Epson PhotoPlus User Manual

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Table of Contents

IntroductionIntroduction

PhotoPlus Features 2 System Requirements 2 About This Guide 3 Where to Get Help 4

Software Support 4

Electronic Support Services 4 Registration 6 Safety Instructions 6

1. 1. Getting StartedGetting Started

Getting to Know Your PhotoPlus Scanner 1-1 Setting Up Your PhotoPlus Scanner 1-2 Installing Your Fun Pak Software Suite 1-4

2. 2. Scanning and Other Basic StuffScanning and Other Basic Stuff

Starting Your Scan 2-2 Scanning Your Picture 2-3 Enhancing Your Photo 2-5 Adjusting Settings 2-6

Printing an Image 2-7 Saving an Image File 2-8 Using Photo Album s 2-9

Placing Your Picture in an Album 2-9 Workin g with Your Al bu m 2-10

3. 3. Edit ing: Transf orm ing Your ImagesEditing: Transf orming Your Images

Opening Image Files 3-2

Opening an Image in an Album 3-2 Opening an Image with the Open Button 3-3

Viewing Images and Image Information 3-3

Zooming In and Ou t 3-3 Using the Zoom Commands 3-4 Viewing Your Image at Full Screen 3-5 Viewing Image Information 3-5

Hiding the Tools Bar and Status Bar 3-6 Selecting Part of Your Image 3-6 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting 3-8 Cropping 3-8

Resizing 3-9

Resizing a Selection 3-9 Resizing an Image 3-10

Rotating 3-11

Rotating a Selection 3-11

Rotating an Entire Image 3-12 Flipping an Image or Selection 3-12 Converting Image Types 3-13

4. 4. EEnhancing: Play ing with Your Imagesnhancing: Playing with Your Images

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 4-2 Adjusting Hue and Saturation 4-3 Setting Tone Adjustment 4-4 Sharpening 4-5 Blurring 4-6 Using Special Effects 4-7

5. 5. Projects: Fun Things You Can DoProjects: Fun Things Y ou Can Do

6. 6. Print Artist: Designing with St yl ePrint Artist: Designing with Style

Getting Started with Print Artist 6-2 Creating a Greeting Card 6-4 Adding a Photo 6-6

Importing an Image 6-6

Scanning Pictures in Print Artist 6-7 Adding Text 6-8 Adding a Graphic 6-9 Saving Your Card 6-11 Printing Your Card and Exiting 6-11

7. 7. Print Paks Magnet Kit: Family StuffPrintPaks Magnet Kit: Family Stuff

Getting Ready to Use the Magnet Kit 7-2 Creating the Magnets 7-3 Getting Ready to Print Your Magnets 7-5 Printing Your Magnets 7-6 Putting Your Magnets Together 7-7

Making a Slide Show 5-2 Making a Screen Saver 5 -2 Using the Matte Temp late 5-3

Adding Background 5-4 Adding Text 5-6 Printing Your Matted Picture 5-8

Using the Calendar T emplate 5-8

Adding Background and Designing the Dates 5-9 Adding Text and Printing the Calendar 5-10

8. 8. CardScan: Instant Address BookCardScan: Instant Ad dress Book

Starting CardScan 8-1 Scanning Your Cards 8-3 Editing the Information 8-6 Saving and Exiting 8-7 Workin g with Your Address List 8-7 Printing 8-8

Designing the Layout 8-9

Previewing and Printing 8-9

9. 9. Pro Scanning: More Things You Can DoPro Scanning: More Things You Can Do

Setting the Software for Hand Scanning 9-1 Capturing the Image by Hand Scanning 9-2 Stitching Two Images Together 9-4

10. 10. Maintenance and TroubleshootingMaintenance and Trou b le shooting

Caring for PhotoPlus 10-1 Solving Scanner and System Problems 10 -2 Solving Image Problems 10-4

A. SpecificationsA. Specifications

Physical A-1 Power A-1 Technical A-2 Environmental A-2

GlossaryGlossary IndexIndex

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Introduction

our new EPSON excitement of color photos to anything you print.

All you have to do is drop your photo in the scanner and press the start button. In less than a minute, your picture appears on the screen.

