Apple Color OneScanner 600/27 User Manual

Apple
Color OneScanner
User’s Manual for the Color OneScanner 600/27 and 1200/30
K Apple Computer, Inc.
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1Welcome 1
System requirements 2 What you need to know 2 In this manual 3 In the appendixes 4
2Setting Up the Scanner 5
Unpacking the scanner and accessory kit 6 Choosing a SCSI cable 6 Choosing the right location 8 Carrying the scanner 9 Apple Color OneScanner at a glance 10 Locking and unlocking the scanner 11 Setti ng the SCSI ID number and ter mination 12 Connecting the scanner to your Macintosh 13 Switching the power on 16 Important safety information 17 Where to go from here 17
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3Installing the Scanner Software 19
About the disks 19 Installing the scanner software 20 Installing the plug-in module for use by other applications 22 Assigning the Xerox TextBridge 3.0H application to the Dispatcher 23 Setting up ColorSync 25 Installing Kai’s Power Tools and Convolver 26 Where to go from here 26
4Scanning Images 27
What you can scan 28 Preparing originals 28 Removing and replacing the scanner cover 31 Opening the OneScanner Dispatcher application 32 How the OneScanner Dispatcher application is organized 33 Scanning with automatic settings 35 Saving a scanned image 40 Assigning a fax application to the Dispatcher 42 Faxing or printing directly from the scanner 42 Opening a saved image from an archive 43 Renaming a saved image in a n archive 45 Printing or faxing a saved image from an archive 45 Adding your own drag-and-drop applications 47 Scanning directly into a graphics application 49 Scanning with custom settings 51 Changing image size and ruler units 57 Copyright regulations (USA) 59
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5Editing Scanned Images 61
Opening a saved image 62 Image-editing overview 64 Show ing a nd hiding the palettes 65 Selecting images 66 Usi ng the t ool s to edit a n image 68 Copy in g, cu tting, or deleting a selection 75 Undoing an action 76 Zooming in and out 76 Inverting an image from positive to negative 77 Adjusting the brightness and contrast 78 Changing the color balance 79 Sharpening an image 80 Resizing an image 82 Cropping an image 83 Flipping an image 84 Ro tating an image 85 Setti ng the image depth 86 Setti ng ColorSync preferences 87 Changing the way you view an archive 88
6Scanning Text 89
Scanning a text document into the TextBridge application 90 Moving a text image to the TextBridge application 92 Converting a text image into an HTM L document 94
7Dispatcher Commands 95
File menu 96 Edit menu 102 Image menu 103 Window menu 107 Image-editing tools 108
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8Scanner Maintenance 111
Cleaning the scanner 111
9Using the Automatic Document Feeder 113
Setting up the Automatic Document Feeder 113 Aut oma tic Document Feeder at a glance 116 Choosing originals to scan 117 Scanning with the document feeder 118 Bypassing the document feeder 121 Clearing paper jams 122 Maintenance 129
10 Using the Transparent Media Adapter 137
Setting up the Transparent Media Adapter 137 Handling film 141 Inserting film into a film guide for scanning 142 Scanning with the Tra nsparent Media Adapter 145 Bypassing the adapter 148 Maintenance 149 Troubleshooting 150
Appendix A Technical Specifications 153 Appendix B Troubleshooting 155 Appe n dix C Assembling a SCSI Chain 159
Index 167
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Communications regulation information
FCC statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected.
Radio and television interference
The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with Apple’s instructions—it may cause interference with radio and television reception.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
You can determine whether your computer system is causing interference by turning it off. If the interference stops, it was probably caused by the computer or one of the peripheral devices.
If your computer system does cause interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures:
m Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops. m Move the computer to one side or the other of the television or radio. m Move the computer farther away from the television or radio. m Plug the computer into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio.
(That is, make certain the computer and the television or radio are on circuits controlled by different circuit breakers or fuses.)
If necessary, consult an Apple-authorized service provider or Apple. See the service and support information that came with your Apple product. Or, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.
IMPORTANT
could void the FCC Certification and negate your authority to operate the product. This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of Apple
peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system components. It is important that you use Apple peripheral devices and shielded cables and connectors between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other electronic devices. You can obtain Apple peripheral devices and the proper shielded cables and connectors through an Apple-authorized dealer. For non-Apple peripheral devices, contact the manufacturer or dealer for assistance.
Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple Computer, Inc.,
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DOC statement
DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur : “Appareils Numériques”, NMB-003 édictée par le ministre des Communications.
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Welcome
Welcome to the Apple Color OneScanner. With the Color OneScanner a nd the Apple OneScanner Dispatcher application program, you can
m scan an image or document and save it in a format you can use with
compatible graphics and page-layout applications
m print or fax saved images using convenient drag-and-drop icons m retrieve saved images using thumbnail-view archives m use the Apple Color OneScanner plug-in module to scan directly into
applications compatible with Adobe
Photoshop plug-ins
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System re quirements
The Apple Color OneScanner works with Macintosh computers with the follow ing configurations:
m System sof tware version 7.5 or later m 68030 or later processor
Scanning and scanned images require significant space on your computer and significant free space on a hard disk.
m You need at least 12 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM).
The OneScanner Dispatcher software requires at least 3 MB of free RAM. The TextBridge OCR software requires at least 4 MB of RAM. If you use the two applications at the same time, these RAM requirements are additive (you need at least 7 MB of available RAM, plus the RAM required by your system). Scanning operations improve with more RAM.
m Your hard disk needs to have at least 20 MB of disk space available.
What you need to know
If you’re new to the Macintosh—or to computing in general—you need to
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m read the information that came with your computer m explore the interactive learning products you received
These materials will explain the basic Macintosh skills you need to have before you set up and use your scanner.
Chapter 1
In this m anual
This manual provides step-by-step instructions and reference information for the Apple Color OneScanner and the OneScanner Dispatcher application.
Chapter Title Provides information about. . .
1 Welcome This manual and system requirements 2 Setting Up the Scanner Assembling and connecting the scanner
to your Macintosh computer
3 Installing the Scanner Installing the OneScanner Dispatcher
Software
4 Scanning Images Using the scanner and the OneScanner
5 Editing Scanned Images Using the OneScanner Dispatcher application
6 Scanning Text Using the OneScanner Dispatcher application
7 Dispatcher Commands The software, organized by menus and tools 8 Scanner Maintenance Basic maintenance procedures
application and related software
Dispatcher application to scan, save, print, and fax; using drag-and-drop icons
to change your scanned images
to scan text
9 Using the Automatic Installation and use
Document Feeder
10 Using the Transparent Installation and use, including a section
Media Adapter on troubleshooting
Welcome
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In the ap pendixes
The appendixes provide supplementary information about the Apple Color OneScanner.
Appendix Title Provides information about. . .
A Technical Specifications Technical features of the Apple Color
B Troubleshooting Diagnosing and correcting problems C Assembling a SCSI Chain Connecting the scanner and other
OneScanner
SCSI devices
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Chapter 1
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Setting Up the Scanner
This chapter shows you how to set up the Apple Color OneScanner. You’ll find instructions for
m unpacking, carrying, and placing the scanner m connecting the scanner to a Macintosh computer m plugging in the scanner and switching it on m safely using your scanner
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Unpacking the scanner and accessory kit
Make sure you have the items shown here.
Power cord
Color OneScanner
Color OneScanner
User’s Manual
Color OneScanner software
You may have received additional third-party software with your scanner.
Choosing a SCSI cable
The Apple Color OneScanner connects to your Macintosh through a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) cable (pronounced “SKUH-zee”). This cable provides for high-speed communication between the computer and a SCSI device, or devices, connected to the computer.
You will need to purchase a SCSI cable to connect your Apple Color OneScanner to the Macintosh. If you have a Macintosh IIfx, you also need a special terminator. For more information about connecting the scann er to a Macintosh IIfx or PowerBook computer, see Appendix C.
