Canon TOOLBOX 3.0 User Manual

ScanGear Toolbox 3.0 User’s Guide

for Windows/Macintosh

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Contents (1/2)

How to Use the Buttons in this Guide ............................ 2

Contents.......................................................................... 3

Chapter 1 Toolbox Basics

What is the Toolbox? ...................................................... 5

Installing the Toolbox ..................................................... 6

System Requirements............................................................ 6

Installing the Toolbox ...........................................................6

Starting/Closing the Toolbox .......................................... 7

Starting the Toolbox .............................................................7

Closing the Toolbox .............................................................. 8

Toolbox Buttons .............................................................. 9

Windows and Macintosh .............................................. 11

Chapter 2 Using the Toolbox

Copying (Printing) ......................................................... 12

Copy Settings ................................................................ 13

Scanner Settings - Image Type ........................................... 13

Scanner Settings - Image Quality .......................................14

Scanner Settings - Paper Size ............................................. 14

Scanner Settings - Brightness ............................................. 15

Scanner Settings - Scale ...................................................... 15

Scanner Settings - Use the Scanner Driver to Make

Advanced Settings................................ 15

Printer Settings (Windows)................................................. 16

Copy Button ........................................................................ 16

Printer Settings (Macintosh) ............................................... 17

Copy Button ........................................................................ 17

Sending Mail ................................................................. 18

Mail Settings ................................................................. 19

Scanner Settings - Image Type (Windows) ........................ 19

Scanner Settings - Image Type (Macintosh) ....................... 20

Scanner Settings - Paper Size ............................................. 20

Scanner Settings - Upper Limit of Attached File ...............21

Scanner Settings - Image Quality ....................................... 22

Scanner Settings - Use the Scanner Driver to Make

Advanced Settings................................ 22

Saving Scanned Images - File name ................................... 23

Saving Scanned Images - Folder ......................................... 23

Saving Scanned Images - Put Pictures in a Subfolder

Using Today’s Date .................... 23

Link Scanned Images To...................................................... 24

Scan Button ......................................................................... 24

Using the OCR Function ................................................ 25

OCR Settings ................................................................. 26

Scanner Settings - Image Type ........................................... 26

Scanner Settings - Image Quality ....................................... 26

Scanner Settings - Paper Size ............................................. 26

Saving Scanned Images - File name ................................... 27

Saving Scanned Images - Save as Type............................... 27

Saving Scanned Images - Folder ......................................... 27

Saving Scanned Images - Put Pictures in a Subfolder

Using Today’s Date .................... 27

Link Scanned Images To...................................................... 28

Scan Button ......................................................................... 28

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Saving to a File .............................................................. 29

Save Settings ................................................................. 30

Scanner Settings - Image Type ........................................... 30

Scanner Settings - Image Quality .......................................31

Scanner Settings - Paper Size ............................................. 31

Scanner Settings - Use the Scanner Driver to Make

Advanced Settings................................ 31

Saving Scanned Images - File name ................................... 32

Saving Scanned Images - Save as Type............................... 32

Saving Scanned Images - Folder ......................................... 32

Saving Scanned Images - Put Pictures in a Subfolder

Using Today’s Date .................... 32

Scan Button ......................................................................... 33

Using the Scan-1 – Scan-3 Buttons ................................ 34

Settings for the Scan-1 – Scan-3 Buttons....................... 35

Scanner Settings - Image Type ........................................... 35

Scanner Settings - Image Quality .......................................36

Scanner Settings - Paper Size ............................................. 36

Scanner Settings - Use the Scanner Driver to Make

Advanced Settings................................ 36

Saving Scanned Images - File name ................................... 37

Saving Scanned Images - Save as Type............................... 37

Saving Scanned Images - Folder ......................................... 37

Saving Scanned Images - Put Pictures in a Subfolder

Using Today’s Date .................... 37

Link Scanned Images To...................................................... 38

Scan Button ......................................................................... 38

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner Buttons

Using the Scanner Buttons............................................ 39

Confirming Scanner Button Settings ................................. 39

What Happens when a Scanner Button is Pressed? .......... 40

What Scan Settings Are Used? ........................................... 41

Changing Settings after a Button Has Been Pressed ........ 41

Changing the Functions of Scanner Buttons .................. 42

Chapter 4 Useful Hints

Selecting a Scanner ....................................................... 44

Linking to Other Application Programs ........................ 45

Appendices

File Formats................................................................... 47

Uninstalling the Toolbox ............................................... 48

Windows .............................................................................. 48

Macintosh ............................................................................48

Index ............................................................................. 49

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

ScanGear Toolbox 3.0 (the Toolbox) is a program that makes your scanner faster and easier to use. Without the Toolbox, for example, you would have to perform each of the following steps if you wished to scan and display a page from a magazine in an image editing application program.

What is the Toolbox?

Start the

application

program.

Start the scanner

driver program.

