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5. The scanned image is sent to the application.
If you want to change more settings, see your Online Reference
Guide.
Saving a scanned image
After an image is scanned, be sure to save it, using the steps below.
(The example used here is Adobe Photoshop Elements.)
1. Choose Save As from the File menu.
2. Select the folder where the image will be saved.
3. Type a file name for your image in the File name field.
4. Select the file format you want to save the image in from the
Format list. For the file formats, see the following section.
5. If you need more options, set the Save Options field.
6. Click Save.

File formats

The following table lists some common image file formats. P lease
select an appropriate format supported by your image processing
application when you save image files.
Format (File extension) Explanation
BMP format (*.BMP) Standard image file format used in
Windows. Most Windows application
including word processing application can
read and prepare images in this format.
TIFF format (*.TIF) TIFF is a file format designed for data
exchange between applications such as
graphics software and DTP software.