IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS) - Settings (PDF) Dialog - G2270
Article ID: ART181417
|
Date published: 02/07/2023
|
Date last updated: 02/08/2023
Description
Learn about the settings that can be adjusted in IJ Scan Utility Lite for macOS® when you want to scan documents and save them as PDF files with the operation panel.
Solution
Select PDF on the (Scanner
Button Actions) tab to display the Settings (PDF) dialog.
In the Settings (PDF) dialog, you can specify how to respond when saving images to a computer as PDF files after scanning them using the scanner button.
Source Type
Document is selected.
Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Original Size
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 select OK.
Select Defaults to
restore the specified settings to the default settings.
Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned. The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Image Processing Settings
Select (Right
Arrow) to set the following.
When Color
Mode is Black and White,
only Correct slanted text originals and Detect The orientation of text original and rotate image appear.
Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
Reduce moire
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
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
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)
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct
slanted text originals.
Detect the orientation of text original and rotate image
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
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
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.
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, select (Plus)
in the displayed dialog, and then specify the destination folder. The default save folder is the Pictures folder.
Data Format
You can select PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages).
PDF Compression
Select the compression type for saving PDF files.
Standard
It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
High
Compresses the file size when saving.
When Black
and White is selected in Color Mode, this option does not appear.
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.
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.
Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images. You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.
Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images. You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.
Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in Save
in. You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.
Do not start an application
Saves to the folder specified in Save in.
To
add an application or folder to the pop-up menu, select Add... from
the pop-up menu, select (Plus)
in the displayed dialog, and then specify the application or folder.
Instructions
Opens this guide.
Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
If your product issue was not resolved after following the steps above, or if you require additional help, please create or log in to your Canon Account to see your technical support options.
Or if you still need help, visit our Canon Community by clicking the button below to get answers:
(Scanner
Button Actions) tab to display the 
(Right
Arrow) to set the following.
The
following types of documents may not be corrected properly since the text cannot be detected correctly.
(Plus)
in the displayed dialog, and then specify the destination folder.
(General
Settings) tab of the Settings dialog are created.