Apple recommends that you purchase only Apple-brand SCSI cables, which are properly shielded for trouble-free operation. You can purchase SCSI terminators and cables from your authorized Apple reseller.
Quick Start
Dispatcher software
card for OneScanner
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To connect the scanner directly to the Macintosh
To connect the scanner directly to your Macintosh computer, you need a SCSI system cab le.
SCSI system cable (one end
is smaller than the other)
To connect the scanner at the end of a SCSI chain
If you already have an external SCSI device (such as a SCSI hard disk drive) attached to your Macintosh computer, Apple recommends that you connect the sca nner at the end of the SCSI chain.
To make this connection, you need a SCSI peripheral cable.
SCSI peripheral cable
To use a different arrangement (configuration)
For information about connecting the scanner in the middle of a SCSI chain, see Appendix C, “Assembling a SCSI Chain.”
Setting Up the Scanner
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Choosing the right location
Before you set up the scanner, choose a work area that’s convenient for you and that meets the physical requirements of the scanner:
m a level, stable surface, such as a desk or table m a grounded three-pin power outlet m space around the scanner for easy access to the on/off switch
Allow clearance above the scanner so the top cover opens easily.
Leave enough room to place large originals on the scanner glass.
Allow enough space at the back of the scanner for the power cord and SCSI connectors.
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On/off switch
Environmental considerations
m Make sure you allow space for adequate ventilation so the scanner does not
overheat.
m If relative humidity is low, use a humidifier or an antistatic mat to avoid
electrostatic buildup. Avoid dusty areas, places where the scann er will be exposed to salty air or corrosive gases, and locations where temp erature and humidity levels vary significantly.
m Avoid placi ng the scanner in direct sunlight or exposing it to open flames. m Place the scanner on a surface that is free from vibrations.
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Safety precautions
m Don’t place the scanner where anyone can walk on the power cord, and do
not allow anything to rest on the cord. If you must use an extension cord, be sure the total length of the power cord plus the extension cord is not greater than 16.5 feet (5 meters).
m Keep the scanner away from equipment that might cause electromagnetic
or radio frequency interference, such as radio transmitters, cordless telephone base units, television sets, copy machines, and heating and air-conditioning equipment.
Carrying the scanner
The Apple Color OneScanner is a complex electronic device. Handle the scanner carefully as you set it up.
To car ry the scanner:
1Make sure the scanner carriage is locked.
For information, refer to “Locking and Unlocking the Scanner,” later in this cha p ter.
2Grasp the scanner by its side edges, toward the back:
Grasp scanner here.
3 Carry the scanner flat, without tipping it on its ends or sides, and keep it stable.
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Apple Color OneScanner at a glance
Now that you’ve unpacked the scanner and accessory kit and found a good location, take a moment to identify the most important par ts of your new Apple Color OneScanner.
Scanner cover
On/off switch
Power cord socket
Power on light
SCSI connector (small)
SCSI connector (large)
SCSI ID and termination selector
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Capped connector for Automatic Document Feeder or Transparent Media Adapter
Chapter 2
Locking and unlocking the scanner
The Apple Color OneScanner carriage is locked during shipment. Make sure the carriage is unlocked. The scanner will not work if the car riage is locked.
If in the future you need to ship the scanner for service or move it to a different place, be sure to relock the scanning unit.
To lock or unlock the scanning unit:
1Grip the scanner top cover on both sides and lift it off.
Grasp cover here.
2 Use a coin to turn the lock to the locked or unlocked position.
Take care not to scratch the scanner glass.
Locked position
Unlocked position
Setting Up the Scanner
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Setting the SCSI ID number and termination
Yo u m a y not need this step. You can skip this topic if
m the s ca nne r is the only external SCSI device to be connected to your
Macintosh
or
m you’ re setting the scanner up as the last device in a SCSI chain If you need to change the SCSI ID number or termination setting, do so after
you review this topic and before you connect any cables.
About th e SCSI ID number
A SCSI ID selector on the back of the scanner identifies the Macintosh por t through which scanner information travels. The SCSI ID number is preset to
2. This factory setting is valid if you have no other SCSI device occupying SCSI ID number 2.
To choose a SCSI ID with termination on, use the “I” side of the dial. To choose a SCSI ID with termination off, use the
0
1
7
6
2
2
5
4
3
2
6
1
7
0
SCSI ID selector switch set to 2 “on” (default setting)
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4
5
“O” side. The ID numbers are the same on both sides.
0
1
7
6
2
5
3
4
4
3
5
2
6
1
7
0
You can change the SCSI ID number if your configuration requires a different number.
Numbers to avoid: Don’t assign numbers 0, 3, or 7 to the scanner. The default setting for the Macintosh computer is 7. The default setting for an i nternal CD-ROM player is 3. The default setting for the internal hard disk drive inside your Macintosh is 0. Make sure you use a number that is not assigned to any other SCSI device. Each ID number must be unique.
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About SC S I termination
The SCSI selector on the Apple Color OneScanner also works as a selector for internal SCSI termination. Termination is set to “on” at the factory.
If the scanner is the only SCSI device connected to your Macintosh or if you place the scanner as the last device in a SCSI chain, the “on” setting is cor rect and doesn’t need to be changed.
If the scanner is one device in a SCSI chain, but not the last device, you must turn off termination. See Appendix C for details.
Connecting the sc anner to you r Macintosh
Yo u’re now ready to connect the scanner to your Macintosh computer. If you’re connecting the scann er to a Macintosh PowerBook, see the manual
that came with your computer for instructions on connecting SCSI devices.
WARNING
Before you begin, make sure that the power to the scanner, your computer, and any connected devices is switched off. If the power is on while you connect or disconnect SCSI cables, you can damage the system.
If you need to connect more than one SCSI device to your computer, follow the instructions above or those in Appendix C, “Assembling a SCSI Chain.” Correct placement of the devices and the cable terminator (if one is required) is important. You can damage your equipment if you connect the devices the wrong way.
Setting Up the Scanner
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Connecting the SCSI cable
Follow these steps to connect the scanner directly to your computer.
1Plug the large end of the SCSI cable into the back of the scanner, and push the retaining
clips into the tabs.
Retaining clipRetaining tab
2Plug the small end of the SCSI connector into the back of the Macintosh, as shown.
3Gently tighten the thumbscrews on the cable.
SCSI cable
Yo u’r e now ready to attach the power cord.
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Connecting the power cord
Foll o w these st eps to connect the power cord to the scanner:
1Align the holes in the socket end of the power cord with the pins of the power cord
socket on the back of the scanner. 2Plug the socket end of the power cord into the pins on the scanner. 3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a standard electrical outlet that accepts a
three-pronged plug.
WARNING
This equipment is intended to be electrically grounded. Your Apple Color OneScanner is equipped with a three-wire grounding plug—a plug that has a third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit only a grounded AC outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to inser t the plug into the outlet, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug!
Power cord plug
Yo u’r e now ready to switch the scanner on and install the scanner software.
Setting Up the Scanner
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Switching the power on
The scanner and other SCSI devices require that you switch the power on in a certain sequence.
To sw itch the scanner on:
m
Press the on/off switch.
Switching the power on
Equipment attached to computer Switch on in this order
Scanner only Scanner > computer
“O” is for off, and “I” is for on.
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Scanner plus other devices Scanner > other devices > computer
If you start the computer before you turn on the scanner, the computer won’t be able to fi nd th e scanner.
Chapter 2
Important safety information
Any electrical device, when operated improperly, can be hazardous. Before you use your scanner, become familiar with these important safety precautions:
m Don’t use the scanner near water. m Use the power cord that is appropriate for use in the country in which you
use the scanner.
m Never drop or insert objects of any kind into the scanner. m Never spill liquid of any kind on or into the scanner. Should an object or
liquid come into contact with high-voltage points inside the scanner, a fire could occur, or you could be exposed to electrical shock.
m If liquid of any kind is accidentally spilled on or into the scanner,
immediately switch the power off and disconnect the power cord.
m Don’t allow young children to handle power cords or cables. m Be careful not to drop the scanner or allow it to collide with other objects.
