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Returning the image to a program that supports TWAIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in

If you started the scan from a program that supports TWAIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in, you can perform a final scan and return the image to that program using this procedure. For more information about scanning using TWAIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in, see "Scanning from other programs" on page 74.

To return the image to a program

Do one of the following:

●On the Scan menu, click Return Image To.

●On the toolbar, click .

Scanning from HP Precisionscan Pro

Saving to a file

Save scanned images as files when you want to use the images again later. For help deciding on which file type to use, see "List of file types" on page 62, or see "Tips for best image quality" on page 69. For definitions of File types, see the "Glossary" on page 123.

To save to a file

1Do one of the following:

●On the Scan menu, click Save As.

●On the toolbar, click .

2Select a file type. See "List of file types" on page 62.

3Select a name and location for the file and click OK.

4If the Options button is available, more options are available for this file type. Click Options, change any options you want, and click OK.

The file type you need depends on how you will use the file. And, some file types are not available when certain output types are selected.

To save a scan for future processing in an OCR program

If you plan to process a scanned document with your optical character recognition (OCR) software, use the following settings:

●Resolution: 300

●Output type: Black & White Bitmap

●Format: TIFF

Note: Selecting higher resolutions than 300 dpi will not increase OCR accuracy.

5400C, 4400C specifications

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HP 5400C, 4400C manual Saving to a file, To return the image to a program, To save to a file

Models: 5400C 4400C