122 Glossary

drag

To move an object on screen. Place the cursor over the image or selection area, hold the left mouse button down, and move the mouse to move the object.

drag-and-drop

To move an object to a new location and keep it there. Click on the object and drag it to a new location, such as an open document in another program, and release the mouse button. When dragging-and- dropping between programs, a copy of the object is placed in the receiving program.

drop-down list (or menu)

A list of items that appears when you click on or pass the cursor over a command such as File or Edit.

e

editable text

Text that is converted from a scanned image into characters you can modify in a word processor or other text-editing program. Depending on the capabilities of your program, you can change the font, size, style, and other attributes of editable text, as well as edit words or phrases.

e-mail

A network over which you can transfer messages and electronic files. E-mail is also sent via Internet browsers.

export

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exposure

The amount of light, or brightness and contrast, in an image.

f

file format

The format in which a scan is saved. Certain file formats enable programs such as word processors to insert, open, or import scans. Common graphics formats include .bmp, .jpg, and .tif. Common text formats include .txt (text) and .rtf (Rich Text Format).

file size

The number of bytes in a file. The file size of scanned images is determined by resolution, file type, output type, and scaling. To reduce the file size of photographs, for example, you could decrease bit depth or resolution.

final scan

The actual image, defined by the selection area, that is sent to a destination such as a file, a printer, the Clipboard, or another program.

final size

The approximate height and width of the final image to be scanned.

FlashPix

A format that allows faster processing, but creates larger file sizes. FlashPix files, which save with the .fpx extension, can be used on Windows and Macintosh platforms. The format was developed by Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Live Picture, and Microsoft.

To save a file in a particular file format for use in other programs.