
However, only one PDF file is opened even if multiple pages are scanned when the Save as Type category is set to PDF (Multiple Pages). The default setting for the Save as Type category is PDF (Multiple Pages).* Moir é patterns may appear in images scanned from printed materials. The Descreen function limits this to the greatest possible extent. However, scanning takes longer when Descreen is set to On.
Film Chosen in the Select Source Category
The following two modes are available for selection.
Scan all frames Scans all the frames placed on the document glass of the scanner. Display thumbnails Scans the frames selected in the thumbnail window.
This category selects the scanning resolution (fineness).
The higher the resolution (the larger the value), the finer the resulting image.Platen Chosen in the Select Source Category
Select from the following options.
75 dpi, 100 dpi, 150 dpi, 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 400 dpi, 600 dpi, 800 dpi and 1200 dpi.
* If the Scan Mode is set to Color (Auto crop) or Color (Multi-Scan), the following Image Quality settings are available: 75 dpi, 150 dpi, 300 dpi, 600 dpi (300 dpi is the maximum resolution for Macintosh). * If the Scan Mode is set to Color (Magazine), the maximum Image Quality setting is 600 dpi. * If the file type in the "Save as Type" category is set to PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page), the maximum Image Quality setting is 400 dpi for Windows and 300 dpi for Macintosh. The highest Windows setting also becomes 300 dpi when the Scan Mode is set to Color (Auto crop) or Color (Multi-Scan). * For Macintosh, when the "Save as Type" is set to PICT, the Image Quality will change in response to the Paper Size you select because PICT file specifications restrict the image width to a maximum of 4,096 pixels.
Film Chosen in the Select Source Category
Select from the following three resolution options.
High Speed Scans with an Image Quality of 150 dpi. Select this option to display the scanned image on a monitor or print at the photo size (4"x6"). Standard Scans with an Image Quality of 300 dpi. Select this option to print a high-quality print at the photo size (4"x6"). High Quality Scans with an Image Quality of 600 dpi. Select this option to print up to A4 (Letter) size, or for printing on a high performance color printer.
* High Quality (600 dpi) option can not be selected when the Save as Type is set to PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page).
This category sets the size of the item to be scanned.
Platen Chosen in the Select Source Category
Select from the following options.
A4, Letter, Business Card, 4"x6", 6"x4", Stitch-assist (11"x17"), Stitch-assist (A3), Stitch-assist (Platen x2), Custom
If the Stitch-assist (11"x17"), Stitch-assist (A3) or Stitch-assist (Platen x2) option is selected, the program scans the left half and then the right half of the item, and merges halves into one image.
If the Custom option is selected, the Paper Size Settings window opens. Select a [Unit] option, input [Width] and [Height] values, and click the [OK] button.
* The Paper Size cannot be selected when the Scan Mode is set to Color (Multi-Scan) or Color (Auto crop).
Film Chosen in the Select Source Category
The Paper Size is set to 35mm Film.
This category sets whether or not the scan settings are set with the ScanGear CS scanner driver.
If a check mark is placed in this category, the ScanGear CS window will open when you click the Scan button at the window's lower right corner, allowing you to adjust the scan settings in detail.
The Scanner settings in the Save window, such as Select Source, Scan Mode and Paper Size, et cetera, are disabled. Set them in the ScanGear CS window instead.
* With Windows, when the file type in the "Save as Type" category is set to PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page), and you have selected Color/Full Platen and more than 400 dpi in the ScanGear CS window, a warning message will display and you will not be able to proceed with the scan. Select a smaller Paper Size and lower resolution. * With a Macintosh, the "Display the Scanner Driver" category is disabled when the file type in the "Save as Type" category is set to PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page). * If Black and White has been selected in the ScanGear CS window and the file type in the "Save as Type" category has been set to JPEG/Exif, the image gets saved as a JPEG grayscale file. * If Multi-Scan was selected in the ScanGear CS window, the number of files corresponding to the number of items on the document glass of the scanner is saved.
Input a file name here for the scanned image.
* When you use the default file name to scan two or more images (i.e. selecting Color (Multi-Scan) as the Scan Mode) and store the files in a folder, a sequential four-digit number such as "0001" is appended to the end of each file name starting from the first image (i.e. Image0001, Image0002, Image0003...).
