HP PrecisionScan Pro, ScanJet 6200cse, ScanJet 6200cxi User Guide

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HP PrecisionScan Pro

User’s Guide

Using the HP ScanJet scanner

A tour of the scanning software

Scanning pictures

Adjusting images of pictures

Scanning text

Saving scanned images

Scanning 35mm slides

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Welcome to scanning with HP PrecisionScan Pro and your HP ScanJet scanner

The scanning software and your HP ScanJet scanner let you quickly create excellent electronic images from pictures and convert text on paper into editable text.

Features

Some of the features of the scanning software are:

Click to select an image in the preview

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Automatic sensing of output type

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Automatic sensing of optimal exposure, color,

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black and white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution for images of pictures

Drag-and-drop the image to another program or

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to the desktop Scale and size the image prior to exporting it to

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a program or a file Return to the preview image without rescanning

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Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and

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white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution Save and re-use scanning settings

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Use HP PrecisionScan Pro scanning software and

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your HP ScanJet scanner on a local area network

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Go to the book contents, chapter contents, or index

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How to use this online document 4

Using the HP ScanJet scanner 7

What can you scan? 8 Place the picture on the scanner 9 Start the scanning software 10 Configure the Scan button 12

A tour of the scanning software 13

Scanning software window 14 Context-sensitive pointers 24 Image adjustment tools 26 Output Resolution tool 27 Sharpen Level tool 29 Dimensions tool 30 Exposure Adjustment tool 32 Color Adjustment tool 33

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Black & White Threshold tool 34 Online Help 35 Save and re-use adjustment settings 38 Set preferences 41

Scanning pictures 48

Basic steps for scanning pictures 49 Preview scan 50 Create a selection area 51 Zoom scan 56 Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 57 Set the output dimensions 58 Choose an output type 62

Adjusting images of pictures 65

Tools for making adjustments 66 Sharpen 68

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Adjust exposure 70 Adjust color 80 Set output resolution 83 Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 85 Set color channel for black and white

bitmaps 87

Scanning text 89

Scan and convert a block of text 90 Scan a whole page 93

Saving scanned images 94

How you can use the image 95 Print the image 96 Drag-and-drop to another program 97 Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 98 Copy to the Clipboard 99 Save to a file 100

Scanning 35mm slides 103

The 35mm slide adapter 104 Scan the slide 105

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Using the HP ScanJet

scanner 1

What can you scan?

Place the picture on the scanner

Start the scanning software

Configure the Scan button

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What can you scan?

Using the scanning software, you can scan:

color photographs

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color drawings and line art

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grayscale drawings

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black and white photographs

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black and white drawings and line art

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pages that have both pictures and text

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How scanning works

During a scan, the scanner light turns on and moves across the bed. The chargecouple device (CCD) in the scanner records a digital image of the light reflected from the original you placed on the scanner bed. The recorded image is made up of 600 pixels per inch (ppi) and each pixel can have a depth of up to 36 bits.

The resulting image can potentially have millions of colors.

An image is saved for use in another program when you drag-and-drop it, save it as a file and insert the file, or copy it, then paste it into an open document.

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Place the picture on the scanner

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The picture you want to scan must be placed face down on the scanner glass.

ADF users

If you are using the

Feeder

Document Feeder Guide.

1 Lift the

scanner lid and hold it up.

, see the online manual

HP Automatic Document

HP Automatic

2 Place the

picture face down on the scanner glass.

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If the picture has straight edges, place the top and right edges next to the top and right edges of the scanner bed. This will make the preview image straight when you scan.

3 Close the

scanner lid.

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Start the scanning software

There are three ways to start the scanning software:

push the Scan button on the scanner

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use the Windows Start menu

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launch the scanning software from another

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program using TWAIN (page

Pushing the button on the scanner

1 Push the Scan button on the scanner once.

After the scanning software window appears, the scanner automatically performs a scan and displays the preview image.

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You may need to use the HP ScanJet Button

Manager

HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default software

to launch when the (see page

Using the Windows Start menu

1 Select , the Windows Start button.

to configure the Scan button to set

Scan button is pushed

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Scan button

The

Scan button is below the lid on the front of

the scanner.

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The Windows

2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose

When the scanning software window appears, the scanner

Preview scan.

3 To start a Preview scan:

click , the Preview button in the scanning

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software window toolbar, or

HP ScanJet Software:HP PrecisionScan Pro.

Start menu appears.

does not automatically perform a

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from the Scan menu, select Preview, or

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press Ctrl+R.

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The scanner performs a displays the preview image.

Preview scan and

Launching from another program

If you are creating a project such as a greeting card or a calendar, and want to include a picture from a photograph, you might be able to scan the photograph directly into the program you are using. To do this, the program must have a TWAIN command such as one of its main menus.

1 Open the program in which you will place the

scanned image.

2 If necessary, select the program’s Select Source

command and choose

3 Select the program’s TWAIN command.

After the scanning software window appears, the scanner automatically performs a scan and displays the preview image.

4 Create a selection area in the preview image,

make necessary adjustments, and select

Image

from the Scan menu. The final scan occurs

and the image is placed in the calling program.

Acquire, which is probably on

HP PrecisionScan Pro.

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What is TWAIN?

TWAIN is an industry-standard communications protocol for sending instructions to hardware (such as a scanner) and receiving data back (such as an image). If you are using a program that supports TWAIN, you can start directly from that program.

HP ScanJet scanners and HP scanning

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software can use TWAIN, but the programs you use to create projects may not be TWAIN-compatible.

If a program can use TWAIN, it should

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have a command named

Image

, or Import on one of its main

menus, usually the Selecting one of these commands

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launches the scanning software selected with the

Editable text cannot be transferred using

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TWAIN.

Select Source command.

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Acquire, Acquire

File menu.

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Configure the Scan button

You can use the HP ScanJet Button Manager to configure the with

HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default scanning

software to launch when the pushed.

1 Select , the Windows Start button.

Scan button. It is set at the factory

Scan button is

Scan button

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The Windows

2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose

Utilities:HP ScanJet Button Manager

The

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HP ScanJet Software:HP ScanJet

HP ScanJet Button Manager window appears.

scanner

Start menu appears.

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3 Click HP PrecisionScan Pro in the list box. 4 If necessary, click the Enable the Scan button

checkbox to place a checkmark in it.

5 Click OK.

The

HP ScanJet Button Manager window closes.

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A tour of the

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Scanning software window

Context-sensitive pointers

Image adjustment tools

Output Resolution tool

Sharpen Level tool

Dimensions tool

Exposure Adjustment tool

Color Adjustment tool

Black & White Threshold tool

Online Help

Save and re-use adjustment settings

Set preferences

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Scanning software window

This chapter describes the scanning software.

Menus — The commands in the menus are

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summarized beginning on page

Toolbar — The toolbar has buttons for the

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most commonly used commands (see page

20).

Preview area — The scanned image appears

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in the preview area of the scanning software window (see page

Info bar — Displays width and height of the

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output image, scale percentage, the

Type

currently selected, and Help button

(see page

Status bar — Displays messages and

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approximate size of the selection area (

Image Size) (see page 23).

Image adjustment tools — The scanning

software has six tools for making adjustments to the image. These tools can be placed anywhere on the Windows desktop (see page

Online Help — Help includes topics, What’s This,

more online manuals, and videos (see page

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Output

Scanning software window showing a

Menu bar

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Toolbar

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Preview

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Info bar

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Status bar

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area

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Menus

All the commands for the scanning software are available in the menus. Each menu and its commands are described in the following tables.

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Preview Ctrl+R

Zoom

Save As... Ctrl+S

Save As Whole Page...

Place Image Ctrl+I

Save Settings...

Load Settings...

Print... Ctrl+P

Print Setup...

Preferences...

Exit

Scans the entire area of the scanner glass at low resolution and displays the preview image (see page

Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page 56). Displays the Save As dialog box, then scans the selection area and saves

the image to a file (see page Displays the Save As dialog box for saving an image containing text or a

combination of text and pictures in an RTF file (see page Scans the selection area and sends the image to the TWAIN-compatible

program that called it (see page Displays the Save Settings dialog box for saving a set of scanning settings

(see page Displays the Load Settings dialog box for loading a set of saved scanning

settings (see page Displays the Print dialog box, then scans the selection area and sends the

image to the printer (see page Displays the Print Setup dialog box for setting options for printing. Displays the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box for setting

preferences for the scanning software (see page Closes the scanning software.

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Copy Ctrl+C

Select All Ctrl+A

Clear Selection Esc

V iew

Toolbar

Status Bar

Info Bar

Undo Zoom

Does a final scan of the selection area and copies it to the Clipboard for pasting into another program (see page

Draws a selection area that includes the entire area of the scanner glass (see page

Removes the selection area (page 53).

When checked, shows the toolbar. When not checked, hides the toolbar (see page

When checked, shows the status bar. When not checked, hides the status bar (see page

When checked, shows the info bar. When not checked, hides the info bar (see page

When viewing a zoomed image, displays the existing preview image so you can create a different selection area without performing a new scan (see page

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O utput Type

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Grayscale

Black & White

itmap (raster)

Scalable (vector)

256 Color

eb Palette

System Palette

Optimized Palette

Text

Scans the selection in 24-bit color (see page 66). Scans the selection in 8-bit grayscale (see page 67).

