To what formats will it scan? All will create a .pdf but will it create a .txt file?
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It will scan to USB or a network file in PDF, JPG and XPF formats. You will need OCR software (included in full version Adobe Acrobat, but also available from a number of vendors) to perform optical character recognition and conversion to TXT, RTF, or word processor formats such as Word and WordPerfect. Most OCR software will perform on JPG files, and the Brother printer will scan in 300dpi resolution that should produce good OCR results.
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Yes, of course. It scans anything in pdf format which you can then convert to a jpeg in the Scansnap program.
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In ScanSnap Manager, on the "File option" tab, check the box next to "Convert to Searchable PDF" and click on "All pages" in the OCR options box. If you've done that, it may be that you are creating searchable PDFs but your computer can't find them. If you are on 64 bit Windows 7, there is a problem with PDF indexing. Are you on Mac or Windows?
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It can scan them into PDF files. That's how we use it. How you organize those and what you do with them is a different subject.
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Hi,Sorry for this late response but I wanted to check it by myself with my printer.Personally I scan my document using Microsoft "Paint" and it is only a picture application.You can save your document in several format but none in text format.By definition a scanner is supposed to produce images and unless you use a Optical Character Recognition Software I don't think that you will make it.I am sorry, I afraid that I was not very helpful but it is only what I can tell you for now.However I am going to poke around, If I can find out something I will inform you.Have a good dayMB Hi,Sorry for this late response but I wanted to check it by myself with my printer.Personally I scan my document using Microsoft "Paint" and it is only a picture application.You can save your document in several format but none in text format.By definition a scanner is supposed to produce images and unless you use a Optical Character Recognition Software I don't think that you will make it.I am sorry, I afraid that I was not very helpful but it is only what I can tell you for now.However I am going to poke around, If I can find out something I... » Read More Hi,Sorry for this late response but I wanted to check it by myself with my printer.Personally I scan my document using Microsoft "Paint" and it is only a picture application.You can save your document in several format but none in text format.By definition a scanner is supposed to produce images and unless you use a Optical Character Recognition Software I don't think that you will make it.I am sorry, I afraid that I was not very helpful but it is only what I can tell you for now.However I am going to poke around, If I can find out something I will inform you.Have a good dayMB « Show Less
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Using the Epson scan program, you can do this. This program is surprisingly good, at least compared to what I'm used to (I had a Canon scanner previously). There is an option when you first start a scan telling it to ask for a prompt for more pages. You continue to add pages until you're done, then click on save, and it saves to multi-page PDF. Pretty easy, in my opinion.
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You can easily scan a mufti-page document to PDF using the ADF (automatic document feeder) and included software. I prefer to use Adobe Acrobat professional to do the task (Create PDF with scanner) as it works best in my workflow. Tip: the Paperport software included really sucks and uses non-standard formats for saving documents. There is an option on installing the drivers to skip it. I recommend you do as it adds startup overhead for software you will never use.
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Does it allow you to scan documents to an PDF file? I work as an inspector for a utility company and need a scanner to convert docs to PDF files to send to Project Manager from my home office. I used a flat bed scanner at Kinko's and was going to purchase an Epson V500 until I saw this all in one. Which one? Thanks.
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Yes it scans and has a usb connection....it also scans to multiple format as i recall....like pdf....jpeg and a couple more...
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This device scans documents to a PDF file. If document is two sided it scans both sides at the same time. It does not print. Its is powered by USB port.
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The answer to this may be platform-specific. With my Mac, running system 10.6, my Brother scans to a .jpg file in Preview. I can then go to "Save As" and save the file as a PDF. Hope this helps.
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Yes, and it will also save images as .TIFF, .BMP, or .PDF files. This is a great scanner and I feel that Canon software is simply the best!
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I found merging pages post scan with Nitro PDF or Adobe PDF (check the User Manual of ScanSnap).
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What feature are you scanning them with? PDF? I use PDF. You can try to manually copy and paste onto your computer with the usb wire that they have. I usually do that and they come out as intended of an actual size paper.
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I don't believe that WP will open a .pdf file. It can create, or open test or other formats, and then publish as .pdf.
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Unfortunately it only does PDF and JPG... as per manual. To confirm I tried PDF, JPG, DOCX, and DOC... only pdf and jpg worked.
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You can turn a pdf file into a word document but this devise on scans jpeg and pdf files.