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11. 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.
12. 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 13.
❏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 13.
❏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 15. 
						

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13. You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.
Use the tools below 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 14.
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.
14. 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 Home Mode window.
15. Click Close to exit Epson Scan. 
						

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Scanning to a PDF File in Professional 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 Professional Mode window, select the Document Type, Document Source, 
Auto Exposure Type, Image Type, and Resolution settings. For details, see 
“Scanning in Professional Mode” on page 27.
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 
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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 
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11. Make any other file save settings, and click OK. Epson Scan scans your original 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.
12. 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. When you are 
finished, click the Edit page button and go to step 13.
❏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 13.
❏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 15. 
						

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13. You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.
Use the tools below 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 14.
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.
14. 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 Professional Mode window.
15. Click Close to exit Epson Scan. 
						

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Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text
You can scan a document and convert the text into a format data that you can edit with a 
word processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To 
scan and use OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as the ABBYY FineReader 
program that came with your scanner. 
OCR software cannot recognize or has difficulties recognizing the following types of 
documents or text.
❏Handwritten characters
❏Items that have been copied from other copies
❏Faxes
❏Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch
❏Text that is in tables or underlined
❏Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points
See one of these sections to scan and convert text using ABBYY FineReader.
Office Mode: “Converting into Editable Text in Office Mode” on page 79
Home Mode: “Converting into Editable Text in Home Mode” on page 81
Professional Mode: “Converting into Editable Text in Professional Mode” on page 82
Converting into Editable Text in Office Mode
1. Place your document on the document table. See “Placing Documents or Photos” on 
page 16 for instructions.
2. Do one of the following to start ABBYY FineReader.
Windows: Select the start button icon or Start > Programs or All Programs > ABBYY 
FineReader 6.0 Sprint > ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint.
Mac OS X: Select Applications > ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint Plus, and 
double-click the Launch FineReader 5 Sprint icon. 
3. Click the Scan&Read icon at the top of the window. Epson Scan starts in the last mode 
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Note for Mac OS X users:
If you do not see a Scan&Read icon, choose Select Scanner from the Scan&Read menu, 
select EPSON GT-20000, and click OK. Then select Scan&Read from the Scan&Read menu 
to start Epson Scan.
4. Change the scan mode to Office Mode. See “Changing the Scan Mode” on page 22 for 
instructions.
5. Select Color or Black&White as the Image Type setting.
Note:
If you select Black&White, you can also select an Image Option setting, as described below.
6. Select Document Table as the Document Source setting.
7. Select the size of your original document as the Size setting.
8. Select 300 as the Resolution setting.
9. 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.
10. Modify the image quality if necessary. See “Adjusting the Color and Other Image 
Settings” on page 39 for instructions.
Image Option Setting Description
None No Image Option setting is applied.
Dropout: Red Drops out red from the scan.
Dropout: Green Drops out green from the scan.
Dropout: Blue Drops out blue from the scan.
Color Enhance: Red Enhances red in the scan.
Color Enhance: Green Enhances green in the scan.
Color Enhance: Blue Enhances blue in the scan.
Text Enhancement Technology Improves accuracy during OCR 
(Optical Character Recognition) 
scanning by eliminating the 
document’s background from the 
scan. This setting is available only 
when the Image Type is set to 
Black&White.
Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer and 
text recognition more accurate by 
separating the text from the graphics. 
This setting is available only when the 
Image Type is set to Black&White.