Select source-Import-Advanced

• Introduction

  The Import window enables settings used when ScanToPDF is used in import mode rather than TWAIN scanning mode.
  
  These settings will be disabled if the automatic file import plugin is installed

• 1. Import folder

  Enter the name of the folder (or choose a folder using the button) to select a folder which ScanToPDF will use to import files from.

• 2. Filter

  Enter a filter, or list of filters to select files.
  
  To select files of a single file type enter *. followed by the file extension, for example
  
  *.tif
  
  To select multiple file types, separate the file types with the semi colon character, for example
  
  *.tif;*.pdf;*.jpg
  
  Valid extensions for the filter seting file type are
  
  jpg, pdf, tif, bmp, png
  

• 3. Import subfolder(s) content

  Checking this option will indicate that ScanToPDF should search sub folders when importing from folder.

• 4. Sort the files

  Sort the files - Choose a method of sorting the files when they are imported.
  
  ·      do not sort - No sort is performed on the source files
  ·      by name - Sort the source files based upon their file name
  ·      by size - Sort the source files based upon their size
  ·      by creation date - Sort the source files based upon their creation date
  ·      by last access date - Sort the source files based upon their last access date
  ·      by last write date - Sort the source files based upon their last write date

• 5. Ascending order

  The default sort order is Descending. Enable this option to instruct ScanToPDF to sort the files in an ascending order when they are imported.

• 6. Maximum number of file(s) to import in a single batch

  Set the spinner to indicate the maximum number of files to import when importing from folder.