Scanning Multi-Page Documents

ABBYY FineReaderoffers a specialized scanning mode (Scan Multiple Images) for more convenient scanning of a large amounts of pages. To enable this mode, select the Scan multiple imagesoption on the Scan/Opentab of the Optionsdialog (menu Tools>Options). However, note the following:

• If you use the ABBYY FineReader TWAIN interface, scanning will be continuous, i.e. when one page is finished, the program will automatically start on the next.
• If you use the TWAIN–Source interface, the TWAIN–dialog of the scanner will remain open after scanning a page so that the next page can be placed onto the scanner immediately.

The process of scanning a large number of pages depends on whether you are using a scanner with an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or one without.

ADF Scanning:

1. If you are using the FineReader interface, select the Use automatic document feeder option in the Scanner Settings dialog (to open this dialog, click the Scanner Settings button on the Scan/Open tab of the Options dialog) and the Scan multiple images option on the Scan/Open tab in the Options dialog (menu Tools>Options...), then click 1-Scan to start scanning.

2. If you are using the TWAIN-Source interface, select the Use automatic document feeder option in the TWAIN dialog of your scanner (remember that each scanners may name this options differently; consult your scanner documentation for details) and the Scan multiple images option on the Scan/Open tab in the Options dialog (menu Tools>Options), then click 1-Scan to start scanning.

Non-ADF Scanning

If you are using the ABBYY FineReader interface, select the Scan multiple imagesoption on the Scan/Opentab in the Optionsdialog (menu Tools>Options...) and then click 1-Scanto start scanning.

If you are using a flatbed scanner without an ADF and the ABBYY FineReader interface, there are two ways to increase its efficiency:

• Set a pause value (i.e. the time that will elapse between the scanning of one page and the next). To do this, select the Pause between pages option and then set the pause value (in seconds) in the Scanner Settings dialog (to open this dialog, click the Scanner Settings button on the Scan/Open tab of the Options dialog) ). The scanner will pause for the predefined time before scanning the next page to allow you to place the next page onto the scanner. After the pause, scanning continues automatically.
• Select the Stop between pages option in the Scanner Settings dialog (to open this dialog, click the Scanner Settings button on the Scan/Open tab of the Options dialog) ). Each time a page scan is completed, a dialog will ask you if you wish to continue scanning. Click the Yes button to continue scanning or No to end the process.
  When you have finished scanning your pages, select the Stop Scanning item in the File menu.

 If you are using the TWAIN-Source interface:

• Select the Scan multiple imagesoption on the Scan/Opentab in the Optionsdialog (menu Tools>Options...) and then click 1-Scanto start scanning. The TWAIN dialog of your scanner will open. Click the Scan (Final, or other) button to start scanning.

• Scan a page, insert the next page into your scanner and click the Scan button in the TWAIN dialog of your scanner to continue scanning. 
  When all pages have been scanned, click the Close or other scanner–specific button in the TWAIN dialog of your scanner.

Tip: To have greater control over the quality of your scanned images, make sure that the Open image during scanning option in the Scan/Opengroup in the Legacy Options dialog is selected. (To open the Legacy Optionsdialog, click the Legacy Options... button on the Generaltab in the Optionsdialog.) This command opens each scanned page in the Image window immediately after it has been scanned. Reject the scanned page and halt the scanning process by clicking on Stop Scanning in the File menu. Next, re–scan the image.

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