User Interface

• 1. Menu bar - File

  Select capture source

  Displays a window to enable selection of a scanning device (TWAIN or WIA). If a TWAIN source is available always use that in preference to a WIA source. Please visit our Getting Started page to learn more about Select capture source and TWAIN.
  

  Scan Now

  Initiate a scan from the selected scanning device
  

  Import

  2 sub items
     
  import from file - choose a file to import images
  import from folder - choose a folder to import images
  

  Save PDF

  Initiate a save of the captured images
  

  Send PDF

  Save a temporary PDF , launch the default email client and attached the PDF to it
  

  Abandon Batch

  Abandon the batch of captured images
  

  Open default save folder

  Open the folder where the last PDF was saved into.
  

  View last saved PDF document

  Open the last saved PDF document using the default PDF viewer.
  

  Exit

  Close the application.

• 1. Menu bar - Edit

  PLEASE NOTE The settings chosen in the UI>>Optional items on the UI setting will modify the selections available on the Edit menu
  

  Show capture device UI (scanner dialog window) (on / off selector)

  Set to on/off to display/not display the scanner dialog window prior to scanning
  

  Automatic document save after capture (on / off selector)

  Set to on/off to save/not save the document immediately after capture without further user intervention.

  Launch email client after save (on / off selector)

  Set to on/off to launch/not launch the default email client with the PDF document attached immediately after save.
  

  Options

  Open the options window to facilitate changing ScanToPDF settings
  

• 1. Menu bar - View (only visible depending on settings)

  The View menu option is settings dependant and the menu could contain the following items.
  
  Document view - opens the document view window which has various features for viewing captured pages, including barcode and OCR data.
  

  Barcode edit window - Displays the barcode edit window - Click here for more details

• 1. Menu bar - Help

  PLEASE NOTE The settings chosen in the UI>>Optional items on the UI setting will modify the selections available on the Help menu

  Documentation

  Opens the Documentation page on our web site to access documentation
  

  Export Settings

  Export the current ScanToPDF settings to a compressed ZIP file. The ZIP file will be saved in the user's documents folder. 

  Check for updates

  Connects to our software deployment sevrer and confirms if an update is available for your software. If an update is available it will ask whether to download & install it to update the version.

  About ScanToPDF

  Displays important information about ScanToPDF such as the ScanToPDF serial number (top right) and the version number of the software (top left). Click here for more information.

• 2. Tool Bar

  PLEASE NOTE The settings chosen in the UI>>Optional items on the UI setting will modify the selections available on the toolbar

  	Open the "Options" window
  	Perform a scan from the selected device
  	Import files from the folder defined in the "Import" settings
  	Scan a file and send it via email
  	Abandon the batch of captured images
  	Save the batch of captured images
  	Show/Hide the TWAIN user interface (UI) (on/off toggle)
  	Trigger an automatic save after images have been captured (on/off toggle)
  	Launch the default email client with the PDF attached after save (on/off toggle)

  
  
  

• 3. Thumbnail Pane

  The thumbnail pane displays thumbnail sized images of captured pages. The pages can be re-ordered using drag & drop.
  
  To select a page (to perform some action on it) the checkbox on the bottom right corner of the thumbnail needs to be checked.
  
  To select more than 1 page simply check each page checkbox as required.
  
  To perform actions on selected pages, right click the thumbnail and the context menu is displayed. This provides access to several functions.
  
  Select a page (or pages)
  Select the current document
  Save a page (or pages)
  Rotate a page clockwise or anti-clockwise
  Delete a page (or pages)
  Insert a page (or pages)
  Change the zoom level of the image pane
  Save the page as a template (for use with Data Gatherer or Page Stamper)
  

  Keyboard Shortcuts In The Thumbnail Pane

  The follow keyboard shortcuts are provided in the thumbnail list pane.
  
  Del - Delete the selected page
  Page Down - Move down one page
  Page Up - Move up one page
  CTRL - Page Down - Move down to the first page of the  next document *
  CTRL - Page Up - Move up to the first page of the previous document *
  End - Move to the last page in the thumbnail list *
  Home - Move to the first page in the thumbnail list *
  Ins - Insert manual document break *
  
  * These functions are only available when the batch separation and document visualization plugins are installed.

• 4. Image Pane

  The image pane provides a large display of captured images.
  
  The image pane displays the page currently selected using the thumbnail pane. It can be zoomed using the zoom function on the thumbnail pane context menu or using the zoom control on the toolbar.
  

  Context Menu

  Right click the mouse to display the context menu. This enables the following functions
  
  Save the page
  Rotate the page clockwise or anti-clockwise
  Delete the page
  Change the zoom level of the image pane
  Image crop (draw selection first with mouse holding left mouse button)

• 5. Zoom

  Choose a zoom level for the image pane.