Whe re to go from here
Yo u’ve now completed the hardware part of scanner setup. The next step is to install the scanner software. See Chapter 3, “Installing the Scanner Software,” for instructions.
Setting Up the Scanner
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About the disks
Installing the Scanner Software
This chapter tells you how to install the software you need to use the Apple Color OneScanner. You’ll find instructions for
m installing the Apple OneScanner Dispatcher application and related
software
m installing the Apple Color OneScanner plug-in module for use with a
compatible graphics application
m assigning the Xerox TextBridge a ppli cation for use with the scanner
software
m installing Kai’s Power Tools and Convolver plug-ins from MetaTools
(plug-in filters which come with the Color OneScanner 1200/30)
To i n stall the scanner software, you need the disks that came with your scanner (in the accessory kit). You should have two disks: OneScanner Dispatcher Disk 1 and Disk 2. These disks contain
m the Inst aller, a system program you use to install everything you need to
use the scanner
m the sca nner driver m a Read Me file, which provides information available too late to be
included in this manual, and the SimpleText application program for view ing t he Read Me file
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m ColorSync, a system program that records color information about scanned
images so the colors stay consistent in different applications and on different devices, such as printers and monitors
Most of the files on these disks are compressed. To install them, you must use the Inst aller.
Your scanner package may include additional software. If you want to install and use the software, see the on-disk documentation that comes with the software for installation and user instructions.
IMPORTANT
Apple recommends that you make backup copies of the disks and store the originals in a safe place. If you need instr uctions for copying disks, see your Macintosh user’s manual.
Installing the scanne r softwar e
To i n stall the scanner software and start scanning, remember that you need at least 20 MB of space available on your hard disk. You must have system software version 7.5 or a later version to use the scanner with your Macintosh computer.
Note: If you’re using a system with 8 MB of RAM, Apple recommends that you turn on Virtual Memory.
To i n stall the software:
1Turn off any automatic virus-detection programs and restart your Macintosh computer.
If you leave these programs on, problems may occur. You can turn the virus­detection programs back on after installation is complete.
2 Insert
OneScanner Dispatcher Disk 1
If necessary, open the icon for OneScanner Dispatcher Disk 1. A window appears, showing the contents of the disk.
into a floppy disk drive.
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3Double-click the Installer icon.
After a welcome screen appears (click Continue), an installation dialog box opens.
Easy Install: Apple reco mmends that you use the Easy Install process for your scann er software. Easy Install places all necessary files on your hard disk and updates any existing files as needed.
Custom installations: The Installer has a custom feature that allows you to choose specific items from a list and have them installed. To use this feature, click Easy Install in the Install dialog box to open a pop-up menu, and choose Custom Install. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
4Click Install and follow the instructions on the screen.
A status box keeps you informed of progress duri ng installation.
5When the process is complete, a message tells you that installation was successful.
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6If the scanner is not on, switch it on. 7Click Restart.
Installing the plug-in module for use by other applications
The Apple Color OneScanner plug-in module allows you to scan images directly into applications compatible with Adobe Photoshop plug-ins. The user’s manual for your application will tell you where the application requires you to place the plug-in module.
Before you install the plug-in modules, you must install the Apple Color OneScanner software, as described earlier in this chapter.
To i n stall the plug-in module for use by another application:
1 Open the Apple Color OneScanner folder (the one you just installed on your hard disk).
Plug-ins folder
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2 Open the Plug-ins folder, select the plug-in icon, and choose Duplicate or Make Alias
from the File menu (Finder).
A copy or an alias of the plug-in module is created. (An alias takes up no space on your disk, a big advantage. For information about using aliases, see your Macintosh user’s manual or Apple Guide, Apple’s online help.)
3Move the copy or the alias to the location you want.
The original plug-in must remain in the Plug-in folder in the Apple Color OneScanner folder or you will not be able to create new scans with the OneScanner Dispatcher application.
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4 Drag the copy of the Apple Color OneScanner plug-in icon to the folder suggested by the
user’s manual for your graphics application.
5When the plug-in icon is where you want it, delete the word “copy” and the space before
the word.
6If the user’s manual for your application suggests a restart, restart your computer.
You can now scan images directly into the graphics application.
Assigning t he Xerox TextBridg e 3.0H ap plication to the Dispatcher
The TextBridge application, from Xerox Imaging Systems, Inc., analyzes an image of scanned text and converts each character into a form of text a computer can recognize. This process of text conversion is called optica l
character recognition (OCR).
The TextBridge OCR application comes with the Apple Color OneScanner. You may have other OCR software that you prefer to use. The instructions that follow work for any compatible OCR application.
To assign the TextBridge application for use with the Apple Color OneScanner:
1 First, install the TextBridge application on your Macintosh computer.
Foll o w the ins tru ctions i n the TextBridge user’s manual.
2 Open the Apple Color OneScanner folder and double-click the OneScanner
Dispatcher icon.
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Drag-and-drop icons
3 In the Dispatcher window, double-click the icon labeled Unassigned OCR.
4Move through folders (and disks, if necessary) to find the TextBridge application.
The Dispatcher window opens on the Macintosh desktop.
Yo u’ll find complete information about using the Dispatcher window in Chapter 4, “Scanning Images.” For now, continue following these steps to assign TextBridge to the Dispatcher.
A dialog box opens.
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5Double-click the TextBridge application name, or select the name and click Select.
The dialog box closes. TextBridge appears as the OCR icon.
Drag-and-drop icons
Like the other icons in this area of the Dispatcher wi ndow, the OCR icon is a drag-and-drop icon. To move text images into your OCR application, drag them to the OCR icon. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Scanning Text.”
Setting up ColorSync
ColorSync is a system extension that helps maintain color consistency among different devices, such as scann ers, monitors, and pri nters.
ColorSync is not turned on when you install the scann er software. If you want to us e ColorSync as you work, you must turn it on and set preferences. For information, see “Setting ColorSync Preferences” in Chapter 5.
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Installing K a i’s Powe r Tool s and Convolver
Kai’s Power Tools and Convolver are plug-in modules that provide filters compatible with Adobe PhotoShop and similar applications. To install these applications, follow the instructions in the user’s manuals that came with them.
During installation, a dialog box appears that lets you select the Plug-Ins folder (inside the Apple Color OneScanner folder) as the correct destination for the new plug-in modules.
If you also need to place these plug-in modules in a special folder for an application you are using, make copies or aliases of the modules. Then drag the co pi es or aliases to the application’s folder. (For details, see the user’s manual for that application.) It is impor tant to leave the original plug-in modules in th e Plug-Ins folder inside the Apple Color OneScanner folder.
Whe re to go from here
Yo u’ve now completed the installation of the scanner hardware and software.
Will you be using the scanner only for images?
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m For a quick overview of the scanner software, see the Quick Start car d fo r
the OneScanner Dispatcher application.
m For details on scanning and customizing scanner settings, see Chapter 4,
“Scanning Images.”
Will you be using the scanner for optical character recognition (OCR) text scanning?
m For a quick introduction to text scanning, see Chapter 6, “Scanning Text.” m For complete instructions for using the TextBridge application or another
compatible OCR application, see the documentation that came with your software.
