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200 dpi is sucient for storing documents as images.
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For most fonts, 300 dpi is sucient for using optical character recognition (OCR) to create editable 
text.
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For Asian fonts and small fonts, 400 dpi is the recommended resolution.
Scanning at a higher resolution than necessary creates a larger le with no additional benet.
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Color scans create larger les than do black and white scans.
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If scanning a large number of pages at one time, consider scanning fewer pages at a time to create 
more, smaller 
les.
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