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Specifying the page number in a single PDF file: You can specify the maximum number 
of pages that can be included in one PDF file. For example, if you are scanning 20-page 
documents, and specify the page number to be included in one PDF as 4, 5 PDF files are 
automatically created.
See one of these sections to start scanning to a PDF file.
Office Mode: “Scanning to a PDF File in Office Mode” on page 61
Home Mode: “Scanning to a PDF File in Home Mode” on page 67
Professional Mode: “Scanning to a PDF File in Professional Mode” on page 73
Scanning to a PDF File in Office Mode
1. Place your document on the document table. See “Placing Documents or Photos” on 
page 16 of these sections for instructions.
2. Start Epson Scan using the aStart button or the Epson Scan icon. See “Using the Start 
Button” on page 20 or “Using the EPSON Scan Icon” on page 20 for instructions.
3. In the Office Mode window, select the Image Type, Document Source, Size, and 
Resolution settings. For details, “Scanning in Office Mode” on page 23.
4. Click Preview to preview your image(s). The Preview window appears and displays 
your image(s). See “Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area” on page 34 for 
instructions.
5. Make any other necessary image adjustments. See “Adjusting the Color and Other 
Image Settings” on page 39 for details.
6. Click Scan. The File Save Settings window appears. 
						

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7. Select PDF as the Type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, Page 
Number, and Compression Level settings are displayed below it.
8. Click Options. You see the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window. 
						

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To assign password settings to the PDF file, click the Security tab and select the 
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To specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file, click the 
General tab, click Select number to make file, and adjust the number.
For other settings in the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window, see Epson Scan Help 
for details.
9. Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save 
Settings window. 
						

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10. Make any other file save settings, and click OK. Epson Scan scans your document and 
displays the window below.
Note:
If you deselect the Show Add Page dialog after scanning check box in the File Save Settings 
window, this window does not appear and Epson Scan automatically saves your document.
11. Select one of the following options.
❏Add page: Click this button to scan the next page of your document. Replace the 
first page on the document table with the next page, and click Scan. Repeat this 
step for each page in your document. When you are finished, click Edit page and 
go to step 12.
❏Edit page: Click this button if you have scanned all the necessary pages so you can 
edit the scanned pages before saving them in one PDF file. Then go to step 12.
❏Save File: Click this button when you are ready to finish scanning and save the 
scanned pages into one PDF without editing them. Then go to step 14. 
						

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12. You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.
Use the tools at the bottom of the Editing Page window to select, rotate, reorder, and 
delete pages.
If you want to include all the document pages in your PDF files as they currently look, 
click the  all pages icon to select all the pages, then go to step 13.
If you want to rotate pages, click the pages, or use the  odd pages,  even pages, 
or  all pages icon to select the pages, then click the  left or  right rotate icon to 
rotate them.
If you want to delete pages, click the pages, or use the  odd pages, or  even pages 
icon to select the pages, then click the  delete icon to delete them. 
Note:
The  delete icon is not available when all pages are selected.
For further details on the tools in the Editing Page window, see Epson Scan Help.
13. When you have finished editing your pages, click OK. The pages are saved in one PDF 
file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings 
window, and you return to the Office Mode window.
14. Click Close to exit Epson Scan. 
						

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Scanning to a PDF File in Home Mode
1. Place your document on the document table. See “Placing Documents or Photos” on 
page 16 for instructions.
2. Start Epson Scan using the aStart button or the Epson Scan icon. See “Using the Start 
Button” on page 20 or “Using the EPSON Scan Icon” on page 20 for instructions.
3. In the Home Mode window, select the Document Type, Image Type, and Destination 
settings. For details, see “Scanning in Home Mode” on page 25.
4. Click Preview to preview your image(s). The Preview window appears and displays 
your image(s). See “Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area” on page 34 for 
instructions.
5. Make any other necessary image adjustments. See “Adjusting the Color and Other 
Image Settings” on page 39 for details.
6. Size your image as necessary. See “Selecting the Scan Size” on page 45 for details.
7. Click Scan. The File Save Settings window appears. 
						

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8. Select PDF as the Type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, Page 
Number, and Compression Level settings are displayed below it.
9. Click Options. You see the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window. 
						

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To assign password settings to the PDF file, click the Security tab and select the 
password settings. 
						

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To specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file, click the 
General tab, click Select number to make file, and adjust the number.
For other settings in the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window, see Epson Scan Help 
for details.
10. Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save 
Settings window.