18VISIONEER 9650 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE
SCANNING ITEMS
You can scan from the PaperPort software or other TWAIN software.
YOUR SCANNER AND THE TWAIN STANDARD
Your Visioneer 9650 USB scanner uses the TWAIN standard for scanning. TWAIN is a widely recognized procedure that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. The PaperPort software application that you received with your scanner uses the TWAIN standard, and this guide shows how to scan with it. Many other graphics and imaging applications also comply with the TWAIN standard, so you can use your scanner with those applications too. To use your scanner with other
IF YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING WINDOWS ME OR XP
Instead of using the TWAIN standard, your scanner can also use Microsoft’s Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) standard for scanning, which is also available from other applications. Therefore, you can use your scanner with other applications on a computer running Windows ME or XP too. See “Scanning from Windows ME or XP” on page 38.