Scan Multiple Documents With the IJ Scan Utility for MAXIFY and PIXMA Printers

Follow the steps below to learn how to combine a group of individually scanned documents into one PDF file.

Prepare to scan

Place a document on the glass surface or into the automatic document feeder. Load legal-sized documents into the feeder.
Launch the IJ Scan Utility from your computer. See the instructions for your operating system from the list below

Mac ® - From the Finder’s Go menu, select Applications, then open the Canon Utilities folder >IJ Scan Utility folder >IJ Scan Utility / IJ Scan Utility2 / IJ Scan Utility Lite.
Windows 10 - From the Start menu, select All Apps >Canon Utilities >IJ Scan Utility. If you don't see this, type IJ Scan Utility into the search bar.
Windows 8 - Select IJ Scan Utility on the Start screen. (If IJ Scan Utility does not display, select the Search charm, then search for IJ Scan Utility.
Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP - From the Start menu, select All Programs >Canon Utilities >IJ Scan Utility >IJ Scan Utility.

Begin a scan

IJ Scan Utility main interface Select Document Scan on the left, then make sure the Data Format setting (in the Save Settings section) is set to PDF (Multiple Pages). Select OK to save your changes.
Note If you have the Data Format set to PDF and not PDF (Multiple Pages), each page will save as a separate (not combined) PDF file.

settings screen shot

If your model has an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and you wish to use this to scan, select Document (ADF Simplex), Document (ADF Manual Duplex), or ADF (Auto Duplex). The ADF options will depend on your model.

Document ADF Manual Duplex selected from drop-down

Select Document to start scanning.

IJ Scan Utility interface with Document button highlighted

After the original document scans, you will see the Scan Complete dialog box. To scan more pages, place the next original on the glass surface or in the document feeder and select Scan. When you finish all scans, select Exit.

Scan Complete dialog box

Locate your PDF file

Your multiple-page PDF will save to the location specified in Save Settings. The default folder on a Mac is Documents. In Windows it's either My Documents or Documents.