Set the detailed

scan settings.

Initiate the scan.

You can perform the same functions with the following steps using the Toolbox.

Start the Toolbox.

Select a function

button in the

main window.

Set a few simple

settings in the

settings dialog.

Initiate the scan.

As you can see, the process is simplified with the Toolbox.

You can simplify it even further by using the Scan button on the scanner’s front panel.

Press the SCAN

button on the

scanner.

(The Toolbox will start and automatically perform the entire process)

Close the driver

program.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

As this demonstrates, the Toolbox makes it considerably easier and faster to use your scanner.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Installing the Program

This topic explains how to install the Toolbox program.

System Requirements

The following minimum requirements must be met to install the program.

■ Windows

Supported System Software: Windows 98

RAM: 64 MB or more Free Hard Disk Space: Approximately 10 MB

Display: 800 x 600 pixels

■ Macintosh

Supported System Software: Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1

Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition

(before installation)

High Color (16 bit) or higher

Mac OS X

(Classic Mode only)

Installing the Toolbox

Use the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM that came with your scanner to install the Toolbox program. Please see the separate Quick Start Guide for installation instructions.

Important

• To install the program on Windows 2000 Professional, you must first log on as the Administrator before proceeding.

Note

•

See the “Uninstalling the Toolbox” topic in the

Appendices for instructions for removing the installed program from your computer.

• Unless there is a need to specify one operating system, the term Windows is used in this guide to refer to Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) collectively.

RAM: 64 MB or more

(128 MB or more for Mac OS X)

Free Hard Disk Space: Approximately 10 MB

(before installation)

Display: 800 x 600 pixels

32,000 colors or more

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Starting/Closing the Toolbox (1/2)

This topic explains how to start and close the Toolbox.

Important

• Before starting the Toolbox program, confirm that ScanGear CS-U has been installed and the scanner correctly connected.

Starting the Toolbox

Use the following procedures to start the Toolbox.

■ Windows

Click the Windows [Start] menu and select [Programs], [Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3.0] and [Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3.0]. (The screen shot below is from a system running Windows Millennium Edition)

This will start the Toolbox and display its main window, which will appear similar to the example below.

■ Macintosh

Open the [ScanGear Toolbox] folder and double-click the [ScanGear Toolbox] icon.

ScanGear Toolbox ScanGear Toolbox

This will start the Toolbox and display its main window, which will appear similar to the example below.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Note

•

Please see Chapter 3 “Using the Scanner Buttons” for

instructions for using Toolbox with the Scan button on the scanner’s front panel.

Closing the Toolbox

To close the Toolbox, click the close box on the main window.

Windows

Starting/Closing the Toolbox (2/2)

To close the program when you have opened a settings dialog, click the dialog’s [Cancel] button or close box, and then click the main window’s close box.

Macintosh

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Toolbox Buttons (1/2)

This topic introduces the buttons contained in the Toolbox’s main window. the instructions to adjust each button’s settings.

See Chapter 2 “Using the Toolbox” for

■ Copy

Scans and prints the image on a printer.

■ Mail

After scanning, it starts a linked mail program and creates a new message with the image file attached.

■ OCR

After scanning a document, it starts a linked OCR program (an image-to-text converter) and opens the image file. If you installed the OCR program from the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM, it will already be linked.

■ Save

Scans and saves the image file to disk.

■ Scan-1 to Scan-3

Windows

Macintosh

The three buttons framed in red are named respectively Scan-1, Scan-2 and Scan-3. If you installed all the programs from the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM, PhotoBase will be linked to Scan-1 and PhotoStudio to Scan-2. The buttons will be shown with the programs’ symbol as the button icon.

If you click any one of these buttons, the Toolbox will scan the item, start the linked application program and transfer the image file to that application.

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Toolbox Basics

Toolbox Buttons (2/2)

Note

• You can link other programs to the Scan-1, Scan-2 and Scan-3 buttons. Programs” topic in Chapter 4.

See “Linking to Other Application

■ Settings

The Settings button can be used to set the functions

performed by the Scan button on the scanner’s front panel. It can also be used to select the scanner if more than one is connected to your computer.

■ Other Buttons (Windows)

Click here to close the Toolbox.

Click here and click an object to open its help topic.

Click here to minimize the window.

■ Other Buttons (Macintosh)

Click here to conceal all but the title bar. (Click again to restore the full window.)

Click here to close the Toolbox.

Click here to turn on the balloon help function and then position the mouse cursor over an object.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Since the Windows and Macintosh versions of the Toolbox’s windows were designed to be virtually identical and are operated in similar ways, only the Windows version is shown in the detailed explanations of the Toolbox functions, which start from the next chapter.

A separate explanation is provided for Macintosh users in the rare cases where the Macintosh settings differ from those shown for Windows. Macintosh users should be able to view the Windows examples without experiencing any confusion.

