IJ Scan Utility (macOS) - Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog
Article ID: ART176155 | Date published: 01/17/2020 | Date last updated: 01/21/2020
 

Description

This article provides information on the Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) dialog in IJ Scan Utility for macOS.

 

Solution

Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog

Click Attach to E-mail (Document) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) dialog.

In the Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when attaching images to an e-mail as documents after scanning them from the operation panel.


figure: Settings dialog
 

(1) Scan Options Area

Paper Size

Set from the operation panel.
 

Resolution

Set from the operation panel.
 

Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.
 

Apply Auto Document Fix

Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability.


 Important

  • The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect the checkbox and scan.


 Note

  • Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.


Reduce gutter shadow (platen)

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.


 Important

  • This function is available only when scanning from the platen.


 Note

  • When you enable this function, scanning may take longer than usual with network connection.


Correct slanted text document

Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10 degrees) of the document.


 Important

  • The following types of documents may not be corrected properly since the text cannot be detected correctly.
     

    • Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line

    • Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text

    • Documents with extremely large or small fonts

    • Documents with small amount of text

    • Documents containing figures/images

    • Hand-written text

    • Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)


 Note

  • Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.


Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image

Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the scanned document.


 Important

  • Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.

  • The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since the text cannot be detected correctly.
     

    • Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi

    • Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points

    • Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text

    • Documents with patterned backgrounds


(2) 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.


 Note

  • When you select the Save to a subfolder with current date checkbox, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name.


Save in

Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select Add... from the pop-up menu, then click (Plus) in the displayed dialog and specify the destination folder.

The default save folder is the Pictures folder.


Data Format

Set from the operation panel.


JPEG Image Quality

You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.


Create a PDF file that supports keyword search

Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword search.


 Note

  • PDF files that are searchable in the language selected in Document Language on the (General Settings) tab of the Settings dialog are created.


Save to a subfolder with current date

Select this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in Save in and save scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01" (Year_Month_Date).

If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in.


(3) Application Settings Area

E-mail Client

Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.

You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.


 Note

  • To add an e-mail client to the pop-up menu, select Add... from the pop-up menu, then click (Plus) in the displayed dialog and specify the e-mail client.


Instructions

Opens this guide.


Defaults

You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.