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Scanning Images
This chapter provides complete instructions for using the OneScanner Dispatcher application program with the Apple Color OneScann er. The chapte r sh ows h ow to
m choose originals and align them on the scanner m use the OneScanner Dispatcher application to scan, print, fax, save, and
retrieve saved images
m use the drag-and-drop feature to print or fax saved images m add drag-and-drop icons for compatible graphics applications m scan an image directly into a compatible graphics application with the
Apple Color OneScanner plug-in module
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What you can scan
You can scan almost anything you can put on the scanner glass:
m photographs and flat ar t m drawings and calligraphy m line ar t m bound documents such as magazines and books
You should be aware of a few limitations:
m You cannot completely scan an item that is larger than 8.5 by 11.7 inches.
m You cannot scan items that weigh more than 4.4 lb. (2 kg). Heavier items
m It is illegal to scan certain official and copyrighted documents. Please see
Tex t and optical character recognition: You can scan printed text and convert the image to text that can be read by a computer. To do this, you need special optical character recognition (OCR) software. Xerox TextBridge 3.0H OCR software comes with the Apple Color OneScanner. For an i ntroduction to TextBridge, s ee Chapter 6, “Scanning Text,” in this manual. For information about using TextBridge, see the TextBridge user’s manual.
The optional Automatic Document Feeder extends the scanning area to 8.5 by 14 inches.
may damage the scanner glass.
“Copyright Regulations (USA)” at the end of this chapter for a summary of restrictions in the United States.
Preparing originals
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Foll o w these g uidelines to prepare originals for scanning. m Flatten out curled or wrinkled originals before you place them on the
scanner glass.
m When you scan large, bound documents, you may find it helpful to remove
the scanner top cover. For information, see “Removing and Replacing the Scanner Cover,” lat er i n this chapter.
Aligning a single original
To ensure that the alignment of the scanned image matches the alignment of the original, you can use the alignment mark.
To align an original page on the document glass:
1 Lift the scanner cover, as shown.
2Place the original
face down
on the document glass.
Position the original so the top edge is toward the rear of the document glass and the top-right corner points to the alignment mark, as shown.
Original face down
Alignment mark
3See “Opening the OneScanner Dispatcher Application,” later in this chapter, for
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Alig ning bound originals
You can scan pictures or text in bound books with the Apple Color OneScanner. To simplify the placement of large bound originals, you may wish to remove the scanner cover. For instr uctions, see the next topic, “Removing and Replacing the Scanner Cover.”
To align bound originals:
1 Open the bound document and place the page you want to scan face down on the
document glass.
2Position the page to cover as much of the glass as possible.
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3See “Opening the OneScanner Dispatcher Application,” later in this chapter, for
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Removing and replacing the scanner cover
When you work with a bound document, you may wish to remove the scanner cover. Removing the cover makes it much easier to align the pages of bound items and makes the alignment more accurate.
To remove the scanner cover:
1Position the scanner so the front is facing you. 2Grip the cover as shown and lift it straight up off the scanner.
Grasp cover here.
To replace the scann er cover:
1 Insert the metal posts into the scanner. 2Gently push the cover down.
Grasp cover here.
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Opening the OneScanner Dispatcher application
To sta rt scanning, you need to open the OneScanner Dispatcher application.
1Double-click the OneScanner Dispatcher icon.
The Dispatcher window opens.
Arrow
2To hide (or show) the bottom half of the window, click the arrow.
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Yo u’ll find information about using the Dispatcher window throughout this cha p ter.
3To move the Dispatcher window anywhere on the desktop, drag it by its title bar.
You can leave the window in a convenient spot for handy access when you’re ready to scan or edit images.
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How the On eScanner Dispatcher application is organized
The Dispatcher window is the control center for your scanning activities.
Buttons
You use the buttons on the top half of the Dispatcher wi ndow to scan new images, send new images to your printer or a fax application, open and edit images you’ve already scann ed a nd saved, and view images in thumbnail form.
Example: If you have a letter on the scanner glass and want to fax the letter, you use the Scan Router button to send the scanned image of the letter to your fax a pp lication.
Buttons
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Drag-and-drop icons
Drag-and-drop icons
You use the icons on the bottom half of the Dispatcher window to drag and drop saved images you want to send to a printer, a fax application, an optical character recognition (OCR) application, or an application you add, such as a graphics application.
Example: You may have an archive full of images you’ve scanned. If you wa nt to fax one of the images, you simply drag the image’s thumbnail from an image archive and drop the thumbnail onto the Fax icon. Your fax application opens, allowing you to address and transmit the fax without going through a separate operation.
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Scanning with automatic settings
The OneScanner Dispatcher application comes preset to scan most color and black-and-white originals. For your first scanned images, you may wish to work with the automatic settings. Later, when you’re ready for fin e-tuning, you can customize the settings.
To scan a document and create a new image:
1Put the original document on the scanner glass and close the scanner cover.
For more information, see “Preparing Originals,” earlier in this chapter.
Original face down
Alignment mark
2If necessary, open the OneScanner Dispatcher application by double-clicking its icon.
The Dispatcher window opens:
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3Click Scan.
The Apple Color OneScanner dialog box opens.
IMPORTANT
If you have a PowerBook and cannot see the controls at the bottom of the dialog box, you must change the setting in your Monitors control panel. Open the control panel, click Options, and choose 640 x 400.
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4To make sure the correct options are selected, check the Set Up pop-up menus.
Source
If you’ve attached an Automatic Document Feeder or Transparent Media Adapter, you need to specify it as the source of the scan. Choose Feeder or Transparency from the Source pop-up menu.
Image
Choose the type of image you’re scanning from the Image pop-up menu. The options are Color, Grayscale, Black and White, and Halftone. Choosing Halftone opens a dialog box where you can choose a patter n for the halftone screen. The patterns determin e the shape and number of the dots whe n the screen is created. Try different patterns to find the one that looks best on your monitor or in a document you print.
Destination
Choose a destination for the image. The destination you specify is used to determine the resolution at which the scanner will scan the image. For example, if you select Monitor as the destination, the Resolution pop-up menu automatically chooses the resolution that is correct for most monitors. You can, however, change the resolution setting if you wish. You can also specify a custom resolution.
Resolution
Choose the resolution you want to use. The resolution is automatically set for the output device (destination) you’ve chosen, but you can choose a different resolution if you wish. For more information on resolution settings, see “Scanning With Custom Settings,” later in this chapter.
5Click Preview.
The scanner creates a preliminary image in the preview area of the dialog box.
Tip: When the preview shows as much of the image as you want, you can stop the scann er by pressing x-. (Command-period).
Preview of the scan
Preview area
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6 Drag to select the area you want.
7If you want to zoom in, click the zoom button (optional).
Zoom button
A marquee (dashed line) surrounds the selected area. The Image Info area cha nges to reflect the size of the selection. Image height, width, and size cha nge de pe nding on the selection you make.
Selection marquee
The area in the zoom view is the area that will be scanned. To return to the original view, you must click Preview and start over.
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8Choose any automatic adjustments you may want the scanner to make.
Note: These adjustments take extra time and won’t work with all images.
Suggest Crop
The scanner analyzes the picture for dominant shapes and crops
the image appropriately when the scan occurs.
Adjust Tone
The scanner checks image brightness and contrast and adjusts for
them.
Straighten
The scanner looks for the top and side edges of the image and
adjusts the orientation of the image when the scan occurs.
9Click Scan.
The image may be
larger than the new
window. You can
scroll to view the
rest of the image.
The scanner scans the original. When the scan is complete, the image appears in a n ew document. Th e
document is named Image1. Subsequent scans i n the same session are named Image2, Image3, and so on.
Scroll bar
Scroll bar
Each dot on the scanned image corresponds to a pixel on the computer screen. The higher the resolution (the greater the number of dots per inch), the larger the image appears on the screen. So an image scanned at 75 dpi appears smaller than one scanned at 300 dpi. To change the size of the image, choose Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Image menu.
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Saving a scanned image
As soon as the scanner has completed a scan, the new image, with the name Image1, appears in a wi ndow on the Macintosh desktop, as shown at the end of the previous topic. You can save the image with a more useful name, and in a different folder, if you wish.
To save a nd rename a n ew image:
1Make sure the image window is active.
To activat e the document, click anywhere in the image window.
2Choose Save from the File menu.
The Save dialog box opens.
Folder in which the image is being saved
Type a name for the
new image here.
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Choose a format for the image from the pop-up menu.
