What Is [File Type]?
File Type refers to a format to store image data.
We recommend that you to distinguish the file type depending on whether the original is a document or image.
Main file type | Description |
|---|---|
File type advocated by Adobe Inc. as appropriate for documents. This type requires software such as Adobe Reader to view a PDF document. PDF includes Compact PDF with data compressed, as well as PDF/A, PDF/X, and PDF/E defined in the international standard (ISO). This system is compatible with normal PDF, Compact PDF, and PDF/A (PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b). | |
TIFF | General image file type. Since a lossless compression format is typically adopted, there is no image deterioration due to storage. |
XPS | File type advocated by Microsoft as appropriate for documents. This type requires software such as XPS Viewer to view an XPS document. |
JPEG | General image file type. Although this file type reduces the file size with a high data compression rate, images deteriorate with repeated storage due to the adoption of a lossy compression format. |
For scan data to send, you can set the file unit, file name, or encryption in addition to the file type. Set the desired one as necessary.
Step 2
[Page Setting] settings
Select whether to set the file unit to multi-page mode or single-page mode when storing scan data.
For details, refer to [Page Setting].
Step 3
[Encryption] settings
Set the password for browsing the scan data to be stored in PDF format.
Security can be enhanced because the password is required to open a file.
This item is available when [File Type] is set to [PDF].
For details, refer to [Encryption].
Step 4
[File Name] settings
Enter the file name for the scan data to send.
For details, refer to [File Name].
Step 5
[Color Compression] settings
Set the compression level for scan data.
For details, refer to [Color Compression].
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