Scans the selection as a black and white raster image (see page 67). Scans the selection as a black and white vector image that can be

resized in another program without losing image quality (see page

Scans the selection using colors from a standard Web palette (see page

Scans the selection using colors from the 256 Color Web Palette output type palette plus more shades of gray and the 16 VGA colors (see page

Scans the selection using colors from a palette that contains pixel colors present in the original (see page

Scans a text selection and changes the text into unformatted, editable ASCII text (see page

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T ools

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Output Resolution

Sharpen Level

Dimensions

Exposure Adjustment

Color Adjustment

B & W Threshold

Reset Controls

When checked, shows the Output Resolution tool, which sets the resolution for the final scan of the selection (see pages

When checked, shows the Sharpen Level tool, which sets the amount of sharpening for the image (see pages

When checked, shows the Dimensions tool, which contains fields for setting the width and height of the selection area, scaling, and setting the width and height of the image that will be saved, printed, copied, or dragged and dropped (see pages

When checked, shows the Exposure Adjustment tool, which sets highlights, shadows, and midtones in the image, and displays pixel distribution, pixel color, and pixel output levels (see pages

When checked, shows the Color Adjustment tool, which sets color balance (hue) and color saturation in the image (see pages

When checked, shows the Black & White Threshold tool, which sets the threshold and the color channel for an image set to the

Bitmap (raster)

Resets the controls in all tools, except the Dimensions tool, to their optimal (default) values.

output type (see pages 34, 85, and 87).

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Not all tools are active for all output types.

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H elp

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HP ScanJet Coach... Ctrl+W

Contents and Index

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help F1

What’s This Help Shift+F1

Show Me

User’s Guide

ADF Guide

About HP PrecisionScan Pro

Explains the steps to scanning with

HP PrecisionScan Pro (see page 36).

Displays the Help dialog box for Contents, Index, and

Find.

Displays HP PrecisionScan Pro Help (see page 35).

Displays the What’s This Help pointer for getting Help by clicking on a tool, field, button, or menu item (see page

Displays movies from the HP PrecisionScan Pro CD-ROM that demonstrate the main features of the scanning software (see page

Displays the

User’s Guide

Displays the

Feeder Guide

Displays the HP PrecisionScan Pro software version number.

HP ScanJet PrecisionScan Pro

in Acrobat Reader (see page 37).

HP ScanJet Automatic Document

in Acrobat Reader (see page 37).

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Acrobat Reader was automatically installed during installation.

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Toolbar

Frequently used commands appear as buttons in the toolbar.

Toolbar Buttons

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Preview

Zoom

Save As

Copy

Undo Zoom

Reset Controls

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Help Topics

Scans the entire scanner glass and displays the preview image (see page

Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page 56).

Scans and saves the selection to a file (see page 100).

Scans and copies the selection to the Clipboard (see page 99).

Displays the existing preview image (see page 57).

Resets the controls in all tools except the Dimensions tool to their optimal (default) values.

Scans and prints the selection (see page 96).

Displays an interactive introduction to scanning (see page 36).

Displays the What’s This Help pointer for getting Help by clicking on a tool, field, button, or menu item.

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Preview area

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Enlarging the preview area

The preview area in the scanning software window displays the:

preview image of the entire scanner glass, or

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zoomed image of the selection area

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A selection area in Preview scan

Selection

area

Preview

area

When you area displays in the scanning software window.

Preview scan, the entire scanner glass

The size of the preview area determines how big the image displays.

Enlarge the scanning software window when you want to increase the magnification of the view of a zoomed image.

Enlarged image after a Zoom scan

Zoomed selection

area

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Info bar

The info bar displays the following information:

the width of the output image

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the height of the output image

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scale of the output image

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the Output Type currently selected

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the Help button for HP PrecisionScan Pro

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Scanning software window info bar

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Status bar

The status bar displays the following information:

a message about the action you can take when

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the pointer is over some part of the scanning software window or a tool

the number of KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes),

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GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes) in the image displayed in the selection area (

-ora progress bar for showing when the scanner is scanning or the scanning software is processing a command

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Image Size shown in the status bar is

The the number of KB, MB, GB, or TB in the image displayed in the selection area.

This size is only an estimate of the actual size of the saved file. The file size depends on the format used to save the file (see page

100) and may be larger or smaller than

the

Image Size value shown.

Image Size)

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Scanning software window status bar

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Context-sensitive pointers

The shape of the pointer indicates the type of activity you can perform in the scanning software.

Selection area pointers

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New selection area

Move selection area

Resize selection area horizontally

Resize selection area vertically

Resize selection area diagonally

Drop allowed

Drop not allowed

Draw a new selection area.

Move the selection area to a new location in the preview

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area. Drag the selection area to another program’s open

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document. When Ctrl key is pressed, drag the selection area to the

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Windows desktop or to a folder in the Windows

Drag the mouse from a handle on a side of the selection area to resize the width of the selection area.

Drag the mouse from a handle on the top or bottom of the selection area to resize the height of the selection area.

Drag the mouse from a handle on a corner of the selection area to resize both the height and the width of the selection area.

The program or folder the image has been dragged to accepts this kind of drop.

The program the image has been dragged to does not accept this kind of drop.

Explorer.

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Ready pointer

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Ready for activity

Typing pointer

Data entry accepted

Pixel value pointers

White eyedropper

Black eyedropper

What’s This Help pointer

Click a menu item to select a command.

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Click a list button to select a choice.

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Click a button to turn it on or off, or to increase or decrease

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a number.

Click, then type a value.

Position this pointer over a light area of the image to see the area’s pixel value in the RGB meter and in the pixel distribution histogram in the to set the

Position this pointer over a dark area of the image to see the area’s pixel value in the RGB meter and the pixel distribution histogram in the

Shadows value.

Highlights value.

Exposure Adjustment tool. Click to set the

Exposure Adjustment tool. Click

What’s This Help

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Click on a tool, field, button, or menu item for pop-up Help on that item.

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Image adjustment tools

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Six tools can be used to make adjustments to the image in the selection area:

Output Resolution tool (see page 27)

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Sharpen Level tool (see page 29)

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Dimensions tool (see page 30)

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Exposure Adjustment tool (see page 32)

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Color Adjustment tool (see page 33)

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Black & White Threshold tool (see page 34)

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Each tool has controls you can set for applying to a final scan. Five of the tools have reset buttons for applying optimal values to their controls.

Displaying a tool

From the Tools menu, select the name of the tool

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you want to display. A checkmark displays next to the choice in the appears.

Tools menu and the tool

Closing a tool

Click the Close button in the tool’s title bar, or

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from the you want to hide. The checkmark disappears and the tool closes. The tool’s values are still applied to the image.

Tools menu, select the name of the tool

Docking a tool

Two tools can be docked to the scanning software window:

Output Resolution tool

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Sharpen Level tool

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If either of these tools are docked when you close the scanning software, they will be docked the next time you start the scanning software.

To dock a tool

Double-click somewhere in the margin of a

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dockable tool, or drag the tool to the toolbar.

To undock a tool

Double-click somewhere in the margin of the

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docked tool.

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You can place the tools anywhere on the Windows desktop.

1 Position the pointer over the tool’s title

bar.

2 Click and drag the tool to a new location.

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Output Resolution tool

The Output Resolution tool lets you determine the amount of data for the final scan of an image of a picture. See more about when to use the

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

change the resolution

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setting, if necessary reset the resolution setting

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to the optimal value for the current output type

Set output resolution on page 83 for

Output Resolution tool.

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TIP

You can add commonly-used resolution settings to the box in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box

(see page

Custom resolution

Output Resolution tool’s list

Resolution tab of the

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AutoResolution

When you choose an Output Type, the scanning software automatically applies the optimal output resolution to the selection area. For example, output resolution is automatically set to 150 when the

True Color output type is selected, and set to

300 for the type.

To re-apply

Resolution

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Black & White Bitmap (raster) output

AutoResolution, click in the Output

tool.

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When you choose an output type from the Output

Type

menu, the scanning software automatically applies the optimal output resolution to the image. You may override the automatic setting by selecting a different value from the list box in the

Output Resolution tool or by typing any value

between 12 and 999,999 in the field of the

Resolution

Images to be displayed on a monitor

Always use 75 as the resolution setting if the image will be viewed on a monitor, such as in email or on a Web page.

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Images to be printed

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The resolution setting for printing images varies, depending on the output type applied to the image and the maximum resolution capability of the printer (see page

To print images of photographs with the

Color

, 256 Color, or Grayscale output types, set the value in the following table.

Resolution tool setting

To print images of drawings with the

Black & White Bitmap (raster) output types, set the

value in the resolution of the printer.

Output Resolution tool according to the

Output Resolution tool equal to the

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True

300 dpi printer

100 150 300

600 dpi printer

1200 dpi printer

256 Color or

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You can change the resolution settings available in the (see page

Resolution tool’s list box

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When you change the resolution setting

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for the image of a picture, you will not see the image change in the preview area.

