The Scan tool in the Home ribbon provides commands to scan to a new PDF file, to add pages to an existing file at a location you define, or to create a new file with markups. If you have not explicitly run the scanner setup, the first time one of these commands is chosen, the Scanner Setup Wizard runs. Multiple scanner support is available, including those using ISIS drivers. To install additional scanners, go to File > Options > General > Scanner Setup.
One-touch scanning
You can by-pass the scanner's own interface and use pre-defined settings. Choose File > Options > General > Scanner setup. Deselect the Display scanner dialog box checkmark. A scanner properties section appears, where you can define color mode, resolution and other settings. Click OK to have them used each time you perform a scan.
Scan to all PDF flavors
Scanning to image-only PDF is supplemented with more choices: searchable PDF, searchable and editable PDF (also known as PDF Normal) and MRC PDF Documents. Set the flavor in the PDF type drop-down list in the Scanner Setup Preference panel. The command Scan and Markup is not available when image-only PDF is chosen.
Scanner selection
The Scanner Setup Options panel is found under File > Options > General > Scanner Setup. It presents all scanners that have been set up in a drop-down list, so it takes just one click to move from one to another and also allows further scanners to be set up.
Multi-page scanning from flatbed
Multi-page scanning is available both from an ADF and from a flatbed. Enable this with the Scan multiple pages checkbox in the Scanner Setup Options panel. if this is set, a dialog box appears after each scan asking whether to continue or finish.
Scan and markup
This is available only when Searchable or Searchable and editable PDF are chosen. When this command is chosen, the Scan and Markup dialog box appears. Choose a markup type: highlight, cross-out, underline or mark for redaction. The chosen appearance can be automatically applied to all text strings conforming to a pre-defined search string, to a pattern or a mask (a customized pattern). Choose the search type (multiple search strings cannot be used here). See: Searching and Redacting Text and Searching by Patterns and Masks.
Scan Inbox
This feature is provided in Power PDF Advanced. It is useful if you have a network MFP or scanner that sends PDF files to an inbox location. Go to File > Options > Automation > Scan Inbox / Quick Connect to define one or more Inbox locations and enable prompting whenever a new PDF file enters a designated Inbox. This preference panel appears only after a scanner is installed.