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• 24-bit Color: for color photos
• Color Smoothing: for color graphics, such as charts or graphs
• 8-bit Grayscale: for black-and-white photos
• Black & White: for black text documents or line art
5. Select the resolution
at which you want to scan the image.
6. Click the Preview button to preview your image. If desired, you can draw a marquee (or box)
around the area you want to scan in the Preview window. Or you can use the Document Size
setting to specify the desired scan area.
7. Change the size of your scanned image (target size), if needed.
8. You can also adjust exposure, brightness, and other image quality settings before you scan to
improve your results. Scroll down to the Adjustments area to view all the options. Click
the + (Windows) or (Mac OS X) icon next to a setting to change the level of adjustment.
Before making adjustments, be sure to click the image or marquee for the area you want to
adjust.
Click the Help button for more information about these settings.
9. Click Scan to scan and save your image
. When done, your scanned image file appears in
Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder.
10. Now you can view and print your scanned image, attach it to an e-mail, or use it however you
like.
See also:
Scan in Office Mode