You can type any value between 12 and

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999,999 in the If you change the resolution setting

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in the then change the output type, you can apply for the new output type by clicking .

Output Resolution tool and

Output Resolution tool.

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Sharpen Level tool

The Sharpen Level tool lets you enhance details in the image of a picture for the final scan. See

Sharpen on page 68 for more about how to use the

Sharpen Level tool.

When you choose an a picture, the scanning software automatically applies the optimal sharpen level.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

select a sharpen level

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from the list box, if necessary

reset the sharpen level

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setting to the optimal value for the current output type

Output Type for the image of

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TIP

After you select a new sharpen level in the

Sharpen Level tool, the result of the new

sharpen level can be seen in the preview area.

Grayscale output type

The choices in the in order from the least amount of sharpening to the most amount of sharpening:

None

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Low

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Medium

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High

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Extreme

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Sharpen Level list box are listed

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Medium sharpen level Extreme sharpen level

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Dimensions tool

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The Dimensions tool lets you change the size of the scanned image of a picture so that the image will be the size you want it when you use the image in another program or print it. For example, you can save a small scanned image from a larger original picture.

Original picture 50% Scaled image

In the Dimensions tool, you can:

set the dimensions of the selection area

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set the units for the selection area and the

■

output dimensions scale the image to a percentage of the size of the

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original set the output dimensions of the image for the

■

final scan

Scale

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After you have drawn a selection area, use the

Dimensions tool to:

adjust the dimensions of the selection area

➊

set values for the width and height of the image

➋

to be included in the final scan select the units you want to work with

➌

enlarge or reduce output dimensions of the

➍

image for the final scan proportionally by scaling to a percentage of the original’s size

lock the output dimensions so you can change

➎

the dimensions of the selection area without changing the output dimensions

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To preserve image quality when you use it in another program:

measure the dimensions of the area

■

in which you will place the image, then

use the Dimensions tool in

■

HP PrecisionScan Pro to scale or resize

the image

to fit that area.

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➊

➋

➌

See

Set the output dimensions on page 58 for more

about how to use the

Dimensions tool.

➎

➍

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Exposure Adjustment tool

The Exposure Adjustment tool lets you make fine adjustments to highlights, shadows, and midtones, or set the output level of black and white pixels in a color or grayscale image of a picture. See about how to use the

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

adjust highlights in the image

➊

adjust shadows in the image

➋

adjust midtones in the image

➌

adjust output level of white pixels

➍

adjust output level of black pixels

➎

view black pixels that will be clipped in the

➏

final scan view white pixels that will be clipped in the

➐

final scan view RGB values and pixel distribution for

➑

any light or dark area of the image reset all the exposure controls to the values

➒

determined by the scanning software

Adjust exposure on page 70 for more

Exposure Adjustment tool.

➒

➊ ➋

➌

➍ ➎

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After you change exposure settings in the

Exposure Adjustment tool, the results of the

changes can be seen in the preview area.

➑

➐ ➏

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Color Adjustment tool

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The Color Adjustment tool lets you change the hue and make colors brighter in a color image.

➊

➎

➍

➋

➌

Adjust color on page 80 for more about how to

See use the

Color Adjustment tool.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

change the hue by dragging the indicator circle

➊

in the change the hue by clicking a color’s triangle on

➋

the set color saturation between 0 and 150; the

➌

higher the saturation value, the brighter the colors

change the hue by typing X and Y values for the

➍

Color Wheel.

reset the color controls to the values

➎

determined by the scanning software

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After you change settings in the Color

Adjustment

settings can be seen in the preview area.

Color Wheel with the mouse

Color Wheel to move the indicator circle

tool, the results of the new

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Black & White Threshold tool

The Black & White Threshold tool lets you change the dividing point for black and white pixels in an image that uses the output type. All pixels below the threshold will be output as black and all pixels above the threshold will be output as white.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

view the distribution of black and white pixels

➊

in the selection area set the black and white threshold (see page 85)

➋

set the color channel

➌

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

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After you change settings in the Black &

White Threshold

settings can be seen in the preview area.

Black & White Bitmap (raster) output type

tool, the results of the new

set the black and white threshold to the value

➍

determined by the scanning software

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Default threshold setting

Low threshold setting

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Online Help

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Quick Help in the scanning software window

A short description, or ToolTip, displays when you move the pointer over of each part of the scanning software window or a tool, and a longer description displays in the status bar.

What’s This Help in the scanning software window

Use What’s This Help to learn about any object in the scanning software window.

To use What’s This Help for the scanning software window

1 Click in the toolbar, or the in the title bar

of a tool, to change the pointer to .

2 Click an item in the scanning software window

or in a tool.

A popup

You can also press

This

pointer for the scanning software window.

Help description appears.

Shift+F1 to display the What’s

To use What’s This Help for a tool

1 Click in the title bar of a tool to change the

pointer to .

2 Click an item in a tool.

A popup

Help description appears.

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

Use HP PrecisionScan Pro Help to learn about using the scanning software and the scanner.

To start Help from the Desktop

1 Select , the Windows Start button. 2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose

Help:HP ScanJet Help

The

To start Help from the scanning software window

From the scanning software Help menu, select

■

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help or Contents and Index,

or click in the info bar. The

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help window appears.

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HP ScanJet Coach

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Videos

Use the HP ScanJet Coach to learn the steps for scanning.

To start the HP ScanJet Coach from the Desktop

1 Select , the Windows Start button. 2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose

Help:HP ScanJet Coach

The The

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help window appears. HP ScanJet Coach appears.

To start the HP ScanJet Coach from the scanning software

Click in the scanning software toolbar, or

■

from the scanning software

HP ScanJet Coach.

The

HP ScanJet Coach appears.

Help menu, select

Several videos of basic scanning concepts can be accessed from the

1 Insert the HP PrecisionScan Pro CD into the

CD-ROM drive.

2 Turn on the computer speakers.

HP PrecisionScan Pro CD.

To start a video from the Desktop

1 Select , the Windows Start button. 2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose

Me Videos

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online Help:Show

To start a video from the Help menu

1 Start the scanning software. 2 From the Help menu, choose Show Me.

To start a video from online Help

When you see active at the top of a Help topic,

Click .

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Online manuals



In addition to this

Guide HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which describes how to use

the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder.

To view an online manual from the Desktop

1 Select , the Windows Start button. 2 From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

To view an online manual from the scanning software

■

online manual, you can view the

choose the manual.

Adobe Acrobat Reader starts and displays the

online manual.

From the scanning software Help menu, select the manual.

Adobe Acrobat Reader starts and displays the

online manual.

HP PrecisionScan Pro:HP Online Help and

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Save and re-use adjustment settings

Save Settings

dialog box

Output Settings

tab

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You can save the settings you have made to an image and apply those settings to a another scan during the current scanning session or after restarting set of settings, you give the set of settings a name.

When you want to use those settings for a different image, load the settings using the same name (page

The settings saved are:

Output Type

■

Dimensions tool values (output size and output

■

scale)

Output Resolution tool value

■

Sharpen Level tool value

■

Exposure Adjustment tool values

■

Color Adjustment tool values

■

Black & White Threshold tool value

■

the selection area, if one existed

■

HP PrecisionScan Pro. When you save a

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Save Settings

Tools Settings

dialog box

tab

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Saving a set of settings

1 From the Scan menu, select Save Settings...

The Save Settings dialog box appears (see page

38).

2 Review the settings listed in the Output Settings

and the

3 If the settings are acceptable for saving, click in

the text field of the then type a name for the settings.

4 Click Save.

• The Save Settings dialog box closes.

• The named set of settings is saved for future

use (see page

Tools Settings tabs.

Save Settings dialog box,

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Loading a set of settings

Any set of scanning settings you have saved with the

Save Settings dialog box can be applied to the

image currently displayed in the preview area.

Load Settings

Output Settings

dialog box

tab



1 From the Scan menu, select Load Settings...

The Load Settings dialog box appears.

2 From the list box, select the name of the set of

settings you want to load.

3 Review the settings listed in the Output Settings

and the

4 If the settings are acceptable for loading, click

Load.

• The Load Settings dialog box closes.

• The settings are applied to the image.

Deleting a set of settings

1 From the Scan menu, select Save Settings...

The Save Settings dialog box appears.

2 From the list box, select the name of the set of

settings you want to delete.

3 Click Delete.

The

Delete setting dialog box appears.

4 Click Yes.

Tools Settings tabs.

The settings name is selected

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The set of settings is deleted from the list of saved settings.

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Set preferences



Preferences for the scanner and the scanning software can be set in the

Preferences

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box has

The several tabs. These tabs are:

Scanner (see page 42)

➊

Selection Area (see page 44)

➋

Resolution (see page 46)

➌

Controls (see page 47)

➍

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To activate a checkbox choice in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box:

Click the checkbox to place a checkmark

■

in it .

To activate an option button choice in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box:

Click the option button to place a dot

■

in it .

dialog box.

✔

●

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Opening the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box

From the Scan menu, select Preferences...

■

The HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box appears.

