Windows desktop shortcut to Scan to PDF - Solution

[jkastanje]

Tired of clicking way too many times through Acrobat just to make a scan? After looking for a way like many others, in the end I figured out the coding myself and replied to an initial post. Here by a new post to have a more recent thread.

SOLUTION:

Create a .vbs file and use the following code below.

It works for me on Windows 7 and with Adobe version 9. If your program path is different that than the x86 folder in this example, just simply correct the path to your own installed version. Not sure about OS or Linux platforms.

NOTE: This is for English version only. When you are using a different language version, change the (ffss) according the File Menu and use of the ALT key + shortkeys marked by an underscore.

Additionally, you can create a dekstop shortcut from the vbs file and from its properties give it a random personal icon to make it more appealing and recognizable.

Good luck

("There is always a way")

CODE:

Dim objShell

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )

objShell.Run("""C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe""")

WScript.Sleep 500

objShell.SendKeys "%(ffss)"

WScript.Sleep 100

objShell.SendKeys "~"

[Bernd Alheit]

Info: Version 9 is old and unsupported.

[AnandSri]

Hi Jjkastanje,

Welcome to the new Adobe Community.

Thank you for sharing your observation, as correctly mentioned by Bernd_Alheit Acrobat 9 is an out of support version as the activation server is not available as well the new updates, features and security patches. So suggestions or steps may or may not work in a specific scenario.

For detailed information about the support of Acrobat 9, you may refer to the Adobe article  https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-support-acrobat-8-reader.html

Feel free to contact us back for any assistance related to the latest version of Acrobat Pro DC.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

[Vadim22073597ay68]

Can I ask what will be the solution for the latest version because at work I am using acrobat dc pro and in order to scan a page I have to click 5 times before printer start scanning, on the old version there was an option to do a shotcut in the toolbar and was only 1 click now when acrobat is better is actually not. 

[AnandSri]

Hi @Vadim22073597ay68 

Please see the suggestions shared in these articles and let us know if that works for you: 

https://answers.acrobatusers.com/How-I-add-Icon-toolbar-Create-PDF-scanner-I-multiple-steps-complete...

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/scan-documents-pdf.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/customize-toolbar.html 

Also, if you feel that the solutions shared in the articles are not working for you, you may file a feature request  to the product team using the Adobe Wish form: https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

Regards,

Anand Sri.

[Vadim22073597ay68]

Hi Anand, 

Thanks for your reply but is not what I asked for. The solution you presented there is for Acrobat Pro, but on Acrobat pro DC 2021 is not working at least the menu one I will try to check the java script solution but looks like is for a different version also . 

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

These are the basic manipulations of the interface that everyone should know, you can scan just by using 3 shortcuts:

ALT F (open the File menu)

ALT R (cReate)

ALT S (from Scanner)

[JR Boulay]

However, these shortcuts still don't work in the French version, even though I've been reporting this problem to Adobe for nearly 3 years now!

@AnandSri 

[AnandSri]

Hi JR,

I hope you're doing well, and I apologize for the delayed response.  

Is the issue still occurring with the latest French version of Acrobat? If so, could you please share more details? I'll look into this for you.  

Thanks,
Anand Sri.

[JR Boulay]

Hi AnandSri

It seems to work fine in the latest version, thanks for pointing it out.