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Setup Multiple Scanners to work with Acrobat 9.4

etubridy
Registered: Aug 8 2011
Posts: 3
Answered

I have two scanners I use for scanning documents. I cannot determine how to set this up in Acrobat. It seems like the interfaces is designed for different settings on a given scanner but in order to switch the scanner I always need to modify the 'Configure Presets' dialog and change the scanner. Is there a way to setup multiple scanners and then just indicate which one I want to scan from?

Ed Tubridy
ed [at] tubridy [dot] net

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows
KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
Accepted Answer
In the Acrobat Scan Dialog (File > Create PDF > From Scanner) you should be able to select each scanner from the Input section at the top.

Kelly McCathran
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Certified Technical Trainer+

etubridy
Registered: Aug 8 2011
Posts: 3
Thanks for your post but this is not the workflow I asked about. This workflow simply displays the five presets plus a Configure Preset option. The five presets will initiate a scan on a single scanner with different settings (resolution, color type, etc) that are configured in the Configure Preset option. However, all five presets will only initiate a scan from the scanner that is configured.

So assume the system is currently configured for scanner A. In order to configure for scanner B the following workflow is required.

User: File > Create PDF > From Scanner > Configure Presets
System: Displays Configure Preset dialog.
User: Select Scanner B from the Scanner drop down. Dismiss the dialog by selecting OK.
System: Dismisses the Configure Scanner dialog without initiating a scan.
User: File > Create PDF > From Scanner >
System: Initiates the scan on the desired scanner.

Hope this is clear.

Cheers, Ed Tubridy

Ed Tubridy
ed [at] tubridy [dot] net

etubridy
Registered: Aug 8 2011
Posts: 3
Note: The 5th step should be User: File > Create PDF > From Scanner > [Desired Preset}

Ed Tubridy
ed [at] tubridy [dot] net