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# Scan Behavior for New Items

> The Collection toggle that decides whether a new Item's scan passes straight through to one Destination or opens a page of several

One toggle in **Settings → Scan behavior** decides what scanning an Item does by default:
**Show a profile page**.

* **On** — a scan opens the Item's page, which can offer several Destinations. This is Page Mode.
* **Off** — a scan goes straight to a single Destination, with no page in between. This is Direct
  Mode, and it makes a **Default destination** setting appear below the toggle.

## It is a default, not a rule

This sets the starting point for new Items. Any individual Item can be switched to the other mode
from its own settings, and that explicit choice always wins over the Collection.

The corollary matters: an Item that has *never* made an explicit choice follows the Collection.
Flipping this toggle changes how those Items resolve, including Items that already exist — most
often Items created by CSV import, which do not record a per-Item choice unless you give them
one.

## What changes in the interface

Turning the toggle on reveals the Collection's page tab in settings, where you can preview the
page design and open the Page Editor. Turning it off hides that tab — and if you were sitting on
it, you land back on **Scan behavior**. The page design itself is not deleted; it is still there
if you turn pages back on.

Turning pages off is also what surfaces the [Default Destination for New
Items](/collections/default-destination) builder, since a pass-through Item needs somewhere to
send the scan.

## Privacy is per-Item, not per-Collection

A related setting people look for here and do not find: there is no Collection-level control for
whether pages require sign-in. Privacy is set on the individual Item. New Items start public.

## Choosing between them

Direct Mode is right when a scan has exactly one sensible outcome — a product page, an asset
record in one system, a form. It is the fastest path for the person scanning: no page, no tap.

Page Mode is right when one physical code has to serve more than one purpose or more than one
audience — an inspection app for the operator, a manual for the technician, a support form for a
customer. One code, several Destinations, no second sticker.

For a full comparison of the two modes, see [Direct Mode vs. Page
Mode](/pages/direct-mode-vs-page-mode).

## Related

* [Default Destination for New Items](/collections/default-destination)
* [Direct Mode vs. Page Mode](/pages/direct-mode-vs-page-mode)
* [Pages Overview](/pages/pages-overview)
* [What Is a Collection?](/collections/overview)