The PhotoPlus Fun Pak includ es all the software and other stuff you need to work and play with your pictures. You can edit and enhance the images and use them to create greeting cards, calendars, magnets, and lots more. Or scan business cards directly into a card file.

Setting up PhotoPlus is a snap. Just plug it into your computer’s parallel p ort and install the software. You don’t have to open up your computer case. The special pass-through parallel connector lets you attach both your printer and PhotoPlus to the same computer port.

PhotoPlusTM lets you add the

Introduction 1

PhotoPlus FeaturesPhotoPlus Features

Here’s what PhotoPlus can do for you:

❙ Automatically handles p hotographs, business c ards,

or other small images

❙ Automatically switches between a printer and

scanner connected to the same port

❙ Scans and recognizes up to 16.7 million colors, along

with grayscale and black and white line art

❙ Supports maximum enhanced resolutions of 1200

dpi

❙ Allows you to add color images to almost any

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standard Windows

❙ Lets you print on any color or black and white

printer.

The PhotoPlus Create Cool Stuff Fun Pak comes with the following easy-to-use software:

application

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❙ Sierra

Print Artist 3.0 for creating photo greeting

cards, banners, calendars, and much more

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❙ PrintPaks

Magnet Kit: everything your kids need to make nifty magnets with their own pictures, including interactive multimedia instructions, magnets, and special EPSON paper

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❙ Corex

CardScan SE for scanning business cards and storing the information in an electronic address book.

System RequirementsSystem Requirements

❙ IBM-compatible PC with 486 or higher processor ❙ VGA monitor with at least 256-color display (16- or

24-bit video display adapter with 16.7 million colors recommended)

❙ 8MB RAM ❙ Hard disk drive with 50MB available

❙ EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 image editing software for

scanning, enhancing, organizing, and transforming your pictures with special effects

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❙ Mouse or other pointing device ❙ Standard parallel printer port ❙ Double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive

❙ Sound card and speakers (for the Magnet Kit only) ❙ Microsoft

Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.

About This GuideAbout This Guide

Chapter 1Chapter 1 identifies the parts of your PhotoPlus scanner, and shows you how to set it up and install the software.

Chapter 2Chapter 2 shows you how to scan pictures with your PhotoPlus scanner, and how to use your sof twa re to organize, print, and save your images.

Chapter 6Chapter 6 introduces Print Artist and gets you started designing your own photo projects for work or play.

Chapter 7Chapter 7 shows you how to use the multimedia Magnet Kit to design, print, and assemble 8 photo magnets.

Chapter 8Chapter 8 tells you how to scan business cards and organize them into electronic card files.

Chapter 9 Chapter 9 covers th ese advanced features: scanning by hand and stitching two images together.

Chapter 3Chapter 3 covers the editing features of your PhotoPlus software, including cropping, rotating, and converting image types.

Chapter 4Chapter 4 shows you how to enhance your images by adjusting brightness, contrast, and colors, and using special effects.

Chapter 5Chapter 5 explains how to display your photos in slide shows and screen savers, and print them in framed pictures and calendars.

Chapter 10 Chapter 10 provides maintenance and troubleshooting tips.

Appendix AAppendix A lists the specifications of your PhotoPlus.

The GlossaryGlossary explains scanning and image-editing words that may be new to you.

The IndexIndex helps you locate specific information.

Introduction 3

Where to Get HelpWhere to Get Help

If you purchased your PhotoPlus co lor photo scanner in the United States or Canada, E PSON provides customer support and service through a network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. EPSON also provides the following services when you dial (800) 922-891(800) 922-8911:1:

❙ EPSON technical information library fax service ❙ Product literature on current and new products

If you purchased your PhotoPlus color photo scanner outside the United States or Canada, contact your EPSON dealer or the marketing location nearest you for customer support and service.

Software SupportSoftware Support

If you’ve tried the on-screen help and you still have questions, call the number for the application yo u n eed help with:

❙ Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized

EPSON Reseller or Customer Care Center

❙ T echnical information on the installation,

configuration, and operation of EPSON products

❙ Customer relations.

You can purchase accessories for EPSON products from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766(800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, call (800) 922-8911(800) 922-8911.

You can obtain additional magnet supplies from PrintPaks by calling (800) 774-6860. (800) 774-6860.