When you use a file name other than the default one, that name is used without modification for the first image, but subsequent images have a sequential four-digit number, such as "0001" appended (i.e. ABC, ABC0001, ABC0002...).* The file name extension is automatically added. When Save as Type is set to PDF (Add Page), this function is disabled.
This category selects the file format for saving the scanned image.
(The example above shows options available for Grayscale or Color mode images.)You can select from the BMP, JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) and PDF (Add Page) options.
(The example above shows options available for Grayscale or Color mode images.)You can select from the PICT, JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) and PDF (Add Page) options.
Selecting PDF (Multiple Pages) inserts a multiple-page document into a single PDF file. A dialog similar to that below will appear as each page is scanned on the document glass.
To scan successive pages, place the next page on the document glass before clicking [Next]. Click [Finish] to cease scanning pages into the file.
Selecting PDF (Add Page) inserts pages into an existing PDF file, producing a single file.
Use the [Browse] button to set the [Add Scanned Image to] category. The "Save Scanned Image to" category will cease to display and the scanned images will be saved to the file specified in the "Add Scanned Image to" category.The original file specified in "Add Scanned Image to" is kept as it is, and a new file with a new file name will be created to store the new pages.
Multiple documents on the document glass are scanned into a single PDF file when the Scan Mode is set to Color (Multi-Scan).
* Only PDF files created with the Toolbox can be specified as Add Scanned Image to. PDF files created by other application programs cannot have pages appended to them even if they are selected. PDF files modified by other application programs cannot have pages appended to them even if they were created with CanoScan Toolbox. * To change the settings used to create PDF files, click the [PDF Settings] button. * You are recommended to limit the number of pages in any one multiple PDF file with PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page) to 20 or less if you are scanning a color document with the Image Quality set to 300 dpi and the size to a setting equivalent to Letter size. The JPEG/Exif format can only be selected for Grayscale or Color mode images.
[PDF Settings] button
This button opens the settings window used for creating PDF files.
The PDF Settings window will open when you have selected PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages) or PDF (Add Page) as the file type in the Save as Type category and click the PDF Settings button.
This box displays the location to which the scanned image will be saved.
To change the folder in which it will be saved, for Windows, click the [Browse] button, select a folder and click the [OK] button.
For Macintosh, click the [Select] button, select a folder and click the [Choose] button.
* The following folder is specified as the default location for scanned images. My Pictures folder within the My Documents folder My Pictures folder within the Pictures folder, in the logged in user account folder in the Users folder
Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date
This category sets whether or not a subfolder bearing the scanning date is created in the selected folder and the image files are saved to it.
If a check mark is placed in this category, a folder bearing the scanning date (such as "2004-01-15") is automatically created within the selected folder, and the images are saved to it with numerical file name suffixes assigned in the order in which they are saved. For example, if the "2004-01-15" folder contains a file named "Save0001.JPG," and the next file is saved the next day in the "2004-01-16" folder, this image file will be named sequentially as "Save0002.JPG."
If a check mark is placed in this category, a folder bearing the scanning date (such as "2004-01-15") is automatically created within the selected folder, and the images are saved to it with numerical file name suffixes assigned sequentially within each folder. For example, even if the "2004-01-15" folder contains a file named "Save0001.JPG," the "2004-01-16" folder created the next day may also contain one named "Save0001.JPG."
When Save as Type is set to PDF (Add Page), this function is disabled.
Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings
Place a check mark in this category to view scanned thumbnail images (small images) and set the location and file format for saving the image.
This button restores each setting in the window to its default setting (the original post-installation setting).
[Apply] Button
This button makes the selected settings take effect and display the next time the window is used.
Pressing the [Cancel] button instead of [Apply] will reset the changes to the previous state.
[Cancel] Button
This button cancels any settings that you have changed, closes the window that is currently open and displays the Toolbox's main window.
Changed settings will be cancelled unless you have pressed the [Apply] button.
[Scan] Button
This button initiates a scan of the item using the selected settings. When the scan is complete, it automatically opens the linked e-mail program and displays a new message with the image file attached.
* If the Scan Mode is set to Color (Multi-Scan), multiple files are saved.
