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1. Go to Document -> Create PDF ->From Scanner -> Twain, or Document > Scan To
PDF -> Twain, or click on the small down arrow to the right of the scanning button
and select "Scan to PDF (Twain)".
2. Choose a scanner from the list and click on the OK button to proceed. If there is an error
with the selected scanner, the dialog will appear again with the previously tried scanner
highlighted so you can choose a new scanner.
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If the selected scanner had been a default option, you can use this dialog to
change the default scanner by selecting the new scanner and checking the "Set
default Scanner" option.
3. When the OK button is pressed, your scanner's custom scanning application will open.
This is a separate program that will allow you to preview the scan, choose a region to
scan, adjust the scan resolution, and then accept the scan.
4. Once the scan has been accepted and PDF Studio has received the data from the scanner
software, PDF Studio will display a dialog box showing some information about the scan
and will prompt you for a number of choices to determine how to insert the new image.
5. Once you've selected the options click OK to then create a new PDF or append the image
to an existing PDF depending on the option selected.
TWAIN Scan Import Settings
Image Info
This sections displays some basic details on the image that was received from your scanners
software
PDF Options
Insert At - Where to insert the new image. Choose from End of Document, after the Current
Page, Beginning of Document, in a New Document, or Interleave.
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Interleave – When scanning multiple images, this option can be used to insert them at
every other page. This is especially useful for scanning two-sided documents.
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Multiple documents - Use this option to create multiple documents when scanning
multiple pages. When selected a dialog will be displayed to set the following options.
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Pages per PDF - Number of pages before creating the next PDF
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File Name Patter - The file name to be used when creating the PDFs. Each file
will have the number of the document appended to the end of the file name
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Save files To - Where to save the created files
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Save as Default - When checked this will make the selected options the default
going forward
Page Size - What size to use when creating a new page to hold the image.
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Size to Image – The new page will be created the same size as the scanned image.
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Same as Document – The new page will be created the same size as the current
document. If the document is empty or if the Insert At choice is set to New Document the
new page will be created at the same size as the scanned image.
Compression - What compression to use when saving the image into the PDF document.
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JPEG - Lossy compression (recommended compression)
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Quality (for JPEG compression only) – If using JPEG, the compression quality
can be adjusted from 1 to 100%.
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1 = high compression, very low quality
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100 = low compression, very high quality
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Generally, 80=high quality, 50=medium quality, 20=low quality
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Flate - Lossless compression format
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JBIG2 B&W - Lossless compression format that only supports B&W color
OCR Options
OCR - Create Searchable PDF - Check this to automatically OCR the document after
scanning
Language - Language to be used if OCR is selected. Click on "Download OCR Languages"
to download additional languages.
Sane Scanning
Sane (Linux Only) is a scanning protocol that connects to scanners by providing a
standardized interface. SANE only provides an interface with the hardware and displays the
options available for each scanner. When scanning using Sane PDF Studio will first launch
the scanning application, then once the scanning is complete import the scanned image to
complete the Scan to PDF process.
Note: For PDF Studio to connect to the scanner properly, you need to make sure that you
have a saned daemon and at least one sane back-end installed. This is required for our
scanning library to work properly. Note that this is not requirement for other products such as
XSane and Gimp, so it is possible that XSane and Gimp work but PDF Studio doesn’t. For
more information on how to setup the saned daemon see Scanning to PDF with Linux on our
knowledgebase.
1. Go to Document -> Create PDF ->From Scanner, or Document > Scan To PDF, or
click on the scanning button on the toolbar.
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2. Choose a scanner from the list and click on the OK button to proceed. If there is an error
with the selected scanner, the dialog will appear again with the previously tried scanner
highlighted so you can choose a new scanner.
•
If the selected scanner had been a default option, you can use this dialog to
change the default scanner by selecting the new scanner and checking the "Set
default Scanner" option.
3. When the OK button is pressed, a standard scanning interface will be displayed. This is a
separate program that will allow you to adjust the scan settings and then begin the
scanning process.
4. Once the scan has been completed and PDF Studio has received the data from the
scanner, PDF Studio will display a dialog box showing some information about the scan
and will prompt you for a number of choices to determine how to insert the new image.