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❙ PhotoPlus software ((800) 922-8911800) 922-8911 ❙ Print Artist ((206) 644-4343206) 644-4343 ❙ PrintPaks Magnet Kit (503) 295-6182(503) 295-618 2 ❙ CardScan (617)(617) 492-4200492-4200..

See the inside back cover for information about additional support services for your software.

Electronic Support ServicesElectronic Support Services

If you have a modem, the fastest way to access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, ap plication notes, and bulletins for EPSON products is through the online services described below.

World Wide WWorld Wide We beb

If you are connected to the Internet and have a Web browser, you can access EPSON’s World Wide Web site at http://www.epson.comhttp://www.epson.com. EPSON’s home page links users to What’s New, EPSON Products, EPSON

Connection, to the EPSON Connection for the latest drivers and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and the EPSON Chat area. To get in touch with EPSON around the world, E PSON Contacts includes information about local EPSON subsidiaries.

EPSONEPSON Internet FTP Site Internet FTP Site

If you have access to the Internet and an FTP client, you can download drive rs, FAQs, and sample files from EPSON’s FTP site. Use your F TP client or Web browser to log onto ftp.epson.comftp.epson.com with the user name anonymousanonymous and your e-mail address as the password.

EPSON Fax-on-Demand ServiceEPSON Fax-on-Demand Service

You can access EPSON’s technical information library by calling (800) 922-8911(800) 922-8911 or (800) 442- 2110 (800) 442-2110 and providing a return fax number.

Corporate Info, and EPSON Contacts. Link

EPSON Do wnlo ad Ser vic eEPSON Do wnlo ad Ser vic e

You can call the EPSON Download Service (BBS) at (800) 44 2-2007.(800) 442-2007. No membership is required. Make sure your communications software is set to 8 data b its with 1 stop bit, no parity bit, and a modem speed up to

28.8 Kbps. See the documentation that came with your communications software for more information.

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EPSOEPSON FN Forum o n Comp uS erveorum on Compu S erv e

CompuServe members can call the Epson America Forum on CompuServe. If you are already a member, simply type GO EPSONGO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Forum.

If you are not currently a member of Com puServe, you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product. This membership entitles you to:

❙ An introductory credit on CompuServe ❙ Your own user ID and password ❙ A complimentary subscription to CompuServe

Magazine, CompuServe’s monthly publication.

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To take advantage of this offer, call (800) 848-8199(800) 848-8199 in the United States and Canada and ask for representative #529. In other countries, call the following U.S. telephone number: (614) 529-1611(614) 529-1611, or your local CompuServe access number.

❙ Unplug the scanner before cleaning. Clean with a

damp cloth only. Do n ot spill liquid on the scanner.

❙ Do not place the scanner on an unstable surface or

near a radiator or heat register. Do not store it in direct sunlight.

RegistrationRegistration

Please take a minute to fill out the registration card included with PhotoPlus color photo scanner and mail it back to us. This enables you to receive special information on software upgrades, accessories, and new products. You’ll get immediate attention if you have a problem with your PhotoPlus.

Safety InstructionsSafety Instructions

Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Also follow all warnings and instructions marked on the scanne r.

❙ Do not drop the scanner, bang it against a hard

surface, or let it hang from its cable.

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❙ Use only the type of power source indicated on the

scanner’s label.

❙ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power

outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.

❙ Do not let the adapter’s pow er cord become

damaged or frayed.

❙ If you use a n extens ion cord with the s canner, make

sure the total ampere rating of the devices p lugged into the extension cord does no t exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not e xceed 15 amperes.

❙ Except as specifically explained in this User’s Guide,

do not attempt to service the scanner yourself.

❙ Unplug the scanner and refer servicing to qualified

service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has

entered the scanner; if the scanner has been dropped or the cab inet damaged; if the scanner does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.

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Getting Started

his chapter helps you get ready to use your PhotoPlus color photo sca nner. It covers the

following:

❙ Getting to know your PhotoPlus scanner ❙ Setting up your PhotoPlus scanner

power adapter

scanner

PhotoPlus Create Cool Stuff Fun Pak

❙ Installing your PhotoPlus Fun Pak software.

Before you start, make sure you have everything shown at the left.

