Trace & Smooth

This mode enables you to convert text and line drawings in a scanned document to scalable outline data. The extracted outline data can be used in Adobe Illustrator. The smoothing process can also be applied to the text of the outline data, so it has less of a jagged edge when seen on a computer monitor or in print.

If you select [Trace & Smooth] as the PDF file format, [Compact] is automatically set to 'On'. You can also set [OCR(Text Searchable)]. You cannot set the Trace and Smooth mode by itself.

For information on the optional products required to use this function, see "Optional Products Required for Each Function."

IMPORTANT
PDF (Trace & Smooth) is only valid with the following settings: Select Color: A mode other than Black & White Resolution: 300x300 dpi Copy Ratio: 100 %/Auto

Press [Scan and Send] → specify the destination → press the file format button.

Select a file format → press [Set Details].

Press [Trace & Smooth] → [OK] → [OK].

If you want to separate multiple images and send them as separate files, each of which consists of only one page, set [Divide into Pages] to 'On'. Set [Divide into Pages] to 'Off' to scan them as a single file.

IMPORTANT
Long strip originals (17" (432 mm) or longer) cannot be used with the Trace & Smooth mode. If you select [Trace & Smooth], the machine automatically recognizes which parts of the document are text or line drawings. The machine may be unable to recognize which parts of the scanned document are text and line drawings correctly, depending on the document. The text and background of a PDF containing outline data may become misaligned or text and line drawings may not appear when opened in certain versions of Adobe Illustrator. If you select [Trace & Smooth] for the PDF file format, the colour mode is changed from [Auto(Color/Black)] and [Black & White] to [Auto(Color/Gray)] and [Grayscale]. If you want to scan the document with the colour mode that you specify, change the PDF file format to anything other than [Trace & Smooth] or [Compact]. If PDF (Trace & Smooth), PDF (Compact), or XPS (Compact) is registered as the standard file format and you are sending documents by I-fax, a message prompting you to change the file format may appear. In this case, change the file format to anything other than PDF (Trace & Smooth), PDF (Compact), or XPS (Compact). For more information on registering/changing the standard mode, see [Change Default Settings]. (See "Changing the Default Settings for Send.")

IMPORTANT

Long strip originals (17" (432 mm) or longer) cannot be used with the Trace & Smooth mode.

If you select [Trace & Smooth], the machine automatically recognizes which parts of the document are text or line drawings. The machine may be unable to recognize which parts of the scanned document are text and line drawings correctly, depending on the document.

The text and background of a PDF containing outline data may become misaligned or text and line drawings may not appear when opened in certain versions of Adobe Illustrator.

If you select [Trace & Smooth] for the PDF file format, the colour mode is changed from [Auto(Color/Black)] and [Black & White] to [Auto(Color/Gray)] and [Grayscale]. If you want to scan the document with the colour mode that you specify, change the PDF file format to anything other than [Trace & Smooth] or [Compact].

If PDF (Trace & Smooth), PDF (Compact), or XPS (Compact) is registered as the standard file format and you are sending documents by I-fax, a message prompting you to change the file format may appear. In this case, change the file format to anything other than PDF (Trace & Smooth), PDF (Compact), or XPS (Compact). For more information on registering/changing the standard mode, see [Change Default Settings]. (See "Changing the Default Settings for Send.")