IJ Scan Utility Lite - Settings (E-mail) Dialog - TS8320
| Article ID: ART177268 | | | Date published: 08/04/2020 | | | Date last updated: 08/04/2020 |
Description
Learn about the various settings that can be adjusted in the Settings (E-mail) dialog in IJ Scan Utility Lite.
Solution
Settings (E-mail) Dialog
Click E-mail on the 
(Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (E-mail) dialog.
In the Settings (E-mail) dialog, make advanced settings for attaching scanned images to an e-mail.
(1) Scan Options Area
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Source Type
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Select the type of item to be scanned. Select Auto to detect the item type automatically and to set Color Mode, Original Size, and Resolution automatically as well.
Item types supported by Auto are photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, and BD/DVD/CD. To scan the following types of items, specify the item type or size. You cannot scan correctly with Auto.-
A4 size photos
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Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off
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Items printed on thin white paper
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Long narrow items such as panoramic photos
Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.
Place items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.
In Auto Scan, the outline of the subjects is emphasized. Set the outline emphasis level with Unsharp Mask Level in the Settings (General Settings) dialog. To convert text in the image into text data after scanning, specify Source Type instead of selecting Auto. To reduce moire, set Source Type to Magazine or select the Reduce moire checkbox in Image Processing Settings. -
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Color Mode
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Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Only Color is available when Source Type is Auto. -
Original Size
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Select the size of the item to be scanned.
When you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the paper size appears. Select a Unit, then enter the Width and Height, and then click OK.
Only Auto scan is available when Source Type is Auto. Click Defaults in the screen in which you can specify the paper size to restore the specified settings to the default settings. -
Resolution
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Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Only Auto is available when Source Type is Auto. -
Image Processing Settings
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Click
(Right Arrow) to set the following. Available settings vary depending on the Source Type setting.-
When Source Type is Photo:
When Color Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.-
Sharpen outline
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Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Set the outline emphasis level in the Settings (General Settings) dialog.
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When Source Type is Magazine or Document:
The displayed items vary depending on Color Mode.-
Sharpen outline
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Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Set the outline emphasis level in the Settings (General Settings) dialog. -
Reduce show-through
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Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
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Reduce moire
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Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned.
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire. -
Correct slanted text originals
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Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10 degrees) of the document.
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
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Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text
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Documents with extremely large or small fonts
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Documents with small amount of text
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Documents containing figures/images
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Hand-written text
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Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)
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Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text originals. -
- Detect the orientation of text original and rotate image
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Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the scanned document.
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
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Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
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Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
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Documents with patterned backgrounds
In that case, select the Check scan results and specify save settings checkbox, and then rotate the image in the Save Settings dialog.
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(2) Save Settings Area
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File Name
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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.
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
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Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select Add... from the pop-up menu, click
(Plus) in the displayed dialog, and then specify the destination folder.The default save folder is the Pictures folder.
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Data Format
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Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages), or Auto.
When Auto is selected, the save format may differ depending on how you place the item. You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White. Auto appears only when Auto is selected for Source Type. With network connection, scanning may take longer than usual when you set TIFF or PNG in Data Format. -
JPEG Image Quality
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You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.
This appears only when JPEG/Exif or Auto is selected in Data Format. -
PDF Compression
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Select the compression type for saving PDF files.
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Standard
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It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
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High
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Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your network/server.
This appears only when PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages), or Auto is selected in Data Format. When Black and White is selected in Color Mode, this option does not appear. -
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Create a PDF file that supports keyword search
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Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword search.
This appears only when PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages), or Auto is selected in Data Format. 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
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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.
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Check scan results and specify save settings
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Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
This does not appear when Source Type is Auto.
(3) Application Settings Area
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E-mail Client
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Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.
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.
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Instructions
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Opens this guide.
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Defaults
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You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.