Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

document with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the Platen.
Resolution 
Select the resolution at which to scan documents.
Resolution
Specify... 
Click to open the Scan Settings dialog box in which you can make advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box
Save Settings
Automatically save the image to your computer after  scanning it
Select this to save the images to your computer as  specified after scanning them.
The File name, Save as type and Save in settings wi ll be displayed....

settings such as destination folder and file name.
Save as PDF file Dialog Box
Note
To set passwords for PDF files, select Open the save dialog box after scanning the image. After
scanning, you can set the passwords in the Save as  PDF file dialog box.
Setting Passwords for PDF Files
Application Settings
Open with 
Specify an application with which to open scanned images. Drag and drop the icon of an application
that supports the file format displayed in Save as  type. The specified application starts...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Save asPDF file Dialog Box
Save as PDF file Dialog Box
The Save as PDF file dialog box opens when you scan from Save as PDF file on the Custom Scan with
One-click tab or from PDF in the One-click Mode scr een after selecting Open the save dialog box after
scanning the image.
In the Save as PDF file dialog box, you can make se ttings for saving images to a computer.
Important
You cannot save images...

PDF(Add Page) cannot be selected for images scanned using the Operation Panel of the
machine.
If a password-protected PDF file is edited, the passwords  will be deleted. Reset the
passwords.
Setting Passwords for PDF Files
Set... 
Make advanced settings for creating PDF files. See  
PDF Settings Dialog Box for details.
Password security settings 
Select this checkbox to open the Password Security  -Settings dialog box in which you can set
passwords for opening, editing and printing created PDF  files....

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Mail
Dialog Box
Mail Dialog Box
Click Attach to E-mail on the Custom Scan with One- click tab or click Mail in the One-click Mode screen to
open the Mail dialog box.
Scan Settings
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned.
Color Mode 
Select how to scan the document.
Document Size 
Select the size of the document to be scanned. 
W hen you select Custom, a screen in which you can s pecify...

Resolution 
Select the resolution at which to scan documents.
Resolution
Use the scanner driver 
Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen and make advanced scan
settings.
Color Mode, Document Size, Resolution and other set tings in the Mail dialog box will be disabled.
Specify these settings in the ScanGear (scanner dri ver) screen.
Specify... 
Click to open the Scan Settings dialog box in which you can make advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box
Save Settings
File...

Mail Program 
Specify an e-mail software program.
Note
Select Add... to open the Select Mail Program dialog box in which you can select an e-mail
software program. If the e-mail software program yo u want to use is not listed, click Add to List
and select it.
Start scanning by clicking the one-click button 
Select this checkbox to start scanning when you click an icon.
Apply
Saves and applies the specified settings.
Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings.
Cancel
Cancels the...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > OCR
Dialog Box
OCR Dialog Box
Click OCR on the Custom Scan with One-click tab or  in the One-click Mode screen to open the OCR
dialog box.
Scan Settings
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned.
Color Mode 
Select how to scan the document.
Document Size 
Select the size of the document to be scanned. 
W hen you select Custom, a screen in which you can s pecify the document size appears....

settings.
Color Mode, Document Size, Resolution and other settings in the OCR dialog box will be disabled.
Specify these settings in the ScanGear (scanner dri ver) screen.
Specify... 
Click to open the Scan Settings dialog box in which you can make advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box
Note
W hen scanning slanted documents, select the Correct  slanted document checkbox to improve
the text recognition accuracy.
Save Settings
File name 
Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to  64...

W hen scanning multiple documents, you can collect the extracted text into one file.
General Tab
Text displayed in Notepad (included with W indows) is for guidance only. Text in the image of
the following types of documents may not be detecte d correctly.
- Documents containing text with font size outside  the range of 8 points to 40 points (at 300 dpi)
- Slanted documents
- Documents placed upside down or documents with te xt in the wrong orientation (rotated
characters)
- Documents containing special...