3Type a name in the Save Document box. 4Choose a folder or disk drive for the file.
For more information on switching folders, see your Macintosh manual.
5Choose an image format from the File Format pop-up menu.
PICT
(default setting): A widely used format that is compatible with most
Macintosh applications (uses ColorSync).
JPEG
Joint P hotographic Experts Group, a format that compresses files and
lets you choose compression versus quality.
Photoshop
A format that supports all available Adobe Photoshop image modes.
TIFF
Tagge d-I mage File Format, a format used to exchange documents between different computer systems (for example, between Macintosh and Windows computers). This format is recommended when you scan text.
EPS
Encapsulated PostScript™, a format supported by most illustration and
page-layout applications.
Windows BMP
A format commonly used on MS-DOS and MS-Windows
computers.
GIF
A format used on the Internet, GIF supports only 256 colors or grays.
6Click Save.
The Macintosh stores the image in the folder you chose. When you next view the folder as an archive, this image and others in the
folder will appear as thumbnails—small representations of full-size images. The thumbnails make it easy for you to identify the images you’ve scanned.
An image archive. Scanned images appear as thumbnails.
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Assigning a fa x application to the Dispatcher
Before you can use the scanner for faxing, you must assign the driver for your fax application to the Dispatcher. (If you have a fax modem or fax machine connected to your computer, use the driver that came with it.)
1 In the Dispatcher window, click the Fax drag-and-drop icon. 2 In the dialog box that appears, find the driver for your fax application.
The Dispatcher takes you to the Extensions folder where your fax driver should be.
Faxing or printing directly from the scanner
You can place a document on the scanner glass and send its image directly to your fax application where you can then address and transmit the new image. (If you have a fax modem or fax machine connected to your computer, use the application that came with it.) Or, you can send the image to your printer.
Example: Sign or mark up a n incoming fax that you’ve printed, scan the marked-up original, and transmit the revised image to your fax application.
1Put the original document on the scanner glass and close the scanner cover.
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2If necessary, start the OneScanner Dispatcher application by double-clicking its icon.
The Dispatcher window opens.
3Click Scan Router. 4 In the Scan Router dialog box that appears, click an Image option to specify the type
of image.
For text and simple line drawings, choose Text/Line Art. For photographs, full-color art, or grayscale art, choose
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5Click Fax or Copy.
Printing (Copy): The Print dialog box opens. Specify the number of copies you want, set any other options, and click Print.
The original is scanned a nd sent to your fax application or currently chosen printer.
No image document created: When you fax or print an image using the Scan Router, a n image document (file) is not created. The scanner simply sends the new image to the fax application or printer. To fax or print the image again, you must rescan it.
Opening a saved image from an archive
Images you scan into the Macintosh using the Color OneScanner and Dispatcher are stored in folders called archives. Archives contain images and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files shown as thumbnails—little sketches that represent full-size images.
Thumbnails in an archive
This thumbnail is an HTML document. You can drag-and-drop this thumbnail on assigned applications that read and support HTML.
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1If necessary, start the OneScanner Dispatcher application to open the Dispatcher
2Click Archive.
3Select the name of the folder you want.
Selected folder
4Click Select “folder name” (the large button at the bottom of the window).
To open a saved image:
window.
A dialog box opens.
An archive opens, showing thumbnail representations of your images.
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5To open an image, double-click it.
You can use the image-editing tools and commands to modify the image or select and copy parts of it. For information, see Chapter 5, “Editing Scanned Images.”
Note: To open an HTML thumbnail from the archive, you must drag the thumbnail to the drag-and-drop icon of an application that reads and suppor ts HTML files. Double-clicking the HTM L thumbnail will not op en it.
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Renaming a saved image in an archive
To rename an image that is open:
1Choose Save As from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, give the image a new name.
To rename an image in the Finder desktop
1Click the icon to select the image and its name. 2Type a new name.
Printing or faxing a saved image from an archive
You can use the drag-and-drop icons to send a saved image directly to your printer or fax application.
To print or fax a stored image:
1If necessary, open the Dispatcher window. 2Click Archive and open the archive that contains the image you want to fax.
For instructions on opening archives, see “Opening a Saved Image From an Archive,” earlier in this chapter.
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3 Drag the thumbnail from the archive onto the Print or Fax icon.
Drag the thumbnail onto the icon.
Faxing
If this is your first fax, a dialog box asks you to find your fax driver. (For instructions, see “Assigning a Fax Application to the Dispatcher,” earlier in this chapter.) If this is not your first fax, your fax application opens, ready for you to address and transmit the scann ed image.
Printing
The Print dialog box opens. Set the options you want to use, and click Print. (Make sure you have selected a printer in the Chooser before you try to print.)
The image is sent to the printer or fax application.
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Adding your own drag-and-drop applications
To speed up your work, you can add an application you frequently use to the unassigned drag-and-drop icons. You can then send an image to the application by dragging a saved image onto the icon and dropping it there.
Example: You may routin ely rework scanned images in the MacDraw application. Ordinarily, you must scan an image, copy it, and paste it into a MacDraw Pro document. With a MacDraw Pro drag-and-drop icon, you can simply scan and save a series of images and then drag the thumbnails, one by one, onto the icon. MacDraw Pro automatically opens the image in a new document.
To add your own drag-and-drop application:
1If necessary, open the Dispatcher window.
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Unassigned drag-and-drop icon
Pro
2Click one of the icons labeled Unassigned.
A dialog box opens.
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3Move through folders (and hard disks, if necessary) to find the application you want
Application you
want to add
4Double-click the application name, or select the name and click Select.
to add.
The application you select must support drag-and-drop behavior and must be able to open documents in formats supported by the Dispatcher (such as PICT and TIFF).
The dialog box closes. The application’s icon appears in the previously unassigned icon.
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Scanning directly into a graphics application
The OneScanner Dispatcher application comes with the Apple Color OneScanner plug-in module. A plu g-in is a software mod ule that extends an application for a specific purpose, such as importing scanned images.
IMPORTANT
If you haven’t already installed the Apple Color OneScanner plug­in module, see “Installing the Plug-In Module for Use by Other Applications” in Chapter 3.
With the plug-in module and a compatible graphics application, you can scan directly into a document without creating and saving an image with the OneScanner Dispatcher application.
Example: You can use the Adobe Photoshop Acquire command to scan an image directly into an Adobe Photoshop document.
For information about installing and using the scanner plug-in module with your graphics applications, see Chapter 3, “Installi ng the Scanner Software,” and the manual for your graphics application.
Note: The following steps are intended as a general example. Your application may work differently.
1 Open the application you want to use. 2Choose the application’s Acquire command.
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3Choose Apple Color OneScanner (the plug-in module) as the source of the acquisition.
The Apple Color OneScanner dialog box opens.
Choose the options you want from the pop-up menus.
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Click to preview the image.
Select a portion of the preview image and then click Scan.
4Click Preview, and change scanner options if necessary.
For information, see “Scanni ng with Automatic Settings,” earlier in this cha p ter.
5Click Scan.
The image is scann ed a nd inserted i n a new document for the application.
Scanning with custom settings
After you’ve scanned a number of images, you may want to customize the settings in the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box. This section provides detailed information about settings for resolution, tone, and threshold.
Setting the resolution
The level of detail in a scanned image is determined by the number of dots per inch (dpi) the scanner uses to reproduce an image. The number of dots per inch defin es the resolution.
Higher resolutions provide more detail. Accordingly, the quality of a scanned image increases with higher resolution—but not always.
Things to think a bou t when you set the resolution
Consider these factors when you choose a resolution: m Each dot on the scanned image corresponds to a pixel on the computer
screen. The higher the resolution (the greater the number of dots per inch), the larger the image appears on the screen.
m As resolution increases, you need more memory and disk space to scan and
store the image on your hard disk drive. Sometimes the extra resolution may not be wor th the extra memory or disk space.
m When you choose a resolution, check the Image Info area for image size
before you scan.
m Scanning at a higher resolution may not necessarily produce better results
because the printer or other output device (such as a monitor) may not reproduce the higher resolution. For example, a monitor may display an image at 72 dpi, even though the image is at 600 dpi. In general, choose the lowest dpi setting that will meet your needs.
m Large images take longer to print, and the quality of the printed version is
still limited by the capabilities of the printer.
m Large images t ake lo nger to sca n, save, view, and manipulate.