5. Once you've selected the options click OK to then create a new PDF or append the image
to an existing PDF depending on the option selected.
Sane Scan Import Settings
Image Info
This sections displays some basic details on the image that was received from your scanners
software
PDF Options
Insert At - Where to insert the new image. Choose from End of Document, after the Current
Page, Beginning of Document, in a New Document, or Interleave.
•
Interleave – When scanning multiple images, this option can be used to insert them at
every other page. This is especially useful for scanning two-sided documents.
•
Multiple documents - Use this option to create multiple documents when scanning
multiple pages. When selected a dialog will be displayed to set the following options.
•
Pages per PDF - Number of pages before creating the next PDF
•
File Name Patter - The file name to be used when creating the PDFs. Each file
will have the number of the document appended to the end of the file name
•
Save files To - Where to save the created files
•
Save as Default - When checked this will make the selected options the default
going forward
Page Size - What size to use when creating a new page to hold the image.
•
Size to Image – The new page will be created the same size as the scanned image.
•
Same as Document – The new page will be created the same size as the current
document. If the document is empty or if the Insert At choice is set to New Document the
new page will be created at the same size as the scanned image.
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Compression - What compression to use when saving the image into the PDF document.
•
JPEG - Lossy compression (recommended compression)
•
Quality (for JPEG compression only) – If using JPEG, the compression quality
can be adjusted from 1 to 100%.
•
1 = high compression, very low quality
•
100 = low compression, very high quality
•
Generally, 80=high quality, 50=medium quality, 20=low quality
•
Flate - Lossless compression format
•
JBIG2 B&W - Lossless compression format that only supports B&W color
OCR Options
OCR - Create Searchable PDF - Check this to automatically OCR the document after
scanning
Language - Language to be used if OCR is selected. Click on "Download OCR Languages"
to download additional languages.
Supported File Types
PDF Studio supports converting certain non-PDF file types into PDF Documents. The current
supported types are:
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Image Files: *png, *jpg, *jpeg, *jpe, *gif, *tif & *tiff. (Image To PDF settings are in the
Preferences Dialog)
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Word Files: .doc and .docx
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Text Files: .txt (Text To PDF settings are in the Preferences Dialog)
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Viewing and Comparing PDFs
PDF Studio provides extensive functionality for viewing and comparing PDFs
Viewing PDFs
Navigating: General navigation tips and tools
Zooming: Zooming in/out of the document
Setting Page Layout: Setting how the pages are displayed
Rotating Page View: Rotating the view of the page
Loupe Tool: Magnify a small region of the page
Pan and Zoom Tool: Display a window with the current location on the document
Reading Mode: Full screen viewing for easy reading
Invert Colors Mode: Inver colors for accessibility
Comparing PDFs
Side by Side Comparison : Compare two different PDFs next to each other
Overlay Comparison : Compare two different PDFs on top of each other highlighting the
differences
Navigating
PDF Studio has a variety of methods that can be used to navigate PDF documents.
Using the Mouse
The primary method for navigating within PDF documents is with the mouse. PDF Studio is
compatible with all standard mice and supports the following actions using the 2 buttons and
scroll wheel typically found on the mouse.
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Note: On Mac if using a mouse with a single button you can right click by holding Ctrl
and clicking the mouse button
Left Mouse Button
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Click to select items
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Hold down to drag items
Scroll Wheel
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Scroll the pages in the document
Right Mouse Button
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Displays context menus with additional options
Panning/Moving Pages
With the hand tool selected click and drag anywhere on the page to pan the document
Using the scroll wheel on the mouse you can move the document up and down
You can also use the vertical and horizontal scrollbars to pan the document by clicking and
dragging on the scrollbar
Using the Keyboard
The keyboard can also be used in some cases to quickly navigate the document using shortcut
keys. The following shortcuts can be used.
Action
Windows/UNIX
Mac
First Page
Home
Home
Last Page
End
End
Next Page
PgDn or Space
PgDn or Space
Previous Page PgUp or Shift + Space PgUp or Shift + Space
ce
Go to Page
Ctrl + Shift + P
⌘ + Shift + P
Scroll Down
Space or ↓
Space or ↓
Scroll Up
↑
↑
Next view
Alt + →
⌘ + [
Previous view Alt + ←
⌘ + ]
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