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Scanner tab

The Scanner tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences dialog box has checkboxes for

enabling:

a Preview scan when the scanner’s Scan

➊

button is pushed (page best quality scaling (page 43)

➋

43)



best quality sharpening (page 43)

➌

maximum pixel depth (page 43)

➍

To change settings:

1 Select the checkboxes you want to turn on or

off.

2 Click Apply. 3 Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box.

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➌ ➍

All the checkbox choices in this tab are turned on

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Preview scan when scanner button is pushed

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Maximum Pixel Depth

When this checkbox is checked, each time you push the automatically performs a means you can start a button.

When this checkbox is not checked, pushing the

Scan button on the scanner does not start a

Preview scan. You will need to start a Preview scan

by:

clicking in the toolbar

■

-or-

choosing Preview from the Scan menu

■

Scan button on the scanner the scanner

Preview scan. This

Preview scan with the Scan

Best Quality Scaling

When this checkbox is checked, the highest quality scaling is applied to the final scan.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster because normal quality scaling is applied to the final scan.

Best Quality Sharpening

When this checkbox is checked, the highest quality of sharpening is applied to the final scan.

When this checkbox is checked, the largest pixel bit depth is applied to the scan to produce the highest quality image.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster for most output types because there is less image data being processed. If your scanner is connected to a parallel port, you may see a significant improvement in performance without a large degradation in image quality when you remove the checkmark from this feature.

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By default, when HP PrecisionScan Pro is installed, all the checkboxes are checked in the

Scanner tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences dialog box.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster because normal quality sharpening is applied to the final scan.

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Selection Area tab

The Selection Area tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences dialog box has checkboxes for

controlling whether the scanning software should automatically:

create a selection area when the mouse is

➊

clicked (page determine the best Output Type for the

➋

selection area (page determine the optimal exposure level for the

➌

selection area (page determine the optimal color balance and

➍

saturation for the selection area (page

To change settings:

1 Select the checkboxes you want to turn on or

off.

2 Click Apply.

45)

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➊ ➋ ➌ ➍

3 Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box.

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By default, when HP PrecisionScan Pro is installed, all the checkboxes are checked in the tab of the box.

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Selection Area

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Automatically create selection area after a mouse click

When this checkbox is checked, the scanning software automatically creates a selection area when you click over a part of the image while the pointer looks like this: .

When this checkbox is not checked:

the scanning software does not automatically

■

create a selection area when you click over a part of the image

you will need to draw the selection area (see

■

page

53)

Automatically set the output type after selection

When this checkbox is checked, the scanning software automatically changes the output type for a new selection area created by clicking (see page

52). The scanning software determines which

output type to apply based on the contents of the selection area:

True Color is applied when the selection area

■

contains enough color

Grayscale is applied when the selection area

■

contains mostly grayscale information

Black and White Bitmap (raster) is applied if the

■

selection area contains mostly black and white information

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When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning software does not change the current output type when a new selection area is created. You will need to manually select the appropriate output type from the a new selection area.

Automatically adjust exposure after selection

When this checkbox is checked, each time you create a new selection area by clicking (see page

52), the scanning software automatically

changes the controls in the tool to the optimal values.

When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning software does not automatically reset the controls

Exposure Adjustment tool when you create a

the new selection area.

Automatically adjust color after selection

When this checkbox is checked, each time you create a new selection area by clicking (see page

52), the scanning software automatically

changes the controls in the the optimal values.

When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning software does not automatically reset the controls in the selection area.

Color Adjustment tool when you create a new

Output Type menu when you create

Exposure Adjustment

Color Adjustment tool to

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Resolution tab

Resolution tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro

The

Preferences dialog box controls the resolution

values contained in the list box. It has:

a list of the resolution values currently

➊

available in the an Add button for adding a resolution to the

➋

Output Resolution tool’s list box

a Delete button for deleting a resolution from

➌

the

Output Resolution tool’s list box

the two resolutions that always remain in the

➍

Output Resolution tool’s list box

Output Resolution tool’s

Output Resolution tool’s list box



➍

➊

➋ ➌

To add a resolution default:

1 Click Add. 2 In the Default Resolution dialog box, type a

number between 12 and 999,999.

3 Click OK. 4 Click another tab, or click OK to close the

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To delete a resolution default:

1 In the Resolution List, select the resolution you

want to delete.

2 Click Delete. 3 Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box.

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Controls tab

The Controls tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences dialog box has option buttons for

selecting which control range readout to use for scanning.

8-bit readout (0-255) — sets the scanner to use

➊

8 bits of tonal resolution per color

10-bit readout (0-1023) — sets the scanner to

➋

use 10 bits of tonal resolution per color

12-bit readout (0-4095) — sets the scanner to

➌

use 12 bits of tonal resolution per color

To change settings:

1 Click the option button to select it. 2 Click Apply. 3 Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box.

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The control range sets the amount of tonal resolution per color available for correction in the

Exposure Adjustment and Black & White Threshold

tools. Using a larger number of bits for the control range results in greater control of compensation for exposure or threshold correction.

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Scanning pictures 3

Basic steps for scanning pictures

Preview scan

Create a selection area

Zoom scan



Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom)

Set the output dimensions

Choose an output type

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Basic steps for scanning pictures



Quick scan

1Preview scan (page 50). 2 Create a selection area of the part of the image

you want in the final scan (page

3 Save, copy, drag-and-drop, or print (see Chapter

6 Saving scanned images

page 94).

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Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed.

Optional adjustments

(See Chapter 4 Adjusting images of pictures page 65.)

Zoom scan to see the image at closer range

■

(page Set the output dimensions if you want to save

■

the image as a different size (page Choose an Output Type if you need to save the

■

image with different colors. For example, you could save a color image as a grayscale or a 256 color image (page

56).

58).

62).

To adjust an image with the

True Color or a 256

Color

output type:

Sharpen (page 68)

■

Adjust exposure

■

(page Adjust color (page 80)

■

To adjust an image with the type:

Sharpen (page 68)

■

Adjust exposure

■

(page

To adjust an image with

Black & White output type:

Sharpen (page 68)

■

Adjust black and white

■

threshold (page color channel (page

70)

Grayscale output

70)

85) or

87)

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Preview scan

A Preview scan displays a low-resolution image of everything on the scanner glass so you can create a selection area to work with (see page scan will be performed when the image is saved, copied, printed, or dragged to another program.

Using the Scan button to Preview scan

If the ScanJet Button Manager is set to communicate with

Push the Scan button on the scanner once.

■

The scanner performs a preview image appears in the preview area.

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Preview scan and the

51). A final

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A Preview scan displayed in the preview area

For information on configuring the

Button Manager

, see page 12.

HP ScanJet

Using the scanning software to Preview scan

You can Preview scan from the scanning software:

Click , the Preview button in the toolbar, or

■

from the Scan menu, select Preview, or

■

press Ctrl+R.

■

The scanner performs a preview image appears in the preview area.

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Preview scan and the

Preview

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Create a selection area

You must create a selection area to indicate the part of the image you want to save to a file, copy, print, or drag-and-drop.

The area you select will be enclosed by a selection border, which you can resize later (see page

There are several ways to create a selection area:

click (see page 52)

■

draw (see page 53)

■

select everything on the scanner glass (see

■

page

54)

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The selection area determines the part of the image that is included in the final scan when you save, copy, print, or drag-and-drop.

If no selection area exists:

you cannot perform drag-and-drop

■

the entire area of the scanner glass will be

■

included when you save, copy, or print

55).

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Clicking to create a selection area



1 Position the pointer near the upper-left

corner of the area you want to work with.

2 Click.

A rectangular selection area is created and the parts of the preview image outside the selection area are faded to indicate they will not be included in the final scan.

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To enable clicking to create a selection area enable the Selection Area preference option Automatically create selection area after a mouse click (see page

45).

A selection border around the

Selection

area

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Drawing to create a selection area



1 Position the pointer over one corner of the

area you want to select.

2 Press the mouse button and drag the pointer

diagonally to create a selection border.

3 Release the mouse button.

Selection

area

Selection border

Handles

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A dashed border surrounds the selection

■

area. Handles appear on the corners and in the

■

middle of each side of the selection border.

The image inside the selection border

■

remains vivid. The image outside the selection border

■

appears faded.

Removing the selection area

You can delete the selection area so you can create a different one.

From the Edit menu, select Clear Selection, or

■

press Esc.

■

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Selecting the entire preview area

After a Preview scan, use the Select All command to create a selection area containing the entire preview area.

From the Edit menu, select Select All

■

– or – press Ctrl+A.

■

A selection border is drawn around the entire preview area.

Selecting the entire zoomed area



A selection border around the entire

After a Zoom scan, use the Select All command to create a selection area containing the entire zoomed area.

From the Edit menu, select Select All

■

– or – press Ctrl+A.

■

A selection border is drawn around the entire zoomed area.

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Moving the selection area



Use the Dimensions tool

You can move the selection area to a different location in the preview area.

1 Position the pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

2 Drag the selection area to its new location.

Adjusting the size of selection area

You can change the size of the selection area two ways:

click and drag one of the handles on the

■

selection border (see the picture on page set dimensions for the selection area in the

■

Dimensions tool

Use the handles on the border

1 Position the pointer over the handle on the

corner or side of the selection border you need to adjust.