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Recommended resolutions for maximum efficiency
The chart below shows the settings that Apple recommends for the output devices listed. Keep in mind that an image scann ed at a higher resolution will require more memory and take longer to scan and print.
Recommended scanning resolutions
For this output device Set the scanning resolution at
Computer screen 75 dpi Laser printer, 300 dpi 100 dpi Color laser printer, 600 dpi 150 dpi Laser printer, 600 dpi 150 dpi Linotronic imagesetter 200 to 300 dpi Fax output device 75 dpi Inkjet printer 100 dpi
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Changing the tone (brightness and contrast)
You can improve the appearance of a scanned image by adjusting the tone before you scan the image. Ton e is a m easure of brightness and contrast—the intensity of blacks and whites, or colors, in a scanned image.
The way your monitor is set up affects the way an image appears on the screen. For information, see your monitor manual.
Brightness
Brightness determines the overall lightness of a scanned image. m With increased brightness, the scanned image generated by the scanner
will be lighter.
m With decreased brightness, the scanned image will be darker.
Contrast
Contrast is a measure of differences between light and dark tones. m With increased contrast, all light tones become increasingly lighter, and all
dark tones become increasingly darker at the same rate.
m With decreased contrast, all light tones become increasingly darker, and all
dark tones become increasingly lighter at the same rate.
To cha nge th e tone of a scanned i mage:
1 In the Dispatcher window, click Scan to open the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box. 2Click Preview. 3 Drag to select the portion of the image you want to scan.
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4Click Tone.
The image as it will be scanned
5 Drag to select the portion of the preview you want to use as a sample for brightness
The Tone dialog box appears.
How the image will
Tone variations
and contrast.
look with your changes
A solid outline app ears around the selection. You can drag the outline to a different par t of the preview if you want to sample different areas. When you release the mouse button, the selected area becomes the central point for tone variations.
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6Select a sample from the Select a Range options.
Brightness
From left to right, the tone variations show brightness from darker
to lighter.
Contrast
From top to bottom, the variations show contrast from less to more.
When you click one of the variations, the preview changes and the variations themselves are readjusted, using your recent selection as a new starting point. The Fine Tune view changes to reflect your choice in the center pan el, outlined in red.
7To fine-tune the tone, drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders to change the settings.
The Fine Tune view shows the effects of any changes you make.
8 To return to the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box, click Apply.
If you want to return the image to its original state, click Revert.
9When the settings are the way you want them, click Scan.
The image is scann ed using the settings you chose.
Changing the thre shold
You can customize scanned images by resetting the threshold. Thr eshold is a measure of the darkest dark colors and the brightest light colors. In a black-and-white image, threshold is the point at which a dark color becomes black and a light color becomes white.
To cha nge th e threshold:
1 In the Dispatcher window, click Scan to open the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box. 2Click Preview. 3 Drag to select the portion of the image you want to scan. 4Click Threshold.
The Threshold dialog box opens.
Zoom
Grabber
Shadow dropper
Highlight dropper
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5 In the Threshold dialog box, make the changes and selections you want.
m If you want the Dispatcher to recommend the appropriate threshold
settings, click Suggest.
m If you want to customize the threshold settings yourself, you can.
To set th e lightest value, click the highlight dropper and then click the spot in the original that you want to use as highlight threshold. The slider adjusts to show the point you set, and the result adjusts to the change. The point you set becomes the lightest color in the image. Colors lighter than this point are reset to this level.
To set th e darkest value, click the shadow dropper and then click the spot in the original that you want to use as shadow threshold. Th e slider adjusts to show the point you set, and the result adjusts to the change. T h e point you set becomes the darkest point in the image. Colors darker than this point are reset to this level.
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Tip: To work with a specific area of the image, click the zoom tool and then click the area you want. Use the grabber to move the original image around if necessary.
6 To return to the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box, click Apply.
To retur n to the original settings, click Revert.
7Click Scan.
The image is scann ed with the settings you chose.
Changing image size and ruler units
The Apple Color OneScanner dialog box provides information about the size of a scanned image and the size of the document (file) the image will occupy.
Viewin g and changing image size (dimensions)
The Height and Width boxes show the size of the preview image or of the selected area within the preview image.
Image Info portion of the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box
Dimensions are determined by
m the size of the image area to be scanned m the r esolution setting
The minimum area you can scan is 48 by 32 pixels. To sp ecify the size of the scan:
m
Type a value in the Height and Width boxes.
A marquee appears in the upper-left cor ner of the preview, scaled to the size you typed. To select a different par t of the image, move the pointer inside the box formed by the marquee and drag the box where you want it.
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Viewing image file s ize
Image File Size shows how much memory, in kilobytes, the image file will occupy. File size is determined by
m the image type and resolution m the size of the image area to be scanned
Changing the ruler units
You can set the ruler to use a different unit of measure for the height and width of an image. You can set the ruler for inches, centimeters, pixels, points, and picas.
To cha nge r u ler units:
Choose the units you want from the Ruler Units pop-up menu.
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Ruler units pop-up menu
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Cop yright regulations (U SA)
It is illegal to reproduce certain official or copyrighted documents, and doing so may be punishable by criminal or civil law. The following documents may not be copied:
m currency m government-issue securities and passports m publicly or privately issued licenses or permits m official documents m private documents
In addition, it is unlawful to make copies of the following copyrighted works, except for personal or household use or for other uses permitted under the terms of the copyright:
m copyrighted publications m music scores m paintings m prints m maps m drawings m movies or photographs m other copyrighted works
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Editing Scanned Images
You can use the OneScanner Dispatcher application to edit and improve the appearance of scanned images. You can add and adjust colors, change the size, crop an image, or copy selected areas to other documents.
This chapter tells you how to
m open a saved image and show the editing tools m use the tools to edit your images m change your view of a scann ed image
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Opening a saved image
To open a nd edit a saved image, you first open the OneScanner Dispatcher window and then open the image you want to edit.
To open the Dispatcher window:
1Double-click the OneScanner Dispatcher icon.
The Dispatcher window opens.
2Click Image Edit.
A dialog box opens.
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3 Open the folder that contains your saved images.
The first image is automatically selected. A preview appears on the left to help you identify the image. Selecting another image name changes the preview.
4 To open the image document, double-click an image name.
The document opens, and the tool, color, and brush palettes become available. If you don’t see the tools, choose Show Tools, Show Brushes, or Show Co l ors from the Window menu.
Close box
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Image-editing over view
When you save a scanned image, the application stores it as an image document. The image within the document is made up of pixels—the dots that for m any image on the computer screen. When you use the tools, brushes, and color palette, you change the arrangement or appearance of the pi xels.
Tool palette
Use the tools in the tool palette to select portions of the image, add text or color, erase portions of the image, and do other tasks.
Selection rectangle
Grabber
Paint bucket
Eraser
Spray can
Clone
Background color
Lasso Zoom Text Pencil
Paintbrush Smudge
Foreground color Note: To open the Macintosh Color Picker, click the
foreground color (or Option-click the background color). You can use the Color Picker to design the colors you want.
Brus h palette
Use the br ushes to set the shape for the painting tools. The brush shape you choose affects the selected tool (spray can, paintbr ush, clone, and smudge).
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Color palette
Use the color palette to change the color that you apply with the pencil, brush, bucket, or spray can i n the foreground, or to select the color that appears when you use the eraser in the background.
To change the color you apply in the foreground, click the color you want.
To change the color in the background when you erase, Option-click the color you want.
To create custom colors, double-click a swatch. In the Color Picker that appears, select the color you want.
