Canon MF6500 Series Driver Manual

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1234Scanning aDocumentTOPBack Previous Next4-6IntroductionTroubleshootingAppendixTable of ContentsIndexOOCR (Optical Character Reader)Device for reading characters optically. System for extractinginformation in a text format from information in the form of agraphic such as hand-written or printed characters which havebeen scanned with a scanner. You cannot edit text scanned with ascanner because it is in a graphic format, but with OCR softwareyou can convert to a text file and then edit the text with word-processing software.OrientationThe direction in which a document is fed, either along the width(portrait) or length (landscape) of the page.PPDFStands for Portable Document Format. A widely used format fortransmitting and viewing documents on computers. PDFdocuments can be read or printed out with Adobe’s AcrobatReader program.PixelShort for picture element, a pixel is the smallest unit used tomeasure a display image.PlatenThe document scanning unit.PortraitA vertical scanning orientation. Documents are scanned acrossthe shorter axis of the page.PreviewProvisional scanning and display of the document you are aboutto scan before you actually scan it. If the preview scan looksdifferent from what you want, you can change the settings, displaythe preview again and confirm before scanning.Preview areaThe area at the left of the ScanGear MF main window. When thePreview button is clicked, the item(s) on the platen glass of thescanner are scanned, and the results are displayed as thepreview image in this area. At this stage, the scanned image isnot passed on to the host application program.Properties dialog boxThe dialog box that contains information about a particulardevice, such as a scanner.