To save a scanned document as a PDF file you can use 'gscan2pdf'.It provides an easy to use GUI to aid the process of converting a scanned document to PDF.
This package is available in the 'universe' repository of ubuntu.Install it from the 'Synaptic Package Manager'.
Launch 'gscan2pdf' from the 'Graphics' menu.Click on the 'scan document' button on the toolbar.A window allowing you to configure your scanner appears.Under the 'Scan Options' tab you can set the paper size,choose the compression format and set the resolution.Under the 'Page Options' keep the '# Pages' to 1 and check the '#' radio button otherwise the same document would be scanned again and again.
To scan a document click on the 'Scan' button at the bottom.Once the document is scanned save it in the PDF or an image format from the 'File' menu.You can even email the document in PDF.
Use the buttons provided on the toolbar to zoom in/out of the document and rotate it by 90 or 180 degrees.
Copyright 2006--2008 Jeffrey Ratcliffe
Home Page:http://gscan2pdf.sf.net
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