You can scan book chapters, magazine pages and brochures into .*pdf files with Adobe Acrobat using the flatbed scanners located at stations 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and16.
Scanning a book/magazine/brochure into a PDF file with Acrobat
- Turn on the scanner. Lay the page face down on the flatbed of the scanner.
- Open Adobe Acrobat X Professional.
- In the upper-left hand corner of the window, click on the button "Create" and make sure these settings are selected:
- From the drop-down menu choose "PDF from Scanner -> Custom Scan".
- Choose EPSON Perfection V600/V700 or Epson GT-15000/GT-20000, depending on which station you are at.
- Click "Options..." next to the drop-down menu. Choose "Show Scanner's Native Interface" from the User Interface drop-down menu. Click "OK".
- Under Text Recognition and Metadata, make sure the box marked "Make Searchable (Run OCR)" is checked.
- Click the Scan button. The Epson scan window will now open up. Enter the appropriate settings for your document:
- From the Mode drop-down menu, choose "Professional Mode".
- From the Document Type drop-down menu, choose "Reflective".
- From the Image Type drop-down menu, Choose -
- Black & White if your original document is just text.
- 8-bit Grayscale if your original document has black & white images
- 24-bit Color if your original document has color pictures.
- Set the Resolution to 200dpi
- Make sure the Target size is set to "Original"
- For magazines or brochures with glossy pages, check the "Descreening" option
- Make sure the box marked 'Thumbnail" is unchecked
- Hit "Preview" to see your document before scanning. If you wish to scan only part of the document, drag your cursor on the preview window to create a selection box around that area. When you are ready, hit "Scan".
- After the scan is complete, a pop-up window will appear. Select "Scan more pages (sheet 2)", and then click "OK".
- Put the second sheet of your document (the next page) on the bed of the scanner and repeat step ?, continuing through the subsequent sheets of your book/magazine/brochure.
- After you scan your last page, select "Scan Is Complete" in the pop-up box.
- Go to File ->Save on the top menu to save your PDF to SaveWorkHere folder.