Adobe 22002420 - Acrobat Standard - PC User Manual page 68

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The options available in the Optimized Scanned PDF dialog box also appear in the Optimization Options dialog box,
which are described in detail under that heading in this topic.
Basic scanning options
Select an installed scanner. You must have the manufacturer's scanning software installed on your
Scanner
computer.
Click to open the Scanner Options dialog box. (Available only after you select a
Scanner Options (Windows only)
scanner.)
Specify single or double-sided scanning. If you select Both Sides and the scanner's own settings are for only
Sides
one side, the scanner setting overrides the Acrobat settings.
Note: You can scan both sides of pages even on scanners that do not themselves support two-sided scanning. When Both
Sides is selected, a dialog box appears after the first sides are scanned. You can then reverse the original paper documents
in the tray, select the Scan Reverse Side (Put Reverse Of Sheets) option in that dialog box, and click OK to scan the back
sides of the paper pages. This produces a PDF with all pages in the proper sequence.
Select a basic color mode (Color, Black and White, or Grayscale) supported by your
Color Mode (Windows only)
scanner. This option is enabled if your Scanner Options are set to use the Acrobat scanning dialog box instead of the
scanner application.
Select a resolution supported by your scanner. This option is enabled if your Scanner
Resolution (Windows only)
Options are set to use the Acrobat scanning dialog box instead of the scanner application.
Note: If you select a Color Mode or Resolution option not supported by your scanner, a message appears and your
scanner's application window opens, where you can select different options.
Select this to create a new PDF; deselect it if you want to append the scanned pages to an
New PDF Document
existing PDF.
Select this if you want to add the converted scan to an existing PDF. Use the pop-up menu to select an open
Append
PDF or click Browse to find and select another PDF.
Select this option to make the PDF conform to ISO standards for PDF/A-1b. When selected,
Make PDF/A Compliant
only Searchable Image (Exact) is available in the Recognize Text - Settings dialog box for the PDF Output Style
option.
Drag the slider to set the balance point between file size and quality. Click the Options button if you
Optimization
want to customize optimization with specific settings for file compression and filtering.
Select this option to make text and images in the PDF searchable and selectable. This
Make Searchable (Run OCR)
option applies OCR and font and page recognition to the text images and converts them to normal text. Click the
Options button to select specific settings in the Recognize Text - Settings dialog box. See "Recognize text in scanned
documents" on page 64.
Select this option to add tags to the document, which improve accessibility for disabled users.
Make Accessible
(Available only when Make Searchable (Run OCR) is selected.)
Select this if you want to add information about the scanned document to the PDF file. When this
Add Metadata
option is selected, the Document Properties dialog box appears after scanning, where you can type in the metadata
you want to add.
Scanner Options dialog box
Native Mode transfers in the default mode for your scanner. Memory Mode is automatically
Data Transfer Method
selected for scanning in resolutions over 600 dots per inch (dpi).