Windows and Macintosh

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Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

Copying (Printing)

This function scans and prints the image in a single integrated step. Follow the procedures below to start copying an image.

• Start the Toolbox and click the [Copy] button.

A dialog like the one below will display.

The settings in this dialog are explained on the following pages.

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Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

This topic explains the settings in the Copy dialog.

Scanner Settings - Image Type

Select a scanning mode.

Black and White:

Scans and expresses the image in two colors, black and white.

Grayscale:

Scans and expresses the image in black and white and various shades of gray between these two colors. The result is similar to a monochrome image.

Color (Magazine):

Scans with the Descreen function turned on (see the Note on this page) and expresses the image in color.

Color (Photos):

Scans with the Descreen function turned off (see the Note on this page) and expresses the image in color.

Color (Auto crop): (Windows only)

Automatically sets the paper size, sets the Image Quality to 300 dpi and expresses the image in color.

Copy Settings (1/5)

Note

• Moiré patterns (striations or a wavy effect) can appear when some printed items are scanned. The Descreen function reduces this effect. Scanning takes longer with the Descreen function on.

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Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

Scanner Settings - Image Quality

This setting determines the resolution (fineness) at which a scanned image is reproduced.

Draft (150 dpi/75 dpi):

Scans at 150 dpi when Black and White or Grayscale mode is selected. Scans at 75 dpi in Color mode.

Standard (300 dpi/150 dpi):

Scans at 300 dpi when Black and White or Grayscale mode is selected. Scans at 150 dpi in Color mode.

Good (600 dpi/300 dpi):

Scans at 600 dpi when Black and White or Grayscale mode is selected. Scans at 300 dpi in Color mode.

Expansion Printing (600 dpi):

Scans at 600 dpi in Color mode. (This option is not available in Black and White or Grayscale mode.)

Copy Settings (2/5)

Scanner Settings - Paper Size

You can select from among the following paper sizes: A4, A5 Portrait, A5 Landscape, B5, Letter, Executive, Statement Portrait, Statement Landscape, Businesse Card, L Portrait, L Landscape, LL Portrait, LL Landscape, Postcard Portrait, Postcard Landscape and Custom.

Important

• The Image quality may change automatically if the Fit to Page option in the Scale category is selected.

• This setting is not available when the Color (Auto crop) option is selected in the Image type category. (Windows only)

Important

• This setting is not available when the Color (Auto crop) option is selected in the Image type category. (Windows only)

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When Custom is selected, a dialog allowing you to specify the dimensions will appear. After selecteing the units of choice, input the dimensions and click the [OK] button.

Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

Scanner Settings - Brightness

You can adjust the brightness by dragging the tab left or right. Moving it left darkens the image and moving it right brightens it.

Note

• This category sets the threshold value for black and white when the Black and White option is selected in the Image type category.

Scanner Settings - Scale

This setting allows you to expand or reduce the size of an image for printing to fit the paper specified in the Paper size category.

Fit to paper:

Automatically adjusts the size of the entire printed image to fit the size of paper specified for printing. Since it cannot change the width-to-height ratio, it may leave a white space on the sides or top and bottom of an image if the original item and the printing paper have different shapes.

100%:

Prints the image at the original size of the item.

Copy Settings (3/5)

Scanner Settings - Use the Scanner Driver to Make

Advanced Settings

If this setting is left unchecked, clicking the [Copy] button at the dialog’s bottom right starts the scan immediately. If a check mark is placed beside the setting, clicking the [Copy] button displays the ScanGear CS-U window, allowing you to adjust various settings in detail. The Image type,Image quality, Paper size, and Brightness settings cannot be set via the Toolbox when a check mark is placed beside this setting. Set these settings in the ScanGear CS-U window.

Note

• If you place multiple photos on the document glass and use the Multi-Photo Mode setting in the ScanGear CS-U window, the images will be scanned as a single composite image by the Toolbox Copy function.

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Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

Printer Settings (Windows)

These categories control the settings used to print the image on a printer. (See the next page for the Macintosh settings.)

Paper size:

Sets the size of paper on which the image will be printed.

Number of copies:

Sets the number of copies to print (up to a maximum of 99).

Printer:

Sets the printer used for printing. Click the [Properties] button to open a dialog allowing you to set detailed printer settings.

BJ Cartridge:

Sets the cartridge for use in the selected printer. (This category may not be available for some printers.)

Media type:

Sets the type of paper used in the printer. (This category may not be available for some printers.)

Print quality:

Sets the printing quality. (This category may not be available for some printers.)

Copy Settings (4/5)

Copy Button

When you click the [Copy] button on the Copy dialog, the scanner begins to scan with the selected settings. When the scan is complete, the image will automatically be sent to the printer for printing.

Note

• Click the [Defaults] button to restore all the categories to the default options.

• Click the [Apply] button to save the settings.

• Click the [Cancel] button to return to the Toolbox’s main window.

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