Getting to Know Getting to Know Your PYour PhotoPlushotoPlus Scanner Scanner

After you unpack your PhotoPlus color photo scanner, take a few minutes to learn about its features, as shown on the following page.

Getting Started 1-1

base

The edge guide edge guide helps you align your photo for scanning.

view window

start button

scanning head

ower adapter

parallel connector

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edge guide

scanning guide

cable clip

power socket

The view window view window lets you watch your photograph being scanned. You can see the scanner light turn on when you start scanning.

The start button start button starts and pauses the scanning process.

The scanning guides scanning guides show you how to position the scanner for hand scanning.

The parallel connector parallel connector lets you connect your printer and PhotoPlus scanner to the same computer port.

The power adapter power adapter lets you plug your PhotoPlus into an electric outlet.

The power socket power socket lets you plug the power adapter into the parallel connector.

Setting Up Setting Up Your Your PhotoPlusPhotoPlus Scanner Scanner

Setting up your PhotoPlus scanner is simple. Before you start, make sure your computer, printer, and any other equipment connected to your computer are turned off. Then follow the steps on page 1-3.

1-2 Getting Started

NOTE If you connect your printer and PhotoPlus scanner to the same computer port, make sure the printer is turned on when you scan.

1 If you have a printer connected to your computer’s

parallel port, unplug it.

parallel port

PhotoPlus parallel connector

2 Plug the PhotoPlus parallel connector into your

computer’s parallel port as shown to the right, and tighten the screws.

NOTE If you have a low-profile computer, the parallel connector may not fit in your port. You may need to use an exte nder connector, which you can purchase at any computer store.

3 Plug the power adapter into the power socket on the

PhotoPlus parallel connector. On some computer models, you may need to arrange the adapter plug to fit around your monitor cable.

power adapter

power socket

Getting Started 1-3

4 If you want to connect your printer and PhotoPlus

scanner to the same port, plug the printer cable into the PhotoPlus parallel connector as shown and tighten the screws.

Installing Your Installing Your FFun Pakun Pak Software Suite Software Suite

The PhotoPlus Fun Pak provides everything you need to get creative with scanned images. A single CD-ROM includes these four software applications: EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 software, Sierra Print Artist 3.0, PrintPaks Magnet Kit, and Corex C ardScan SE.

printer cable

5 Plug the PhotoPlus power adapter into a grounded

electrical outlet. To protect the scanner from interference, it’s best to use a surge protector.

NOTE The scanning h ead on your PhotoPlus may loosen during shipping. Before you scan, push down to make su re it ’s firmly seated on the base. For information on removing and replacing the scanning head, see pages 9-2 to 9-4.

1-4 Getting Started

Follow these steps to install the software from your CD-ROM:

1 Insert the PhotoPlus Fun Pak CD in your CD-ROM

drive.

2 From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager screen,

choose RunRun from the File menu.

In Windows 95, click the Start button, and then click Run.

3 In the box, type: D:\INSTALLD:\INSTALL. If your CD-ROM drive

is not drive D, substitute the correct letter.

4 Click OK. You see the main installation screen.

5 Make sure PhotoPlus is checked, along with the

other applications you want to install.

6 Click Install. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete

the installation. Make sure you wait while each program is installed and respond to the prompts as they appear.

NOTE Don’t restart Windows until all the software programs have been installed.

You now have the following new program groups (or folders):

❙ PhotoPlus ❙ Sierra (Print Artist) ❙ PrintPaks (Magnet Kit) ❙ CardScan

Now you can turn to Chapter 2 and start scanning.

Getting Started 1-5

Scanning and Other Basic Stuff

efore you can scan with PhotoPlus, yo u n eed to start your software and choo se a project. Then just

scan, transfer, and print your image. This chapter covers the basics, including:

❙ Starting your scan ❙ Scanning a picture ❙ Enhancing your photo ❙ Adjusting settings

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❙ Printing ❙ Saving your file ❙ Using photo albums.

Scanning and Other Basic Stuff 2-1

Starting Your ScanStarting Your Scan

If your printer and PhotoPlus scanner are plugged into the same computer port, make sure your printer is turned on.

