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### Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter4 (Windows®)

1. Click the (ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray, and then click Open.
2. Click the Device Settings tab.
3. Click the Device Scan Settings button.
   The Device Scan Settings dialog box appears.
4. Click the tab for the Scan to action you want to change (Image, E-mail, or File).
5. Change the settings as needed.
6. Click OK.

Each tab represents one of the scanning destinations, as outlined in the table below.

Change your Scan-to settings by clicking on the corresponding tab and customizing the setting you want.

Tab Name | Corresponding Feature
--- | ---
Image | Scan to Image
E-mail | Scan to E-mail
File | Scan to File

Settings | Applicable Features
Image | E-mail | File

File Type
  Select the file type you want to use for the scanned data.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Target Application
  Select the destination application from the drop-down list.

Yes

-
-

Destination File Path
  Click Change to change the prefix of the file name and the path of the destination folder.

Yes

Yes

-

File Name
  Type a prefix for your file name, if needed.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Insert Date in File Name
  Select to automatically insert the date in the file name of the scanned image.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Destination Folder
  Click the folder icon to browse and select the folder where you want to save your scanned documents.

-
-

Yes

Show Folder
  Select this option to automatically display the destination folder after scanning.

-
-

Yes

File size
  Adjust the data compression ratio of the scanned image. Change the file size by moving the File size slider to the right or left.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Resolution
  Select a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scan Type
  Select from a range of scan colour depths.
  - Auto
      Use for any type of document. This mode automatically picks an appropriate colour depth for the document.
  - Black & White
      Use for text or line art images.
  - Gray (Error Diffusion)
      Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated grey images without using true grey dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a grey appearance.)
  - True Gray
      Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more accurate because it uses up to 256 shades of grey.
  - 24bit Color
      Use to create an image with the most accurate colour reproduction. This mode uses up to 16.8 million colours to scan the image, but it requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Document Size
  Select the exact size of your document from the Document Size drop-down list.
  - If you select 1 to 2 (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5-size documents.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brightness
  Set the Brightness level by dragging the slider to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher brightness level and scan the document again. You can also type a value into the field to set the Brightness level.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Contrast
  Increase or decrease the Contrast level by moving the slider to the right or left. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the image, while a decrease reveals more details in grey areas. You can also type a value into the field to set the Contrast level.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Default
  Select this option to restore all settings to their factory setting values.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Related Information
  - Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Lenovo Machine
  - Scan Photos and Graphics
  - Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File
  - Scan to E-mail Attachment

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