The Select and Scan dialog box lets you choose a scanner source and start scanning. The dialog’s contents change depending on which scanner you pick.
When it appears
- Automatically — if you’ve configured Scanning Station to show the scanner selection dialog each time scanning starts.
- Manually — click the arrow next to the Scan button on the main window toolbars and choose Select and Scan…
Pick a scanner from the Scanner drop-down, then configure the settings.
Hardware scanner
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Use native scanner interface | Use the interface provided by the scanner driver. |
| Use application interface | Use the interface provided by Scanning Station. |
| Scanning Options… | Opens the scanner settings dialog. If you chose the native interface, it’s the driver’s dialog; if you chose the application interface, it’s the Scanner Settings dialog. |
| Show scanning options before scanning | If selected, Scanning Station displays the scanner settings dialog before each scan. |
If you use the native scanner interface, also select Show scanning options before scanning. Otherwise, scans will fail when scanning settings haven’t been pre-configured in the scanner driver.
Virtual scanner
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Folder | Path to the folder containing images to import. |
| Browse… | Opens a file dialog to select the folder. |
| Remove successfully loaded files | If selected, images are deleted from the source folder after loading. |
Actions
- Scan — start scanning.
- Cancel — close the dialog.
