| Home > Scanning Special Projects # Scanning to a PDF File Scanning to a PDF File Using the PDF Button Scanning to a PDF File Using the Epson Scan Using Epson Scan, you can create a PDF file with the following features. Scanning multiple document pages into a single PDF file: You can scan multiple document pages and save them in a single PDF file. Creating a searchable PDF file (Windows only): You can create a PDF file with search functionality, so that you can look for words in the file. (This feature may not be available in some countries.) Specifying the number of pages in a single PDF file: You can specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file. For example, if you are scanning a 20-page document, and specify the page number to be included in one PDF as 4, 5 PDF files are automatically created. Note:
You need ABBYY FineReader that came with your scanner to use some of these features. If you have installed your scanning software as described in the Start Here sheet, it has already been installed.
## Scanning to a PDF File Using the PDF Button
| Place your document on the document table. See Placing Documents or Photos for details.
| Press the PDF button on the scanner.
| Click Settings.
| Make necessary settings.
| Click File Save Settings. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, and other settings are displayed under Details.
Note:
If you deselect the Show Add Page dialog after scanning check box in the File Save Settings window, Add Page Confirmation window does not appear and Epson Scan automatically saves your document.
| If you need to change any of the current PDF settings, click Options.
Note:
The Text tab is available only when ABBYY FineReader that came with your scanner is installed.
Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save Settings window. For other settings in the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window, see Epson Scan Help.
| Make any other file save settings and click OK.
| Click Close to close the Scan to PDF Settings window, then click Scan or press the Start button on the scanner. Epson Scan scans your page.
If you are scanning single page, go to step 10.
| If you are scanning multiple pages, replace the first page on the document table with the second page and click Scan or press the Start button again. Repeat this step for each page in your document.
| Click Finish or press the PDF button on the scanner. Your document is saved as a PDF file in the Pictures or My Pictures folder, or in the location you selected in the File Save Settings window.
Top ## Scanning to a PDF File Using the Epson Scan
| Place your document on the document table. See Placing Documents or Photos for details.
| Start Epson Scan. See Using the EPSON Scan for details.
| Make necessary settings.
Full Auto Mode: Click Customize and File Save Settings. Go to step 5.
| Click Scan.
| Select PDF as the Type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, and other settings are displayed under Details.
Note:
If you deselect the Show Add Page dialog after scanning check box in the File Save Settings window, this window does not appear and Epson Scan automatically saves your document.
| Click Options for detailed settings.
Note:
The Text tab is available only when ABBYY FineReader that came with your scanner is installed.
Select the settings that match your document and then click OK. You return to the File Save Settings window. For other settings in the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window, see Epson Scan Help for details.
| Make any other file save settings, and then click OK.
Full Auto Mode: Click OK in the Customize window, and then click Scan. Epson Scan starts scanning your document and displays the following window.
| Select one of the following options.
Add page: Click this button to scan the next page of your document. Replace the first page on the document table with the next page, and click Scan. Repeat this step for each page in your document. When you are finished, click Edit page and go to step 9. Edit page: Click this button if you have scanned all the necessary pages so you can edit the scanned pages before saving them in one PDF file. Then go to step 9. Save File: Click this button when you are ready to finish scanning and save the scanned pages into one PDF without editing them. Then go to step 11.
| You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.
Use the tools below the Editing Page window to select, rotate, reorder, and delete pages. If you want to include all the document pages in your PDF files as they currently look, go to step 13. If you want to rotate pages, click the pages, or use the odd pages, even pages, or all pages icon to select the pages, then click the left or right rotate icon to rotate them. If you want to delete pages, click the pages, or use the odd pages, or even pages icon to select the pages, then click the delete icon to delete them. Note:
The delete icon is not available when all pages are selected.
For further details on the tools in the Editing Page window, see Epson Scan Help.
| When you have finished editing your pages, click OK. The pages are saved in one PDF file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings window, and you return to the Office Mode window.
| Click Close to exit Epson Scan.
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