The pointer changes to a bidirectional arrow (see page

2 Click on the handle and drag the side of the

border to a new location.

3 Release the mouse button.

24).

53)

You can use the fields in the Selection Area

Dimensions

the exact size of the selection area. (See page for more about the

1 From the Tools menu, select Dimensions.

The

2 Click the list button in the Units field and select

the units you want to work with.

3 To set the width of the selection area, type the

width value in the

Area Dimensions

4 To keep the same aspect ratio for the selection

area (keep the height value proportional to the new width value), press

-orto leave the existing

area height value, click in any other field of the

Dimensions tool.

area of the Dimensions tool to define

Dimensions tool.)

Dimensions tool appears.

Width field of the Selection

area.

Selection Area Dimensions area

Enter,

Selection Area Dimensions

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Zoom scan

Zoomed selection

Zoom scan lets you view the selection area at

closer range. Use the image better when you adjust it.

Performing a Zoom scan

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 To enlarge the view of the selection area:

• Click , the Zoom button in the toolbar

– or –

• from the Scan menu, choose Zoom.

The scanner scans the selection area and the selection area fills the preview area.

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Zoom command to see the

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Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom)



After you have used the Zoom command to enlarge the view of the selection area, you can use the

Undo Zoom command to view the preview

image without performing another This can be useful when you have several pictures on the scanner glass and you want to use each one individually.

Preview scan.

Using Undo Zoom

Use the Undo Zoom command when you want to create a different selection area in the preview image.

1 Click , the Undo Zoom button in the toolbar,

– or –

Preview image

First zoomed image Preview image Preview image

➊➋➌

Zoom

Undo Zoom Click Zoom

from the

The preview image appears with all settings preserved.

2 Select a different area of the preview image.

3 Click , the Zoom button in the toolbar,

– or –

from the The scanner scans the selection area. The view of the new selection area appears

enlarged.

View menu, choose Undo Zoom.

Scan menu, choose Zoom.

Second zoomed image

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Set the output dimensions

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To get the best quality image, determine in advance the physical dimensions you want for the image and set those dimensions with the

Dimensions tool in the scanning software. For

example, if the original is smaller than the size you need the image to be in another program, resize it now. Resizing an image in the destination program can cause the image to become fuzzy or jagged.

Original picture

Scale

➊➌

Set units

➋

Create a selection area

The usual procedure for setting output dimensions follows this order:

1 Choose the units of measurement you want to

work with (page

2 Create a selection area (page 51) and adjust the

size of the selection area (page

3 Adjust the output dimensions (page 60).

Set output dimensions by scaling

Print, save, copy, or drag-anddrop

59).

55).

400% Scaled image

See page

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Setting units

The Units field in the Dimensions tool sets the units of measurement for the the

Selection Area Dimensions and the Output

Dimensions

inches

■

centimeters

■

points

■

pixels

■

areas. The units available are:

Width and Height fields in



To set units

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 Click the list button in the Units field of the

Dimensions tool and select a unit of

measurement.

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When you change units:

the output width value in both Width

■

fields changes the output height value in both Height

■

fields changes the output width value in the info bar

■

changes the output height value in the info bar

■

changes

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Scaling output as a percentage of the original

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The Scale field is useful for setting output dimensions when you know approximately how big you want the final image to be.

For example, when you want the image to be half the size of the original, set the value in the value to 50%. Or if you want the final image to be twice the size of the original, set the 200%.

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 Click the list button in the Scale field and select a

percentage

-ortype a value in the The new output width appears in the

in the The new output height appears in the

field in the info bar.

The new scale percentage appears in the field and in the info bar.

Output Dimensions area and in the info bar.

Output Dimensions area and in the

Scale field, then press Enter.

Scale value to

Scale

Width field

Height

Scale

When you change the not see the image change in the preview area.

Image output when Scale is set to 100%

Image output when Scale is set to 50%

Scale value, you will

The new image size displays in the box in the status bar.

The selection area remains the same.

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Typing values for output width and height

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Locking values for output dimension

You can type the output dimensions when you know exactly how big you want the final image to be.

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 Click in the Width field of the Output Dimensions

area of the for the width

3 Press Tab or Enter,

– or – click in the

area and type the value for the height, then press

• The new output width appears in the Width

field of the info bar.

• The new output height appears in the Height

field of the info bar.

• The new scale percentage appears in the Scale

field and in the info bar.

• The new image size displays in the Image Size

box in the status bar.

• The selection area remains the same.

Dimensions tool and type the value

Height field of the Output Dimensions

Tab or Enter.

Output Dimensions area and in the

You can lock the output dimensions you have defined so you can change the size of the selection area without changing the output dimensions.

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 Set the values for width and height in the Output

Dimensions

3 Click . 4 Adjust the size of the selection area (see

page The selection area will be resized proportionally. The output dimensions remain the same.

area of the Dimensions tool.

55).

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Choose an output type

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The output type selected in the Output Type menu determines the bit depth and color palette applied to the final scan of pictures and drawings, but not for images that will be converted to text. The table on page each output type that is appropriate for images of pictures and drawings.

Output types for pictures

True Color

Grayscale

Black & White

256 Color

The scanning software automatically selects an appropriate output type based on the contents of the selection area. The current output type setting displays in the info bar of the scanning software window.

64 lists bit depths and color palettes for

24-bit, millions of colors

8-bit, 256 shades of gray

1-bit black and white

Bitmap (raster), Scalable (vector)

8-bit, 256 colors

Web Palette

System Palette

Optimized Palette

However, the output type selected by the scanning software may not be the most appropriate for the way you will use the image. For example, when you want to print the image of a color photograph on a black and white printer, you may want to set the output type to

Some output types are more suitable for images that will be displayed on a monitor, others are more suitable for printing.

The table on page each output type for various types of originals.

Grayscale.

64 lists results you can get with

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Changing the output type

1 Create a selection area (page 51). 2 From the Output Type menu, choose an output

type for the image of the picture you scanned.

Make your output type choice based on:

• whether the image will be displayed on a

monitor or printed in hardcopy

• how many colors you want in the final scan

• file size

After you select an output type from the

Type

menu:

• you will see the image change in the preview

area

• the new output type displays in the info bar

• the new image size displays in the status bar

• a new sharpening level may appear in the Sharpen Level tool

• a new value may appear in the Output Resolution

tool

Output

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For best results with images that will be used on 256-color display monitors, do not use the type.

When an optimized palette is used in an image:

that palette is unique to that image and

■

the unique palette colors are applied to the window that is displaying the image

colors in other windows that are

■

displayed at the same time will be corrupted, because those other windows use a standard, system palette

the window displaying the image with the

■

optimized palette will be temporarily rendered with fewer colors when focus changes to a different window

256 Color Optimized Palette output

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Suggestions for choosing output type

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Type of original

Output Type

True Color

millions of colors (24-bit color)

Grayscale

8-bit (256 shades of gray)

Black & White

1-bit black and white (only black and white)

256 Color

8-bit color (256 shades of color)

Bitmap (raster)

Scalable (vector)

Web Palette

System Palette

Optimized Palette

Color photograph

best color image for printing one-color tint image for printing

grayscale image for printing or displaying on a monitor

black and white raster image for printing or displaying on a monitor; not appropriate for resizing in another program

scalable black and white vector image for resizing in another program

best color for displaying images on a Web page

best color for displaying wallpaper, multiple images, or a presentation on a monitor

best for selecting the colors closest to those in the image

Color drawing

Black and white photograph

one-color tint image for displaying on a Web page

one-color tint image for displaying a presentation on a monitor

Black and white drawing

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Tools for making adjustments

Sharpen

Adjust exposure

Adjust color

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Set output resolution

Set threshold for black and white bitmaps

Set color channel for black and white bitmaps

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Tools for making adjustments

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The tools in the scanning software can be used to adjust the image of a picture before you save, copy, drag-and-drop, or print the image.

After you have selected an output type (page and cropped the image by creating a selection area (page the tools to use are:

51), the adjustments you can make and

62)

Adjustment Tool

sharpening Sharpen Level, page 68

■

exposure Exposure Adjustment, page 70

■

color Color Adjustment, page 80

■

resolution Output Resolution, page 83

■

black and white

■

threshold

Black & White Threshold,

page

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To get the best scanned image, use the tools in the scanning software to make adjustments instead of making adjustments in another program.

How output type affects which image adjustments you can make

The tools available for making adjustments to an image of a picture depend on the have selected.

Adjustments for color output types

An image with the True

Color

or a 256 Color output type can be adjusted for:

sharpening

■

exposure

■

color

■

resolution

■

Output Type you

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Adjustments for Grayscale output type

An image with the

Grayscale output type

can be adjusted for:

sharpening

■

exposure

■

resolution

■

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Adjustments for Black & White Bitmap (raster) output type

An image with the Black &

White Bitmap (raster)

output type can be adjusted for:

sharpening

■

resolution

■

black and white

■

threshold

Adjustments for Black & White Scalable (vector) output type

An image with the Black &

White Scalable (vector)

output type cannot be adjusted with any of the tools.