To choose a paint color from an image:
1Select the pencil, brush, bucket, or spray can, press Option, and then click in the image.
The foreground indicator shows the color you clicked. You can drag the eyedropper anywhere in the image, changing the foreground color as you go.
2When you find the color you want, release the Option key.
You can now use the pencil, brush, bucket, or spray can to apply the newly chosen color.
Showing and hiding the palettes
You can hide the palettes without quitting the application.
m
To hide the palette, click the close box.
Close box
m
To show a palette, choose Show Tools, Show Brushes, or Show Colors from the Window menu.
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Selecting images
1Click the selection rectangle. 2 Drag the tool over an area to select that area.
When you select a portion of an image, you can move, cut, copy, or manipulate the selection.
Regular shap e
To sele ct a rectangular part of an image:
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The area you dragged over is surrounded by a marquee (a dashed line), which indicates selection.
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1Click the lasso. 2 Drag the lasso to trace an area around the shape you want to select.
Irregular marquee
Irregular s hape
To sele ct an irregular shape:
When you release the mouse button, the marquee takes the irregular shape you made.
Whole imag e
To sele ct th e whole image:
m
Choose Select All from the Edit menu (or press
A marquee surrounds the whole image.
To deselect the whole image:
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Choose Deselect from the Edit menu.
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Using the to ols to edit an image
Each tool on the tool palette has a special purpose: making a selection, adding text, painting, and so on.
Using a tool
To use a tool:
m
Click the tool to make it active.
Moving a selection
To move a selection around within the image:
m
To drag the selection, use the tool you used to make it (the lasso or the selection rectangle).
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Zooming in
To zoom in close:
m
Click the magnifying glass and then click a spot in the image.
The image is enlarged.
To zoom back out:
m
With the magnifying glass still selected, press Option and click the image.
You can also choose Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Image menu.
Filling a space wit h c olor
To fill a space with color:
1Click the paint bucket. 2Click a color on the color palette.
The foreground color changes to the color you clicked.
3Click the space you want to fill.
The space fills with the foreground color.
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Adding tex t
To typ e some text in the image:
1Click the text tool. 2Click the part of the image where you want to add text. 3 In the dialog box that appears, type the text you want.
You can also use the dialog box to choose the font you want, its size, style, and color.
4When you’ve got the text the way you want it, click OK.
The text appears in the image.
Erasing a se lection
To eras e parts of the image:
1Click the eraser. 2 Drag the eraser over the areas you want to erase.
The area you drag over fills with the background color.
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Drawing lines
To draw fine lines or shapes in the image:
1Select the pencil. 2 Drag the pencil through the image to add the shapes or lines.
You can also zoom in and click individual pixels. Tip: To create a horizontal or vertical line, press Shift as you drag. To change
the size of the pencil line, use the brush palette.
Spray painting
To spray paint:
1Select the spray can. 2 Drag the spray can across the image.
The paint leaves a stroke in the foreground color. Tip: To ch ange the si ze of the spray can stroke, use the br ush palette.
The spray can was
used to add
definition to the edges
of the petals.
Note: On 68000 series Macintosh computers, the spray can takes longer to work.
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Painting with brushes
To paint with strokes of various sizes:
1Select the brush. 2Click one of the brush sizes on the brush palette. 3 Drag the brush to paint in the foreground color.
Cloning
A clone is a dupl i cate of a small part of an image. You can use the clone to edit flaws in an image, painting it into an image at a different location.
When you paint the clone back in, the painting starts at a reference point that you defin e. This is easier to do than to explain, but here is an example.
Example: Suppose you’ve scanned a picture of a building and you want to cover a certain feature, such as a fountain, with another portion of the image, such as a group of shrubs. You want to repeat the shrub portion of the image without the sharp cut-out image of a copied-and-pasted selection.
To cl on e an image and repeat it:
1Click the clone tool.
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2Press the Option key and then click the spot you want to serve as a reference point for
the clone.
In the example, you’d click a point in the shrubbery.
Option-click here (for example), so you can clone the shrubbery and cover up the fountain spray.
3Move the clone tool over the point at which you want the image to begin repeating, then
start dragging.
In the example, you’d star t dragging (painting) at a point somewhere near the fountain. As you drag, the image begins to appear, starting with the reference point.
The clone appears
as you paint.
The reference point that is duplicated
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As you extend the painting, the rest of the cloned image appears—or as much of it as you want to paint.
Tip: For a more natural appearance, reposition the reference point from time to ti me. To do this, press the Option key and click the new spot you want to clone.
Smudgi ng
To smudge colors and lines into other colors and lin es:
1Select the smudge tool. 2 Drag through colors and lines.
The tool takes colors with it as you drag, much the same way your fingers smear wet paint when you paint with your fingers.
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Copying, cutting, or deleting a selection
You may want to copy part or all of an image and paste it into a word­processing or desktop publishing document.
Copying within an im age documen t
To copy a nd paste a selection within an image document:
1Select the area you want to copy. 2Choose Copy from the Edit menu (or press 3Click anywhere in the image area and choose Paste from the Edit menu (or press
x
–C).
x
–V).
The copy is pasted where you clicked.
Copying and pasting into another application
To copy a nd paste a selection into a document in another application:
1Select and copy a portion of an image as described in the previous steps. 2If the other application is running and the document is open, click the document to
activate it.
You can open another application and create a new document without losing the contents of the Clipboard. The copy you made remains on the Macintosh Clipboard until you copy something else.
3Set the insertion point in the document and choose Paste from the Edit menu
(or press x–V).
The copy is pasted into the do cument. Note: Some publishing applications do not allow you to paste the selection.
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Cutting
To cut a selection from an image:
1Select the area you want to cut. 2To store a temporary copy of what you cut on the Clipboard, choose Cut from the Edit
menu (or press x–X).
3To remove the selection without storing a temporary copy of it, press the Delete key.
This completely erases the selection. You cannot paste a copy elsewhere.
Undoing an action
You can reverse an action if you do so before you take another action. For example, if you press the Delete key to delete a selection, you can restore what you cut if the cut was the most recent editing action you took.
To undo an action:
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Zooming in and out
Sometimes you may need to work closely with an image or back away from it to get an overview. A closer view makes it easier to work with details. A more distant view makes it easier to work with an image as a whole.
To zoom into and out of an image:
1Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Image menu.
Zoom In Zoom Out
appear smaller.
2To return to a 100-percent view, choose Actual Size from the Image menu.
Changes you make with these commands don’t affect the size of the actual image.
Immediately choose Undo from the Edit menu (or press
x
–Z).
Takes you closer to the image; elements of the image appear larger.
Takes you farther away from the image; elements of the image
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Inverting an image from positive to negative
You can change a positive image to a negative image, or a negative image to a positive image.
To i nver t an image:
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Open the image and choose Invert from the Image menu.
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Adjusting t he brightness and contrast
You can adjust the brightness and contrast of images. You may want to do this whe n a n image is too dark or does not show sharp enough differences between dark and light colors.
To adjust brightness and contrast:
1Choose Brightness/Contrast from the Image menu.
The Brightness/Contrast dialog box opens.
2 Drag the sliders to the settings you want.
You can see the effects of the changes on the image.
3Click Reset to return the settings to zero and leave the dialog box open.
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Changing the color balance
You can change the color balance in an image by adjusting color values for shadows (darker areas), midtones, and highlights (brighter areas).
To adjust c olor balance:
1 Open the image you want to adjust. 2Choose Color Balance from the Image menu.
The Color Balance dialog box opens.
3Click Shadows, Midtones, or Highlights to specify the level of color you want to modify. 4 Drag a slider to adjust a color value.
The numeric values in the Red, Green, and Blue boxes change as you drag the sliders for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
Click a color to change the foreground color.
Option-click to change the background color.
