Preview not scanning, image capture ok

my Canon multifunction MX 870 scans fine with image capture, but not via Preview. Scan button is greyed out.

icarolyn wrote:
Got the scan button to activate, but now I can't get the scan to save to a documents folder.
If you are getting the message "The selected folder is not writable" then you can fix this by deleting a preference file.
First step is to quit Preview.
Then open Finder and select Go > Go To Folder. Then enter the following
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Preview/Data/Library/Preferences
(To make things easier you can copy and paste the line above into the Go To Folder window)
With this folder open you will see a file called "com.apple.Preview.plist". Trash this file and then open Preview again. Now you should be able to scan.
icarolyn wrote:
Also, there's not option to email when I am able to get as far as the "Share" menu--get Fb, message, but not Mail.
Agreed. After scanning in a document using Preview I also only get the following options.
So you would need to open Mail, create a new message and then browse to the folder where you saved the image to.

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It's recommended to contact the manufacture for members there are more familiar with this product
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revjmark wrote:
This is it scanned as text at 300dpi to tiff
You need to adjust settings and corrections according to your needs. This doc
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4505>
explains how (look under "Advanced scanning options"). There will also be additional options specific to your scanner (probably fairly similar to the choices you got with Epson's scanning software). You need to manipulate them until you get what you want.
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Not a direct answer.
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