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Sharpen

The right amount of sharpening enhances detail in the scanned image. Too much or too little sharpening can accent flaws and emphasize undesirable patterns in images of photographs, drawings, or line art.

If the original picture is not sharp, or you want to create a special effect, you can increase or decrease sharpening with the The sharpen level you select will be applied to the final scan.

Sharpen Level tool.

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The scanning software automatically selects the optimal sharpen level for the output type applied to the image.

Grayscale output type

Medium sharpen level Extreme sharpen level

See page

29 for more about the Sharpen Level tool.

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Medium sharpen level High sharpen level

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Changing the sharpen level

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1 From the Tools menu, select Sharpen Level.

Sharpen Level tool appears (see page 29).

The

2 Click the list box button, drag to the sharpen

level you want, then release the mouse button, – or – Click in the sharpen level text field and type the

first letter of a sharpen level.

• The new sharpen level is applied.

• The result of the change to the sharpen level

can be seen in the preview area.

• The AutoSharpen button in the Sharpen Level

tool becomes active.

Black & White Bitmap (raster) output type

TIP

When you change the sharpen level for

■

the image of a picture, you will see the image change in the preview area.

If you change the sharpen level

■

in the then change the output type, you can apply for the new output type by clicking .

Sharpen Level tool and

AutoSharpen

Applying the default sharpen level

Click , the AutoSharpen button in the Sharpen

■

Level

tool.

• The optimal sharpen level determined by the

scanning software is applied to the

Level

tool.

• The result of the change to the sharpen level

can be seen in the preview area.

Sharpen

None sharpen level Extreme sharpen level

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Adjust exposure

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The scanning software automatically selects the optimal exposure settings for the output type applied to the image of a picture. However, if the original picture needs the brightness or contrast adjusted, you can use the to increase or decrease:

highlights (see page 71)

■

shadows (see page 72)

■

midtones (gamma) (see page 73)

■

clipping of white and black pixels (see page 76)

■

output levels for white and black pixels (see

■

page

78)

The exposure settings you select will be applied to the final scan.

You can also use the

view the distribution of pixels (see page 74)

■

read the RGB values of the pixels in the image

■

(see page

The

Exposure Adjustment tool is active for the color

and grayscale output types.

74).

Exposure Adjustment tool

Exposure Adjustment tool to:

Using the Exposure Adjustment tool

1 From the Tools menu, select Exposure

Adjustment

Exposure Adjustment tool appears. (See

The page

2 Refer to the following sections for using the

Exposure Adjustment tool:

Changing highlights on page 71

■

Changing shadows on page 72

■

Changing midtones (brightness) on page 73

■

Checking for clipping of pixels on page 76

■

Setting pixel output levels on page 78

■

32.)

Applying the default exposure settings

Click the Auto button in the Exposure Adjustment

■

tool.

• The optimal exposure settings determined by

the scanning software are applied to the

Exposure Adjustment tool.

• The results of the changes to the exposure

settings can be seen in the preview area.

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Changing highlights

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Bringing out details in light areas

The Highlights control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you select the lightest printable value in the image. This gives coverage to areas that would otherwise remain the color of the paper. You may change highlights to:

lighter to bring out details

■

darker to minimize details

■

The range for the number in the set in the

Highlights

control

Preference Controls tab (see page 47).

slider

Highlights field is

UP spin button

field

DOWN spin button

TIP

You can change the amount of tonal resolution per color available for correction in the page

Exposure Adjustment tool (see

47).

To bring out details in the light areas of the image, decrease the number in the

Click on the left side of the slider,

■

– or – type a lower number in the Highlights field, then

■

press – or – click the DOWN spin button next to the Highlights

■

field.

Tab or Enter,

Highlights field:

Highlights set at 122Highlights set at 215

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Changing shadows

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Bringing out details in dark areas

The Shadows control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you select the darkest printable value in the image. This allows you to bring out detail in areas that would otherwise become black. You may make dark parts of images:

lighter to bring out details

■

darker to minimize details

■

The range for the number in the set in the

Shadows

control

Preference Controls tab (see page 47).

field

slider

Shadows field is

UP spin button

DOWN spin button

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Shadows value close to or at zero

A generally produces an image with better shadow detail.

To bring out details in the dark areas of the image, decrease the number in the

Click on the left side of the slider,

■

– or – type a lower number in the Shadows field, then

■

press – or – click the DOWN spin button next to the Shadows

■

field. The result of the change to

in the preview area.

Tab or Enter,

Shadows field:

Shadows can be seen

Shadows set at 3Shadows set at 10

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Changing midtones (brightness)

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Brightening the image

The Midtones control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you brighten or darken an image overall by changing the gamma value.

The range for the number in the

1.0 to 4.0.

Midtones

control

slider

Midtones field is

UP spin button

field

DOWN spin button

TIP

If you will be sharing the image with others, the

Midtones value 2.2 is recommended,

since the brightness of monitors varies.

To brighten the image overall, increase the number in the

Click on the right side of the slider,

■

– or – type a higher number in the Midtones field, then

■

press – or – click the UP spin button next to the Midtones

■

field. The result of the change to

in the preview area.

Tab or Enter,

Midtones field:

Midtones can be seen

Midtones set at 3.0Midtones set at 2.2

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Pixel distribution histogram

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The histogram in the Exposure Adjustment tool is a graph of the distribution of pixels in the selection area. The vertical lines in the histogram show the current settings for

The magenta line in the histogram represents

➊

the current setting for areas in the image.

The red line in the histogram represents the

➋

current setting for in the image.

The turquoise line appears in the histogram

➌

when either eyedropper pointer is positioned over the image. It shows you where the pixels at that place in the image occur in the histogram.

Shadows and Highlights.

Shadows, the darkest

Highlights, the lightest areas

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Changing the settings for Highlights and

■

Shadows does not change the graph in

the histogram. Changing the selection area changes the

■

graph in the histogram. The Midtones setting is not represented in

■

the histogram. The graph in the histogram represents

■

pixel distribution in the input image, not in the image that will be output.

➊➋

Shadows Highlights

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RGB Meter

You can view the RGB values and pixel color for any spot in a color or grayscale image with the

RGB Meter in the Exposure Adjustment tool.

RGB values

➊

Pixel color

➋

➊ ➋

Using the RGB Meter



2 Move the pointer over the image.

• The RGB values and pixel color appear in the RGB Meter.

• The turquoise line appears in the histogram.

3 Click the same eyedropper button again.

• The RGB Meter dims.

• The pointer returns to normal.

1 Click either eyedropper button in the Exposure

Adjustment

When you click , the pointer changes to this:

■

When you click , the pointer changes to this:

■

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Do not click while the eyedropper pointer is over the image unless you want to change the setting for

Highlights or Shadows.

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Checking for clipping of pixels

The Exposure Alert buttons in the Exposure

Adjustment

grayscale image that contain no detail in the lightest and darkest areas of the image. The lightest area will print as the color of the paper, with no ink or toner, and therefore no detail. The darkest areas will print with the blackest color of ink or toner, saturating the area with the same color of black with no visible detail.

Exposure Alert buttons in the Exposure

The

Adjustment

■

clipped in the final scan

■

in the final scan

tool warn you of areas of a color or

tool are:

– for viewing white pixels that will be

– for viewing black pixels that will be clipped

Appearance when neither

button is on

Appearance when the white

button, is turned on

Exposure Alert

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Exposure Alert

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Viewing and removing clipped light areas

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Viewing and removing clipped dark areas

You can adjust the light or dark areas to add detail back to them.

1 Click , the white Exposure Alert button.

The light areas in the image that will print as pure white appear black in the preview area.

2 In the Highlights control, click the UP spin button

repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from the image. The result of the change to seen in the preview area.

3 Click , the white Exposure Alert button again.

Exposure Alert button turns off.

The

Highlights can be

1 Click , the black Exposure Alert button.

The dark areas in the image that will print as pure black appear white in the preview area.

2 In the Shadows control, click the DOWN spin

button repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from the image. The result of the change to in the preview area.

3 Click , the black Exposure Alert button again.

The

Exposure Alert button turns off.

Shadows can be seen

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Setting pixel output levels

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Changing output levels

The Output Levels control in the Exposure

Adjustment

for images of pictures. When you change the

and the in the image reverse.

Appearance with

White control = 255 Black control = 0

tool lets you create interesting effects

White output level value to 0

Black output level value to 255, the colors

Appearance with

White control = 0 Black control = 255

Use the Output Levels control in the Exposure

Adjustment

images of pictures. The ranges for the numbers in the

fields are set in the page

1 Click the Output Levels checkbox in the Exposure

Adjustment

The appear in the

2 Click on the one side of a slider,

– or – type a different number in the

field, then press Tab or Enter, – or – click the UP or the DOWN spin button next to the

White or Black field.

The result of the changes to seen in the preview area.

tool to create interesting effects in

White and Black

Preference Controls tab (see

47).

tool to select it.

White and Black output levels controls

Exposure Adjustment tool.

