Compaq S4 100 manual Scanning Projects, Using VistaScan to Scan and Print Images

CHAPTER 4. Scanning Projects

The Compaq scanner includes bundled software to help you with a variety of tasks. This chapter shows you how to make a personalized calendar, create Web-ready images, and even turn a page of text into an online text document that you can edit.

Using VistaScan to Scan and Print Images

To perform your first scan:

1.Open the VistaScan software application.

a.Click the scanner icon in the Task bar using your right mouse button. A pop-up menu appears.

b.Click on VistaScan to launch the software.

Or you can also:

a.Click on the Start bar in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

b.Click Programs.

c.Select VistaScan.

d.Click VistaScan.

2.The VistaScan Beginner window appears. Lift the scanner’s document cover and place your document face-down in the center of the scanner’s object glass.

3.Click the Preview button to preview the scanned item. You can edit the Preview image before scanning the final image using the “Zoom Tool” and the “Frame Selection Tool.” To find out more about how to use these tools, click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses over the tool.

NOTE: This feature is only available if you have a browser installed.

4.Click the Printer icon in the “Scan To” control panel to indicate that you want to scan and print the image.

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