Scanning paper documents to PDF

This function allows creating a PDF file directly from a paper document, using your scanner and the Master PDF Editor.

P.S Please note that these settings are relevant only for Linux operating systems.

To create a new document from scanner, choose File > From Scanner in the main menu or press Create a new document from scanner button on the toolbar.

Scan settings

The Scan dialog allows you to save frequently used parameter combinations as presets and configure device, source, and visual scanning parameters.

You can adjust scan settings here

All the inputs that can be changed are described below.

Saved Settings

Allow saving all the settings that were applied previously and saved as a template. Once you choose this template from the list, all the preset settings will be applied.

Input

Scanner. Choose one of the connected scanners installed in the system from the list in Scan dialog box. To find new devices, you need to update the list by clicking the refresh button on the right of the Scanner drop-down list.

P.S Note: if there are many connected scanners, the updating process can take some time.If the scanner is disconnected or offline, a red Offline text will appear next to its name in the list after selection.

Scan. Choose if you need to scan a single page or all pages from the feeder.
Page Size. Allows selecting the size option of the scanned document from the list below that suits your needs.

Options

This tab allows configuring visual scan settings

Scan source. Note: during the scanning process, Master PDF Editor uses the driver of the scanner installed in the system, so the number of scan settings may vary. Below are some types of options that you can find.

Flatbed. Place the document manually on the scanner glass. Suitable for single pages.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). Automatic feeding of a stack of pages. Only the front side of each page is scanned.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) Duplex. Automatic feeding with simultaneous scanning of both sides of the page in a single pass.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) Front/Back. Automatic feeding with sequential scanning. First all front sides of the stack are scanned, then the scanner prompts you to reload the pages for scanning the back sides.

Negative. Allows changing a colored PDF to black-and-white.
Scan mode. Choose a scanning mode that best matches the type of document that is scanned. The available modes are Color Document and Grayscale Document.
Scan resolution. Master PDF Editor supports scan resolutions ranging between 75 DPI and 600 DPI. Typically, 300 DPI is the optimal resolution for scanning documents in order to balance readability and file size. It is set by default.

Size

Here you can manually adjust the page size

These values in this tab are compliant with the Page Size option. You can change the values manually if needed.

Additional

In this tab, you can choose actions to be performed after completing the scanning session

Prompt to Scan More Pages. Allows scanning multiple files into a PDF.
Show Crop Page Dialogue. Crop pages visually and then refine the cropped area.

Output

Create New Document. After scanning a file, a new document with the scanned content is created.
Append to Current Document. Choose this option to append a scanned file to the opened document.

Miscellaneous

Deskew. Allows straightening a scanned document if it is scanned at an angle.
Remove background. Removes an unwanted background from the scanned document.
Skip empty pages. Allows skipping pages without content while scanning a document.
Preview. Select this option to preview the scanned file before adding it to a new document.
Scan. After the setting all the parameters, click Scan to scan your document.

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