White or Black

Output Levels can be

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If you want to create an image to use as a backdrop for dark text on a light background, such as an overhead transparency, increase the output level value until the image is as faint as you like.

If you want to create an image to use as a backdrop for light text on a dark background, such as with color slides, decrease the level value until the image is as faint as you like.

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Click the

Adjustment

settings to the optimal exposure settings determined by the scanning software

Auto button in the Exposure

tool to change all the exposure

White output

Black



Appearance with

White control = 255 Black control = 0

Appearance with

White control = 255 Black control = 200

Appearance with

White control = 0 Black control = 255

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Adjust color

The scanning software automatically selects the optimal color settings for any color output type applied to the image. If the overall color in the original picture is out of balance, or the picture needs more or less color, you can use the

Adjustment

color balance, or hue (see page 80)

■

color saturation (see page 81)

■

The

Color Adjustment tool is active for these output

types:

True Color

■

256 Color Web Palette

■

256 Color System Palette

■

256 Color Optimized Palette

■

From the Tools menu, select Color Adjustment.

The

2 Change the color balance or saturation as

described below.

The color settings you select will be applied to the final scan.

tool to increase or decrease:

Color Adjustment tool appears (see page 33).

Color

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TIP

Adjust image color for photographs that are faded or have too much of one color.

Changing color balance

Use the Color Wheel in the Color Adjustment tool to change color balance (hue).

Moving the indicator circle

When the image has too much of one color, move the indicator circle toward the opposite side (opposite color) on the

Color Wheel.

drag the indicator circle

■

with the mouse, or click a color’s triangle

■

The result of the change to the hue can be seen in the preview area.

Indicator circle in

Color Wheel

the

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To correct the excess red in the picture below, the indicator circle can be moved into the cyan area of the

Color Wheel.

Very red

moved

indicator circle

Less red

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Changing color saturation

You can adjust the amount of color in the image with the

Adjustment Saturation field, the more vivid the colors will be in

the image. A low number in the gives the image diluted colors.

The range for the number in the

Saturation field is

0 to 150. The result of the change to the saturation value

can be seen in the preview area.

Saturation slider control in the Color

tool. The higher the number in the

Saturation field

The hue of an image can be changed to create a different effect.

Original

moved

indicator circle

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Increase the number in the Saturation field to make colors in the image more vivid:

Click on the right side of the slider,

■

– or – type a higher number in the Saturation field, then

■

press – or – click the UP spin button next to the Saturation

■

field.

Tab or Enter,

Decreasing the amount of color

Decrease the number in the Saturation field to dilute the color in the image:

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Click on the left side of the slider,

■

– or – type a lower number in the Saturation field, then

■

press – or – click the DOWN spin button next to the

■

Saturation field.

Tab or Enter,

Saturation set at 100

Saturation set at 150

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Applying the default color settings

Click the Auto button in the Color Adjustment tool.

■

• The optimal color settings determined by the

scanning software are applied to the

Adjustment

• The results of the changes to the color settings

can be seen in the preview area.

tool.

Color

Saturation set at 75

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Set output resolution

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To keep file size small, shorten printing time, and use less memory, use the lowest possible output resolution setting for an image of a picture.

The output resolution for the image in the selection area is set in the

Output Resolution tool is active for these

The output types:

True Color

■

Grayscale

■

256 Color Web Palette

■

256 Color System Palette

■

256 Color Optimized Palette

■

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

■

From the Tools menu, select Output Resolution.

Output Resolution tool

The appears (see page

2 Read the following sections

before you change the value for output resolution in the

Resolution

The output resolution setting displayed in the

Output Resolution tool will be applied to the final

scan.

tool.

Output Resolution tool.

27).

Output

Resolution settings for photographs

Follow these guidelines to set output resolution for color or black and white photographs.

Use 75 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to display the image on a monitor in

a Web page

• the output type is 256 Color Web Palette, 256 Color System Palette Palette

, or Grayscale

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For Web page images, higher resolution does not improve image quality, but does increase the number of bytes required to store the image.

Use 100 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on a 300 DPI

printer

• the output type is True Color, 256 Color Optimized Palette

Use 150 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on the

HP PhotoSmart printer or a 600 DPI printer

, 256 Color Optimized

, or Grayscale

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• the output type is True Color, 256 Color

Optimized Palette

•

you will not be enlarging the photograph (use a higher resolution if you scale the image to greater than 100% of the original’s size)

Use 300 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on a 1200 DPI

printer

• the output type is True Color, 256 Color

Optimized Palette

•

you will not be enlarging the photograph (use a higher resolution if you scale the image to greater than 100% of the original’s size)

, or Grayscale

Resolution settings for drawings

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• the output type is 256 Color Optimized Palette, Grayscale, or Black & White Bitmap (raster)

Use 600 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on the

HP PhotoSmart printer or a 600 DPI printer

• the output type is 256 Color Optimized Palette, Grayscale, or Black & White Bitmap (raster)

Use 1200 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on a 1200 DPI

printer

• the output type is 256 Color Optimized Palette, Grayscale, or Black & White Bitmap (raster)

Applying the default resolution

Follow these guidelines for setting output resolution for images of color or black and white drawings.

Use 75 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to display the image on a monitor in

a Web page

• the output type is 256 Color Web Palette, 256

Color System Palette Palette (raster)

Use 300 as the output resolution setting when:

■

• you plan to print the image on a 300 DPI

printer

, Grayscale, or Black & White Bitmap

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Click , the AutoResolution button in the

■

Output Resolution tool.

• The optimal resolution setting determined by

the scanning software is applied to the

Resolution

• The result of the change to the resolution

setting cannot be seen in the preview area.

tool.

Output

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You can change the resolution settings available in the

Resolution tool’s list box (see page 46).

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Set threshold for black and white bitmaps

When you want to save a black and white image from a color or black and white photograph, you can often improve the result by changing the threshold for the division between black and white pixels.

The black and white threshold can be changed with the that has the type. (See page

White Threshold

Applying the default threshold

Click the Auto button in the Black & White

■

Threshold

• The optimal black and white threshold setting

• The result of the change to the threshold

Black & White Threshold tool for an image

Black & White Bitmap (raster) output

34 for more about the Black &

tool.)

tool.

determined by the scanning software is applied to the

setting can be seen in the preview area.

Black & White Threshold tool.

Black & White

The

Bitmap (raster)

type and a black and white threshold of 15 applied

output

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Image of a color photograph with

True Color

the output type

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Changing the black and white threshold

To bring out details in an image with the Black &

White Bitmap (raster)

number in the

1 Scan a picture. 2 From the Tools menu, select B & W Threshold.

Black & White Threshold tool appears.

The

3 From the Output Type menu, select Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

The image changes to black and white.

4 Decrease the value in the Black & White Threshold

field:

click on the left side of the slider,

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– or – drag the slider to the left,

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– or – type a lower number in the Black & White

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Threshold

– or – click the DOWN spin button next to the Black &

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White Threshold

The result of the change to the black and white threshold setting can be seen in the preview area.

field, then press Tab or Enter,

output type, decrease the

Black & White Threshold field:

field.

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Image with the

output type

Threshold 49

The range for the number in the threshold field is set in the

Preference Controls tab (see page 47).

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Try changing the sharpen level to improve the result when you are changing a color or black and white photograph to a

White Bitmap (raster)

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

Threshold 127 (the default for

this image)

Black &

image.

Adjusting images of

pictures

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Set color channel for black and white bitmaps

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When you want to save a black and white bitmap of a picture that has been printed or photocopied on colored paper, or want to create a special effect, you can change the color channel used in the final scan.

Eliminating a color from the image

By changing the color channel setting in the Black

& White Threshold

or blue from the image (see page

1 Scan a picture. 2 From the Tools menu, select B & W Threshold.

Black & White Threshold tool appears.

The

3 From the Output Type menu, select Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

The image changes to black and white.

4 Decrease the value for the black and white

threshold (see page

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tool you can eliminate red, green

88).

86).

5 Select a color channel from the Scan using

channel

tool:

To eliminate all the red in colored line art or

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from a drawing printed on red or pink paper, choose the each pixel in the image will be mapped to white and green and blue components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

To eliminate all the green in colored line art or

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from a drawing printed on green paper, choose the each pixel in the image will be mapped to white and red and blue components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

To eliminate all the blue in colored line art or

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from a drawing printed on blue paper, choose the pixel in the image will be mapped to white and red and green components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

list box in the Black & White Threshold

Red channel. The red components of

Green channel. The green components of

Blue channel. The blue components of each

The

Auto button in the Black & White

Threshold

channel.

Adjusting images of

tool does not reset the color

pictures

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Examples of changing color channels

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Images of a color drawing changed to the Black &

White Bitmap (raster)

different color channels and black and white threshold settings applied in the

Threshold

Original with True Color output type

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type applied with

Gray

channel and automatic threshold (110)

tool.

color

Red color channel and

automatic threshold (110)

output type are shown with

Black & White

NTSC

Blue color channel and automatic

threshold (110)

Blue color channel and higher

threshold (173)

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The NTSC Gray channel in the Scan using

channel Threshold

ratio of 30% red, 59% green, and 11% blue.

list box of the Black & White

tool converts color to gray at a

Green color channel and

automatic threshold (110)

Adjusting images of

pictures

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Scanning text 5

Scan and convert a block of text

Scan a whole page

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Scan and convert a block of text

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A block of text can be selected in the preview image for conversion to editable, unformatted text.