Follow these steps to get started:

1 From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, do uble-

click the PhotoPlus icon. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Program s, and

then point to PhotoPlus. Click the PhotoPlus icon. You see the PhotoPlus opening screen:

2 Click the scan button.

The Select Source dialog box appears:

3 Click PhotoPlus ScanPhotoPlus Scan, and then click the Select

button.

Click to start scanning.

Click to display main screen.

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Click to exit.

The PhotoPlus Scan window appears:

Color Photo

Gray Photo

Business Card

Custom Settings

Scanning Your PictureScanning Your Picture

Follow these steps:

1 Select one of the following scanning projects:

❙ Color Photo

status area

NOTE When the scan window appears, a message tells you the scanner is warming up. If you’re in a hurry, you can click Cancel and start scanning without waiting, but you may not get the best image quality.

Image appears here during scan.

❙ Gray Photo (or color photo that you want to

scan in black and white)

❙ Business Card ❙ Custom Settings. (If you choose Custom, you see

a Scanner Setting dialog box. See page 2-6 for more information.)

2 Choose the orientation of the picture: P for portrait

(vertical) or L for landscape (horizontal).

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3 Place your picture on the scanner as shown below

and on the screen, either “head first” (for portrait pictures) or with the top facing left (for landscap e pictures):

6 Click Transfer to complete the scanning process. The

PhotoPlus main screen, displays your image, as shown below:

Menu bar

Tools bar

Align your picture against the edge guide.

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landscape

portrait

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4 Make sure the scanner has warmed up; then click

Start or press the pink start button. Your image gradually appears in the scan window.

If your image appears sideways, click P or L to choose the correct orientation.

5 If you want to quickly adjust the brightness and

contrast of your scanned image, click Enhance Photo and follow the instructions on page 2-5.

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status bar

Title bar

image window

For information about using all the PhotoPlus features available from the main work area, see Chapters 3, 4, and 5.

7 When you’re finished working with PhotoPlus,

choose ExitExit from the File menu. PhotoPlus prompts you to save any new or changed images.

See page 2-8 for more information about saving your image.

Enhancing Your PhotoEnhancing Your Photo

When you scan with PhotoPlus, you can make some basic enhancements even before you transfer your picture. This is especially helpful when you’re using an application like Print Artist.

After scanning an image, click Enhance Photo on the PhotoPlus Scan screen to display the Enhance dialog box, as shown to the right.

1 Slide the Brightness control right to make the

picture brighter, or left to make it darker.

2 Slide the Color Saturation control right for more

saturation, or left for less.

3 Click OK when you’re finished. Then you can click

Transfer to complete the scan.

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Adjusting SettingsAdjusting Settings

Click Custom on the PhotoPlus Scan screen to display the Scanner Setting dialog box:

1 Choose the scanning mode as follows:

❙ Choose 24-bit True Color fo r scanning most

snapshots and color photos.

❙ Choose 8-bit Grayscale for scanning black-and-

white photos, or if you want to print your image in black and white.

❙ Choose 1-bit Lineart for scanning line drawings

(with no shades of gray).

2 Choose the resolution. Selecting a higher resolution

produces a larger file that is slow to process and takes up more space on your hard disk drive. If your printer isn’t capable of high- resoluti on printing, you won’t see any difference between high and low resolution in the printed image.

❙ Choose 400 DPI for black-and-white drawings.

(This option is available only for scanning in the 1-bit lineart mode.)

❙ Choose 200 DPI for high-quality printing of

images. This applies to both grayscale and color images that will be printed on an inkjet printer or color laser printer, or professionally produced on a printing press.

❙ Choose 150 DPI for grayscale images that will be

printed on a 600 DPI laser printer.

❙ Choose 100 DPI for grayscale images that will be

printed on a 300 DPI laser printer.

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❙ If you plan to enlarge or crop an image, select a

higher resolution; if you plan to reduce it, you can select a lower resolution.

5 Click Manually Control only if you’re using

PhotoPlus as a hand scanner. See Chapter 9 for instructions on scanning by hand.

❙ For images that will be displayed only on the

screen (in e-mail messages, for example, or on the World Wide Web), choose 100 to 200 DPI.

3 Select the size of the original image. If your picture

isn’t one of the standard sizes, choose Custom and enter the width and height in the boxes on the screen.