Example: When you drag the Cyan slider toward the right, you increase Red to a value between 1 and 100, and you decrease the Cyan value. When you drag the Cyan slider toward the left, you reduce the Red value to a negative number (from –1 to –100) and increase the Cyan value.
As soon as you adjust a color, the image is updated to show the change.
5 To change your mind and return the image to its original color balance, click Reset.
The image reverts to the original color balance, but the dialog box remains open.
6Click OK to confirm your changes, or click Cancel to close the dialog box without
applying your changes.
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Sharpening an image
You may notice that the edges of an image are softer than you want them to be. Or, you may want to soften edges that look too sharp.
To sha rpen an image:
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Choose a command from the Sharpen submenu in the Image menu.
Commands i n the Sharpen submenu add definition to an image. If a n image looks softer than you want it to look, the Shar pen commands may help. You may not notice much difference on the screen.
A Little A Lot Unsharp Masking
Has an almost imperceptible effect.
Has a significant effect.
Opens the Unsharp Masking dialog box:
Options in the Unsharp Masking dialog box adjust the contrast of image details to create the illusion of a sharper image.
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Amount
The amount determines what percentage of change will occur. The default setting is 50 percent. Increase up to 10 0; decrease down to 1. A higher percentage makes the effect stronger.
Radius
The radius determi n es the depth of pixels that are affected at the edge you’ re changing. The default setting is 25 pixels. Increase up to 100; decrease down to 0.1. A larger radius causes more of the pixels surrounding the edge pixels to be sharpened.
Threshold
Threshold determines the level of brightness to be used for differentiation. The default setting is 0 levels. Increase up to 25. A lower value produces a more pronounced effect.
Amount 50 Radius 25 Threshold 0
Amount 75 Radius 75 Threshold 0
Amount 100 Radius 50 Threshold 1
Amount 100 Radius 100 Threshold 25
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Resizing an imag e
You can set a specific size for an image. To resize:
1 Open the image and choose Resize from the Image menu.
The Resize dialog box opens.
To maintain the
image’s proportions
(aspect ratio), make
sure there’s an X in
this check box.
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2Choose the units you want to use from the Units pop-up menu. 3Type the new size and click OK.
The image is resized to fit your settings.
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Cropping an image
You can select an area of an image and then eliminate the surrounding area. To crop an image:
1Select the area you want to remain in the image. 2Choose Crop from the Image menu.
The area around the selection is deleted.
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Flipping an image
1 Open the image. 2From the Image menu, choose an option from the Flip pop-up menu.
Sometimes you may inadver tently scan an image upside down or on its side. You can correct this situation by flipping the image.
To rota te a selection:
Vertical
Original Flip vertical
Horizontal
Flips the image vertically (upside down)
Flips the image horizontally (from right to left)
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Rota ting an im age
1From the Image menu, choose an option from the Rotate pop-up menu.
You can rotate the image 90 degrees left, 90 degrees right, or 180 degrees. You can also choose Arbitrary rotation and set the numb er of degrees.
90˚ left rotation
2If you want to specify the degree of rotation, choose Arbitrary to open a dialog box.
3Type the number of degrees you want and click OK.
Original 45˚ right rotation
90˚ right rotation 180˚ rotation
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Setting the image depth
You can change the number of colors used in an image or switch a color image to black and white. You do this by changing the image depth.
To cha nge de pth:
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From the Image menu, choose an option from the Image Depth submenu:
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If you change the depth of an image to fewer colors or grays, you cannot recover the original image depth. You must rescan the original to get back the higher number of colors.
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Setting ColorSync preferences
Different devices—scanners, printers, and monitors, for example—reproduce different ranges of colors. ColorSync is a color management system that allows applications and device drivers to produce consistent color across different devices.
ColorSync stores information about various devices in profiles. Profiles are dictionaries that contain color information about a specific device. ColorSync is an Apple system extension. You can switch ColorSync on and off and select the appropriate ColorSync profile for your scanner when necessary.
To set ColorSync preferences:
1With the OneScanner Dispatcher application open, choose ColorSync Preferences from
the Image menu.
The ColorSync Preferences dialog box opens.
An X in the checkbox
means ColorSync
is on.
Choose your model of the Color OneScanner from this pop-up menu.
2 To switch ColorSync on, click to place an X in the Use ColorSync box. 3Choose the scanner model you want to use from the Use Scanner Profile pop-up menu.
If you are using the optional Transparent Media Adapter with the Color OneScanner 1200/30, choose the ColorSync profile for the medium you are scanning:
m Color OneScanner Flatbed for magazines, paper, other opaque originals m Color OneScanner Positive for positive transparencies m Color OneScanner Negative for negatives
Without the correct profile, you may not be satisfied with the resulting image quality. If you change media, be sure to change the ColorSync profile.
4Click OK to close the dialog box, or click Cancel to leave preferences the way they were.
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Changing the way you view an archive
Occasionally you may wa nt to view thumbnails in order by type, date, or size rather than by name.
To cha nge th e view:
1 Open the archive you want to look at. 2From the Image menu, choose an option from the View By submenu: Name, Date, Type,
or Size.
The order of thumbnails in the archive changes to the option you chose.
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Scanning Text
An optical character recognition (OCR) program such as Xerox TextBridge analyzes scanned text and converts each character into a form of text a computer can recognize.
This chapter is a brief introduction to text scanning. You’ll learn
m how to scan a text document for use with the TextBridge application m how to use the OneScanner Dispatcher application to send a saved text
image to the Text Bridge ap plication
Be sure you use the version of TextBridge that comes with your scanner. This version has an OCR-to-HTML converter so you can save files in HTML format.
Xerox TextBridge application in a drag-and-drop icon
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Scanning a text document into the TextBridge application
Yo u’ ll find OCR scanning especially useful if you have many documents that need to be moved onto the computer for storage or information-retrieval (search) purposes.
After the text is converted, you can copy and paste—or import—the text into a word-processing or desktop publishing document. There you can edit and revise the text without retyping.
To use Text Bridge, you must complete two procedures: m First in sta ll the TextBridge software, following instr uctions in the user’s
manual for TextBridge.
m Then you must assign TextBridge to the Dispatcher. For instr uctions, see
“Assigning the Xerox TextBridge 3.0H Application to the Dispatcher” in Chapter 3 of this manual.
Optional Automatic Document Feeder: An optional Automatic Document Feeder is available from your authorized Apple dealer. This device increases productivity by automatically feeding up to 20 pages into the scanner. If you already have an Automatic Document Feeder, see Chapter 9, “Using the Aut oma tic Document Feeder,” for information on setup, use, and maintenance.
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To scan for OCR:
1Put the text original on the scanner glass and close the scanner cover, or place the
originals in the document feeder.
2If necessary, start the OneScanner Dispatcher application by double-clicking its icon.
The Dispatcher window opens:
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3Click Scan to open the Apple Color OneScanner dialog box. 4Choose Flatbed from the Source pop-up menu; if you’re using the document feeder,
choose Feeder.
5Choose Black and White from the Image pop-up menu, and choose 300 dpi from the
Resolution pop-up menu.
6Click Scan.
The original document is scanned.
7Choose Save from the File menu.
The Save dialog box opens.
8Choose TIFF from the File Format pop-up menu.
TIFF is the recommended format for text images. For information on saving an image and choosing a file format, see “Saving a
Scanned Image” in Chapter 4.
9Click Save.
10 In the TIFF Options dialog box that appears, click Compressed.
When you’ve scann ed a few pages, you can use the drag-and-drop OCR icon, as described in the next topic, to send the text to TextBridge.
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Moving a text image to the Text Bridg e application
After a text image is scanned, you can rename it or accept the automatically numbered image. When you’ve scann ed a nd saved an image, you can send the image to the Text Bridge application.
Note: You can use TextBridge as a stand-alone application. It is not required to us e it through the Color OneScann er Dispatcher.
To send a saved text image to TextBridge:
1If necessary, open the Dispatcher window.
2Click Archive and open the archive that contains the image you want to send to the
TextBridge application.
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