My Canon Pixma MP280 scans documents into a JPEG format. Can the device scan documents to PDF format?

One of two things I can suggest:

1. make sure you are not scanning in JPEG or TIFF format as these are typically single page documents only. PDF is your best option for scanning.

2. Check settings, as some scanning software has an option that you can turn on or off depending on whether you want a single file with all pages or multiple files each containing a page.

In the manual it shows how to scan PDF's to the computer.

The manual is online with Canon USA and can be downloaded for free.
Canon Support Drivers PIXMA MX420

You can scan document to multi-page TIFF file anf then use a TIFF to PDF Converter to convert all pages from the TIFF document to PDF file.

using the scan buttons on your printer will save the documents as pdf files on your pc directly. You can however use the scan option on the Control Panel to save the documents as jpeg file.

1. Install the MP Navigator EX software located on the disc that came with the printer.

2. Go to Start > Programs > Canon Utilities > MP Navigator EX > MP Navigator EX.

3. Select Photos/Documents or Stack of Documents.

4. If Photos/Documents was selected, open the top of the scanner and place the document you wish to scan on the glass with the top facing to the left. If Stack of Documents was selected, flip the plastic tray open on the top of the printer and place the stack of papers in the tray.

5. Select the Document Type in the left pane, then click the Scan button.

6. The scanning process should start. When it's finished, select Save to save the document(s) as a JPEG, or select Save as PDF to save it in PDF format.

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make sure that scan driver is completely installed in your computer.

To scan a documents in jpeg format, use the scanner icon in the control panel of your system. Insert your document in scanner bed then double click the scanners & cameras icon in the Control Panel.

To scan a documents and save in pdf format. just press the Scan button in the printer and save the documents in your computer once the scan window appear.

Hi

Please scan the document in JPEG format and then take the printout, as TIFF format is suitable for text files and not images. After scanning, check whether the file is in JPEG format or not. If not then you can convert it into JPEG format by using MS Office picture manager or simply MS Paint.

Please do accept the solution and revert for further assistance.

Thanks
Rylee

You can't without very expensive Optical Caractor Reader software to convert it. All that scanners do is print thousands of dots that they see from a document into a picture in JPEG format. All they see is dots, not text.

Yes,you do have to buy the sent kit.But remember the sent kit Scan to e-mail and not directly to the computer.Your company have to have a mail server to be able to work properly.Adobe have software that you can buy that chance word document to PDF.