In most cases, even if you enter the wrong size, Auto Crop detects the size of your photo and trims it accordingly.

4 Click Auto Crop to turn off this feature if your

picture has a very dark background. Auto Crop normally eliminates the area around an image when you scan a picture smaller than 4 × 6 inches. However, Auto Crop can’t always detect the edge of the picture if it has a dark background.

6 Click OK when you’re finished.

PrintingPrinting an Image an Image

After you scan your picture and transfer it to the PhotoPlus work area, you can print it. Follow these steps:

1 Click the Print button or choose PrintPrint from the

File menu. The Print dialog box appears:

Enter caption or title here.

Drag to move image around page.

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2 If you want to print a title or caption below the

picture, type it in the Description box.

Saving Saving an Image Fan Image File ile

To save an image you scanned, follow these steps:

3 Enter the number of copies you wan t to print. (This

option is available only if your printer supports it.)

4 If you want to change the position of your image on

the page, move the picture to the position you want in the window.

5 Use the Hori-Cent ered and Vert-Centered

checkboxes to indicate if you want to center your image on the page horizo ntally, vertically, or both.

6 Drag the slider if you want the printed image to be

larger or smaller than the original image. The resolution automatically increases if you reduce the size, and decreases if you enlarge it.

7 Click OK when you’re ready to print.

1 Click the Save button or choose Save AsSave As from

the File menu. The first time you save your image file, the Save As dialog box appears:

Type your file name here.

Set the compression percentage.

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2 Choose the drive and directory where you want to

save the file, or leave it in the default location (C:\PHOTOPLS\PHOTOS).

❙ TGA

Targa files were originally designed for specialized hardware and software.

3 Choose the file type. PhotoPlus lets you save in five

file formats. Each format has a different internal structure and use:

❙ JPG

JPEG is the default format and produces small, compressed files. When you save in this format, the screen displays a slider that allows you to choose the degree of compression. For best quality, choose from 75 to 90 percent.

❙ BMP

This is the “native” format for Windows bitmap files.

❙ TIF

TIFF files can be used on many types of systems.

❙ PCX

The PCX format lets you use your pictures in many Windows and DO S programs.

4 Type a name for the file and click OK.

Using Photo AlbumsUsing Photo Albums

After you scan and save your picture, you should put it in an album.

PhotoPlus albums store and display your images, just like the photo albums you use for your printed snapshots. You can organize your pictures by subject matter or date, or in any way you want. Albums let you view miniature “thumbnail” versions of your images, along with image information.

Placing Your Picture in an AlbumPlacing Your Picture in an Album

Follow these steps to put your picture in an album:

1 With your picture displayed in the PhotoPlus work

area, choose Add t o Al bumAdd t o Al bum fr om the Fi le menu . The Add to Album dialo g box appears, as shown on the next page.

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2 Select New Album and click OK. The Save New

Album dialog box appears:

3 Type a name for the album and click OK.

Working with Your AlbumWorking with Your Album

After you start an album, you can use it any time you want to open one of your pictures or add more pictures.

1 To open your album, click the Album button or

choose Open AlbumOpen Album from the File menu.

2 The Open Album window appears, with your image

or images, as shown to the right.

Click to see a different album or create new album.

its information here.

Type album description here.Click an image to see

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❙ Click an image to select it. The Information box

displays image file information.

❙ Double-click a thumbnail to open the image. ❙ To add pictures, click the Add button and

choose the image or images you want.

❙ Click the down arrow at the top of the screen to

see a different album or create a new album.

❙ Click and drag a thum bnail to rearrange the

images in the album.

❙ Click an image and click Del to remove it from

the album. The image file itself is not affected.

3 Enter a description for the album (up to 36

characters) in the Description box, if you want.

4 Click Exit when you’r e finished working with

albums.

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Editing: Transforming Your Images

nce you’ve scanned in your picture, the fun begins with PhotoPlus. You can use cropping to change a

group photo into an individual portrait, cut and paste from one image to another, or rotate your picture at any angle you want. This chapter covers the following:

❙ Opening image files ❙ Viewing images and image information ❙ Selecting part of your image ❙ Cutting, copying, and pasting ❙ Cropping

❙ Resizing ❙ Rotating ❙ Flipping ❙ Converting image types.

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