Saving Scanned Data to Your Computer

Before saving the scanned data to the computer, check the following:

• Printer driver is installed. (Windows)

  If the printer driver is not installed yet, install the printer driver from the Setup CD-ROM or the Canon website.

  • Installing the Printer Driver

• When scanning via a network connection

  Make sure the printer is connected to the computer correctly.

  • For Windows:

    • Network Scan Settings

  • For macOS:

    • Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings Screen

Follow the procedure below to save scanned data to the computer.

1. Loading Originals on Document Platen

   • Loading Originals on Document Platen

2. Select Others on the HOME screen.

   • Home Screen Menu Composition

3. Select Scan.

4. Select Save to computer.

5. Select where to save the scanned data.

   Select Local (USB) for a USB-connected computer, or select the computer to save the scanned data for a network-connected computer.

   

6. On the Scan standy screen, specify the settings as necessary.

   

   • A: Select the document type.

     Document

     Select to scan the document.

     Photo

     Select to scan the photo.

   • B: Displays Scan settings screen.

     For more on the setting items:

     • Setting Items for Scanning Using Operation Panel

   • C: Displays the screen to select the save.

7. Press the Black button or the Color button.

   Note

   • If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the touch screen. Load the original on the platen according to the scan settings.

   • When you select JPEG or TIFF for Format on the scan setting screen:

     The printer starts scanning and scanned data is saved to the computer.

   • When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan setting screen:

     The confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is complete.

     

     If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen and start scanning.

     If you do not continue scanning, select End. The scanned data is saved to the computer in one PDF file.

   Scanned data is saved to the computer according to the settings specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility/Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite.

Note

• You can use the following scanning method.

  • Scanning with a WIA-compliant application software (Windows)

    For details:

    • Scanning with WIA Driver

  • Converting a scanned document to text (OCR)

    For details:

    • For Windows:

      • Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)(Windows)

    • For macOS:

      • Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)(macOS)

  • Forwarding the scanned data to the computer using WSD (one of the network protocols supported in Windows)

    • WSD scan from this printer

• When using Windows, the program selection screen may be displayed after pressing Black button or Color button.

  In this case, select Canon IJ Scan Utility and click OK.

• You can change where scanned data is saved and the file name by using Canon IJ Scan Utility (Windows) or Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS). For the settings of Canon IJ Scan Utility and Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite, see the following.

  • For Windows:

    • Settings Dialog Box

  • For macOS:

    • Settings Dialog

• Canon IJ Scan Utility (Windows) or Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS) allows you to specify how to respond when scanning from the operation panel. For more on settings of Canon IJ Scan Utility/Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite:

  • For Windows:

    • Setting Up Operation Panel with IJ Scan Utility (Windows)

  • For macOS:

    • Setting Up Operation Panel with IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS)