Microtek ScanWizard 5 quick reference guide

ScanWizard 5 for Mac OS X

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Preview Window (Standard Control Panel)

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1. Prescans and previews the scan material.

2. Performs the final scan and selects a destination for
the scanned image.

3. Zoom in (+), magnifies preview image.

4. Scanner info and power-save.

5. Switches to the Advanced Control Panel.

6. Type of scan material (Photo, Text, Document, Film,
etc.).

7. Output image type (True color, Web color, Gray, or
B&W).

8. Output resolution presets (on-screen viewing, printing,
custom, etc.).

9. Output size or ratio (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or
200%).

10. Image enhancement tools (Brightness, Contrast,
Sharpness, or Saturation).

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11. Cancel/Revert to default settings.

12. Preferences menu options (Includes scanning functions
and customizes the appearances of your Standard
Control Panel).

13. Drag this corner to resize the preview window.

14. Zoom out (-), shrinks preview image.

15. Pans and moves around a magnified area.

16. Shows current settings and becomes a Progress bar
during scanning.

17. Shows detailed settings and status of current scan job.

18. Resizes preview image.

19. Preview image enclosed in a Scan Frame.

20. Lets you quit ScanWizard 5.

21. Sets document attributes for your printer.

22. Online help of ScanWizard 5.

23. Minimizes the preview window to the Dock.

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Preview Window (Advanced Control Panel)

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1. Unit of measurement for rulers. Options include inch,
cm, mm, point, pixel, and pica.

2. The Menu bar provides 4 menus: Scanner Menu (set up
scanner-to-host interface); View Menu (control image
and view/hide options); Preferences Menu (customize
software); and Correction Menu (adjust/correct image).

3. The Minimize and Maximize icons.

Minimize: Minimizes the Preview window to the Dock.
Maximize: Expands the Preview window to its full size.

4. The Scan Material pull-down menu lets you select the
type of the current Scan Material.

5. The Overview button previews the image(s) on your
scanner bed.

6. The Prescan button shows a higher-resolution image of
the area selected by the Scan Frame tool.

7. The Scan To button performs the
final scan, and delivers the scanned
image to your application program.
Click the Scan To button to show
the pull-down menu:

Scan To  saves the scanned image to a file; Copy 
sends the output to a printer; E-mail  attaches the
output to an E-mail message.

8. The Toolbar selects actions to be performed on the
overview or prescan image.

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Zoom: Click to enlarge;
Shift or Option+Click
to shrink

Dropper: Selects
shadow/highlight values
on a prescan image

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Scan Frame: Lets
you select a scan
frame area

Pan: Pans or moves
the hidden part of a
zoomed-in image
into view

9. The Switch button takes you back to the Standard
Control Panel.

10. Drag this corner to resize your Preview window.

11. The Status bar gives useful tips relating to the selected
tool in the Toolbar.

12. Handy buttons

Click to flash High/Low value markers.
Zoom in (+), enlarges preview image.
Zoom out (-), shrinks preview image.

Current image zoom size (100%).
Resolution info (in pixels per inch) for

overview and prescan image

13. Lets you exit ScanWizard 5"; accompanying windows
(Setting window, Scan Job Queue window, and Info
window) are closed as well.

14. Sets document attributes for your printer.

15. Online help of ScanWizard 5.

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