| Home > Scanning Special Projects # Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button Assigning a Project Program in Epson Event Manager to a Scanner Button Assigning a Program With Windows Vista Assigning a Program With Windows XP Assigning a Program With Windows 2000 Each scanner button opens a pre-selected program when you press it. The default programs they open and the default actions they perform are described in the table below.
Button | Default action
Start | Epson Scan starts.
Copy | Epson Copy Utility starts.
E-mail | Epson Scan automatically scans, then the Send File Via E-mail window appears.
PDF | The Scan to PDF window appears.
## Assigning a Project Program in Epson Event Manager to a Scanner Button You can assign any of the scanner buttons to open a program in the Epson Event Manager to make scanning your projects even quicker.
| Do one of the following to start Epson Event Manager:
Windows: Select the start button or Start > Programs or All Programs > Epson Software > Event Manager. Mac OS X: Select Applications > Epson Software, and double-click the Launch Event Manager icon. You see the Button Settings tab in Epson Event Manager.
| Click the arrow in the list next to the button name, then select the action you want to assign.
| Click Close to close the Epson Event Manager window.
Now whenever you press the button you assigned, the action you selected opens. Note:
If you need help using Epson Event Manager, do one of the following. For Windows: Click the icon in the upper right corner of the screen. For Mac OS X: Click Help from menu, then Epson Event Manager Help
Top ## Assigning a Program With Windows Vista
| Click the start button and select Control Panel.
| Click Hardware and Sound, then Scanners and Cameras.
| Click your scanner’s icon and select Properties.
| Click Continue in the User Account Control window.
| Click the Events tab.
| In the Select an event list, make sure Start Button is selected.
| In the Start this program list, choose the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
Note:
If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the Start button, click the Prompt for which program to run radio button instead. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Take no action radio button instead.
| Click OK.
Top ## Assigning a Program With Windows XP
| Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Scanners and Cameras.
| Right-click your scanner’s icon and select Properties.
| Click the Events tab.
| In the Select an event list, make sure Start Button is selected.
| In the Start this program list, choose the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
Note:
If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the Start button, click the Prompt for which program to run radio button instead. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Take no action radio button instead.
| Click Apply, then click OK.
Top ## Assigning a Program With Windows 2000
| Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
| Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon.
| Select your scanner icon and click Properties.
| Click the Events tab.
| In the Scanner events list, make sure Start Button is selected.
| In the Send to this application list, click the check box for the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
Note:
If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the Start button, select more than one program in the list. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Disable device events check box instead.
| Click Apply, then click OK.
Note:
You must restart your computer before using the newly assigned Start buttons.
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