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I'm in the mood to give some points to someone. Does anyone know of a free way for a person to scan to pdf within Windows 7? The client would buy some software if they needed to but we are trying to avoid that since they just spent a lot of money on a new system.
Thanks in advance!
Every Office Jet I've used(from at least the 6500 series) allows for scan-to-pdf scanning.
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If you are talking about a physical scanner the software that comes with it will usually do scan to PDF.
If you are talking about scanning an existing electronic file to PDF take a look at PDFCreator, you can download it from Sourceforge.
You could always use the XPS printer option. It comes standard with all Windows 7 machines. It's not a PDF maker, but it's similar. The files are saved as .XPS.
As far as PDF printing goes, BullZIP PDF works fairly well. It's free.
http://download.cnet.com/PDF-Printer/3000-2088_4-10536746.html
Give that a shot and let me know how it works for you.
if you mean take an existing document and convert it to pdf then look at this http:/
You can print to PDF using PrimoPDF free, but is you need a scanner you'll have to buy one. Generally only the more expensive ones are going to include a scan to PFD software.
Sorry I should've stated this in the original post and thanks for the replies so far.
The scanner is older and doesn't have software that's compatible with Windows 7 for scanning which is why the client is currently using the built-in Windows 7 scan utility.
I'd look at a new scanner, they are fairly cheap these days, the software will play well with Win7 and they will likely get a much faster scanner out of the deal.
If you are looking for a new scanner we currently use Canon Scanfront 220. These scanners are expensive but no need to plug into a desktop. These scanners plug into the network. You can also OCR, email, etc.. a scan job. This way you can upgrade to Window 8 and beyond with no worries down the road.
EDIT: Just a suggestion.
You can try IrFanView. it can scan itself, then you should be able to do a save as PDF. You might need a plug-in for it.
Looks like there is a fee for commercial use, but I hear it's pretty reasonable (as in less than $20), write to irfanview@gmx.net to fine the exact price.
I have tested and used PrimoPDF on Windows 7 64/32 bit for atleast a year. Works fine. It's free.
i use an older version of DoPDF to 'print' things to pdf format.
Out of curiosity, what format does the older scanner use to scan to?
My apologies. A coworker of mine had not been out to the client's site before and wasn't aware there was a newer style all-in-one Hp OfficeJet attached to the computer. I'm waiting to hear back the specific model from the client but I'm thinking that if I install all of the Hp software I should be able to scan to a pdf?
Every Office Jet I've used(from at least the 6500 series) allows for scan-to-pdf scanning.
I just found out that this one is an OfficeJet Pro 8500 wireless but is connected via cat5e.
So the HP software should allow it to connect and scan to pdf? The Windows 7 built-in scan feature doesn't scan to pdf any longer.
LibreOffice / OpenOffice Draw:
1. Insert -- Picture -- Scan -- Select source - Scan
2. File -- Export as PDF (or button "Export Directly as PDF")
We use a Fujitsu Scan Snap scanner. It's works quite well and has OCR functionality. Not sure about cost and too lazy, I mean busy to look it up.
Just for the Heck of it:
scan2PDF Wonder if it works...
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Scan to PDF some other version
Haven't tested either one but need one myself sometimes... like the idea for both as portable is nice!
just googln' around while I'm "Soo Busy"
Gearhead89 wrote:
I just found out that this one is an OfficeJet Pro 8500 wireless but is connected via cat5e.
So the HP software should allow it to connect and scan to pdf? The Windows 7 built-in scan feature doesn't scan to pdf any longer.
Yes. The 8500 Pro does scan to PDF.
If you find that the HP software is cumbersome, there are tons of free PDF converter utilities(although most are just as big of a pain in the butt for most users). Also, if you can open something up in Word 2007 and later, you can just save it as a PDF.
Hope this helps.
Use the Embedded Web server to see if you can scan to an email address, a network folder or a memory card.
Here is a link to the user guide:
http:/
Most image editing software will be able to capture from a scanner (I recommend Paint.NET, 100% Free) and from there you can use PDFCreator to save the file. There are many alternatives, try a few out and see what fits your users' needs.
We also have software called Network ScanGear for use with networked copiers, it may be specific to the Canon products that we use, but check that out. There may be alternatives that will work for you if that specific one doesn't.
Check out FileCenter (http://www.lucion.com/filecenter-overview.html).
We've used it with some of our older HP multifunctions and it works great.
If they already have Adobe Acrobat: Acrobat X Pro / Scan to PDF
If the scanner already scans an image to the computer: Converting your computer docs/xls/jpeg etc to PDF: CutePDF is free and simple. Just choose the printer from the printer options.
Softi Scan to PDF is another option
We have a XEROX printer/scanner that we can scan to pdf/tiff/jpeg and it emails the file to us.
I logged in last night and installed the HP software for the printer. It came with an HP Document Manager which allows the user to scan to pdf. I also found that with Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, you can scan to pdf too which is actually easier to use than the built-in HP software.
Thank you everyone for your help and advice!
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