MF Toolbox 4.9 Settings

Scanner Settings
Saved Scanned Image to
External Program (Mail Program)
Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings (Confirm Scanned Image)


Example: [Mail] dialog box

Scanner Settings

You can specify the scanning mode, resolution, document size, and file size of the scanned image.

[Select Source]	Selects where the document is placed ([Platen Glass], [ADF], or [Auto Mode]). When [Auto Mode] is selected, the document in the ADF is automatically scanned. If there is no document in the ADF, the document on the platen glass will be scanned.
[Paper Size]	Selects the size of the document to be scanned. Selecting [Custom] opens the [Paper Size Settings] dialog box which enables you to set the custom paper size.
[Orientation]	Opens the [Orientation] dialog box. This dialog box enables you to specify the orientation of the document. This button is disabled when [Platen Glass] is selected in [Select Source].
[Original Orientation]	Shows the direction of scanning paper. The icon display varies depending on the settings for [Select Source], [Paper Size], and [Orientation].
[Scan Mode]	Selects the scan mode. The scan modes you can select differ depending on the MF Toolbox button you press. [Black and White]: Scans document as a black and white image. [Black and White (OCR)]: Scans document as a black and white image for OCR software. [Grayscale]: Scans a document as a grayscale image (similar to a monochrome picture). [Color]: Scans document as a color image. [Color (Magazine)]: Scans document as a color image with the Descreen function, which enables you to reduce moire' when scanning printed photographs and pictures.
[Upper Limit of Attached File]	Selects an approximate upper size limit (after compression) for the image you will send. For an ordinary mail message, [150 KB] is recommended. You can specify this item when scanning using the [Mail] button and [JPEG/Exif] is selected in [Save as Type].
[Image Quality]	Selects the scan (quality) resolution. When scanning using the [Mail] button, the resolution you can select depends on the setting in [Upper Limit of Attached File].
[Display the Scanner Driver]	If you select this check box, all items in the [Scanner Settings] become invalid, and when [Start] is clicked the [ScanGear MF] dialog box appears and enables you to make advanced settings for scanning. This check box is not available when scanning with the [OCR] button.

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Save Scanned Image to

You can specify the file name, file format, and location to save the scanned image. If you select [PDF] as a file format, you can also specify the detailed settings for the PDF file.

[File Name]	Enter a file name for the scanned image. If you save another file with the same name, four digits starting from 0001 will be attached after the file name.
[Save as Type]	Specifies the file type to save the scanned image. [BMP]: Bitmap format. [JPEG/Exif]: JPEG/Exif format. This option is available when [Grayscale], [Color] or [Color (Magazine)] is selected in [Scan Mode]. [TIFF]: TIFF format. [PDF]: PDF format. [PDF (Multiple Pages)]: Creates one PDF file from two or more scanned pages. [PDF (Add Page)]: Adds the scanned image to the last page of an existing PDF file that was created with the MF Toolbox.

-	The type of file which can be saved with each button is shown below.
-	When [PDF], [PDF (Multiple Pages)], or [PDF (Add Page)] is selected and if an error message appears indicating that the image size is too large, reduce the data size of the scanned image.

[PDF Settings]	Opens the [PDF Settings] dialog box which enables you to make advanced settings of the PDF file.
[Save Scanned Image to]	Shows the location to save the scanned images. To change the location, click [Browse], select a folder, then click [OK].
[Add Scanned Image to]	This item appears instead of [Save Scanned Image to] when [PDF (Add Page)] is selected in [Save as Type]. You can select the PDF file to which you want to add the scanned image.
[Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date]	Select this check box to create a folder with the current date (e.g. 2006-12-31_ in the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder.

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External Program (Mail Program)

When scanning using the [OCR], [PDF], [Scan-1], or [Scan-2] buttons, you can specify an application to be used to display the scanned images. Click [Set], select the application to use, then click [Open]. You can also specify an application by dragging and dropping the application icon onto the dialog box.

When scanning using the [Mail] button, you can specify an e-mail software to which you want to attach the scanned image. The MF Toolbox is compatible with e-mail software such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, EUDORA, and Netscape Messenger. Click [Set], select the application to use, then click [OK].
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Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings (Confirm the Scanned Image)

You can preview the scanned images as thumbnail images, and specify the file type and location to save them.

-	You cannot use this function when scanning with the [OCR] button.
-	For the [PDF] button, you can only confirm the scanned image and specify the location to save the image.

Select [Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings] (for the [PDF] button, [Confirm the Scanned Image]), then click [Start]. When the scanning is complete, the thumbnail of the scanned image is displayed.

Confirm the thumbnail image, specify the file type and location, then press [Save] or [Forward].

[Save as Type]	Specifies the file type to save the scanned image. The available file types are the same as those listed in "Save Scanned Image to."
[Exif Settings]	Opens the [Exif Settings] dialog box which enables you to set the Exif information when [JPEG/Exif] is selected in [Save as Type] (see below).
[PDF Settings]	Opens the [PDF Settings] dialog box which enables yo to make advanced settings of the PDF file. This button appears when [PDF], [PDF (Multiple Pages)] or [PDF (Add Page)] is selected in [Save as Type].
[Save Scanned Image to]	Specifies the location to save the scanned image.
[Add Scanned Image to]	This item appears instead of [Save Scanned Image to] when [PDF (Add Page)] is selected in [Save as Type]. You can select the PDF file to which you want to add the scanned image.
[Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date]	Select this check box to create a folder with current date inside the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder. This check box is not available when [PDF (Add Page)] is selected in [Save as Type].
[Save]	Press to save the scanned images in the specified location. This button appears instead of [Forward].
[Forward]	Press to forward the scanned images to the application you specified in the [Mail Program] or the [External Program] setting.
[Cancel]	Cancels the operation and returns to the previous window. Deletes all the images scanned in the operation.

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Exif Settings

You can attach extra information in the EXIF format, such as the description of the image, the date when the image was scanned, etc. to the JPEG files. Select a scanned image from the drop-down list to view and add information for the image.

[Basic Information]	Displays the information automatically acquired by the scanning.
[Advanced Information]	Displays the extra information you enter.
[Apply the Same Setting of Input Items Automatically]	Select this check box to use the same values you have specified in the previous scanning operation.

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