1Preview scan (page 50). 2 From the Output Type menu, select Text as the

output type.

3 Create a selection area (see page 51). 4 To enlarge the view of the selection area:

• click , the Zoom button in the toolbar, or

• from the Scan menu, choose Zoom.

Original Zoomed imagePreview image Drag-and-drop

with selection area

The scanner scans the selection area and the selection area fills the preview area.

5 Adjust the selection area to include all the

characters you want in the final scan (see page

55).

6 To begin the final scan and the character

conversion:

• drag-and-drop to another program (see

page

91), or

• Copy to the Clipboard (see page 92), or

•Save to a file (see page 92).

Save to a file.

or Copy and Paste,

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Selecting Text

Always Zoom scan a selection area you

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want to convert to text, then adjust the position and size of the selection area to be sure it contains all the characters you want to convert.

The text in the selection area is displayed

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at a low resolution and may not appear readable, even after a

During the final scan when you drag-and-

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drop, copy, or save the selection area, the text will be scanned at a higher resolution before it is converted to editable text.

Zoom scan.

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Drag-and-drop to another program

1 Start the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will

receive the image.

3 In the scanning software window, position the

pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

4 Press the left mouse button and drag the image

to its position in the open document.

The pointer changes to .

5 Release the mouse button.

A final scan of the image is performed. The text is converted to editable text and placed

in the open document.

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Copy to the Clipboard

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Save to a file

1 Click , the Copy button in the toolbar, or

from the

or press A final scan of the image is performed. The text is converted to editable text. A copy of the text is placed in the

2 To paste the text in another program’s open

document:

• Start the destination program.

• Open the document and view the page that

will receive the text.

• Position the pointer where you want to place

the text, then click.

• From the program’s Edit menu, choose Paste,

or press

The text appears where you pasted it.

Edit menu select Copy, or

Ctrl+C.

Clipboard.

Ctrl+V.

1 Click , the Save As... button in the toolbar, or

from the

press The The only file format choice in the

box is

2 In the Save in box, choose the directory where

you want to save the text file.

3 In the File name box, type a name for the text file. 4 Click Save.

A final scan of the text is performed. The text is converted to editable text. The text is saved to the file.

Scan menu, select Save As..., or

Ctrl+S.

Save As dialog box appears.

Save as type list

Text File (.txt).

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Scan a whole page

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A entire page of text, or text and pictures, can be saved to a rich text format file (.rtf) that contains editable, formatted text and images.

1Preview scan (page 50).

It is not necessary to create a selection area or choose an output type.

2 From the Scan menu, select Save As Whole Page.

Save As dialog box appears.

The The only file format choice in the

box is

Rich Text File (.rtf).

Original Preview image

Save as type list

with selection area

3 In the Save in box, choose the directory where

you want to save the file.

4 In the File name box, type a name for the file. 5 Click Save.

A final scan of the entire area of the scanner glass is performed.

The text is converted to editable text. The text and images are saved to the .rtf file.

6 To use the .rtf file, open it in a program that can

interpret rich text format files.

RTF file opened in another program

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Saving scanned

images 6

How you can use the image

Print the image

Drag-and-drop to another program

Drag-and-drop to the Desktop

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Copy to the Clipboard

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Save to a file

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How you can use the image

When you have scanned a picture and are satisfied with the image in the selection area, there are several ways to use the image.

Print the image from the scanning software (see

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page

96).

Printing the image from the scanning software results in a hardcopy of the image, but does not save it to the hard disk.

Make the image permanent by placing it directly

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from the scanning software into another program. When you save the document you placed the image in, the image is saved with the document.

You can place the image directly into another program using:

• drag-and-drop (see page 97)

• copy and paste (see page 99)

• TWAIN (see page 11)

Make the image permanent by saving it to a file.

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When scanning text, you can convert it to editable text.

To save unformatted, editable text, see

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page

90.

To save formatted, editable text, see

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page

93.

An image file can be created using:

• drag-and-drop to the Desktop (see page 98)

• the Save As... command (see page 100)

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Print the image

When you print a copy of the image in the selection area you will be able to see the size and quality of the printed image.

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Use the image to a printer.

1 Click , the Print button in the toolbar, or

The

2 Fill out the options in the Print dialog box. 3 Click OK.

A final scan of the image is performed. The image is sent to the printer.

Print command to send a copy of the

from the or, press

Scan menu, select Print, Ctrl+P.

Print dialog box appears.

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If no selection area has been drawn, the

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entire area of the scanner glass is printed. Be sure to keep the original in the same

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place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed.

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Drag-and-drop to another program

The image in the selection area can be dragged and dropped into another program that supports drag-and-drop.

After the image is dropped into the destination program, the image becomes part of the document file.

1 Start the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will

receive the image.

3 In the scanning software window, position the

pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

4 Press the left mouse button and drag the image

to its position in the open document.

The pointer changes to .

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Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed.

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(If the pointer changes to , the destination program does not accept drag-and-drop.)

5 Release the mouse button.

A final scan of the image is performed. The image appears in the destination program.

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Drag-and-drop to the Desktop

You can create a bitmap file of the image in the selection area by dragging the selection area to the Windows

The file name for each new bitmap file after the first one created this way includes a number in parentheses.

1 In the scanning software window, position the

pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

2 Hold the Ctrl key down, press the left mouse

button, then drag the selection area to the

Desktop or to a folder in the Windows Explorer.

The pointer changes to .

3 Release the mouse button.

A final scan of the image is performed.

Desktop or to a folder in the

Explorer.

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Be sure to keep the original in the same

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place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed.

If you are running Internet Explorer, only

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one bitmap file named in a folder.

Rename the Scan.bmp file with a name

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that reflects what image is in the file.

Scan.bmp can exist

A bitmap file named

Desktop or in the folder in the Windows Explorer.

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Copy to the Clipboard

The image in the selection area can be copied to the destination program. After the image is pasted into the destination program, the image becomes part of the document file.

Clipboard, then pasted into the

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Copying the image

1 Create a selection area (see page 51).

2 Click , the Copy button in the toolbar, or

from the

or press A final scan of the image is performed. A copy of the image is placed in the

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Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed.

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Edit menu select Copy, or

Ctrl+C.

Clipboard.

Pasting the image

1 Start the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will

receive the image.

3 Position the pointer where you want to place the

image, then click.

4 From the program’s Edit menu, choose Paste, or

press

The image appears where you pasted it.

Ctrl+V.

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Save to a file

The image in the selection area can be saved to a file, then the image file can be inserted into another program’s document with an or

Import File command.

You will need to know what file format to use when saving the file.

File formats

Insert File

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The scanning software can save images in several graphics file formats.

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Not all output types can be saved in all file formats. Only the valid file formats for the output type applied to the image can be selected from the

Save As dialog box.

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Save as type list box in the

Bitmap Image (.bmp)

An image file format used by Microsoft Windows and many Windows programs. This is often a good choice because Windows itself and most Windows programs accept the .bmp file type.

FlashPix (.fpx)

A FlashPix file contains a complete image plus several lower resolution copies of that image. The advantage of the FlashPix file format over other file formats is that a software program can automatically select the best resolution for a particular job to make editing and using images in programs faster and easier.

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HP PrecisionScan Pro, ScanJet 6200cse, ScanJet 6200cxi User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

How to use this online document

Contents

What can you scan?

Place the picture on the scanner

Start the scanning software

Pushing the button on the scanner

Using the Windows Start menu

Launching from another program

Configure the Scan button

Scanning software window

Menus

Toolbar

Preview area

Info bar

Status bar

Context-sensitive pointers

Selection area pointers

Ready pointer

Typing pointer

Pixel value pointers

What’s This Help pointer

Image adjustment tools

Displaying a tool

Closing a tool

Docking a tool

Output Resolution tool

Custom resolution

AutoResolution

Sharpen Level tool

Dimensions tool

Exposure Adjustment tool

Color Adjustment tool

Black & White Threshold tool

Online Help

Quick Help in the scanning software window

What’s This Help in the scanning software window

HP ScanJet Coach

Videos

Online manuals

Save and re-use adjustment settings

Saving a set of settings

Loading a set of settings

Deleting a set of settings

Set preferences

Scanner tab

Selection Area tab

Resolution tab

Controls tab

Scanning pictures 3

Basic steps for scanning pictures

Quick scan

Optional adjustments

Preview scan

Using the Scan button to Preview scan

Using the scanning software to Preview scan

Create a selection area

Clicking to create a selection area

Drawing to create a selection area

Removing the selection area

Selecting the entire preview area

Selecting the entire zoomed area

Moving the selection area

Adjusting the size of selection area

Zoom scan

Performing a Zoom scan

Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom)

Using Undo Zoom

Set the output dimensions

Setting units

Scaling output as a percentage of the original

Typing values for output width and height

Locking values for output dimension

Choose an output type

Changing the output type

Tools for making adjustments

Sharpen