130 Glossary

settings

Saving settings allows you to save a set of settings used with one scanned image and reuse the settings with an image scanned in the future.

shadow

The darkest area of an image, usually reproduced as near black on the computer screen or when printed. The range between highlight and shadow determines the quality and color differentiation in the image.

sharpen

To enhance the detail in an image.

slide holder

This XPA piece holds slides for scanning. It is attached to the bottom of the XPA light source.

slide light shield

This XPA piece blocks excess illumination and improves image quality when scanning slides. Slide it into the slide holder after the chosen slide(s).

Smart Friends

Smart Friends are tips that appear automatically to notify you of potential problems. For example, if you are setting a very high resolution but want to use e-mail to send the scanned image, a Smart Friend would alert you that the file will probably be too large to send in e-mail.

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source

The program from which an image is retrieved for use in a document. TWAIN-compliant programs pull an image from a source, such as the HP Precisionscan Pro software.

spot color

A software function that finds large areas of color in a scanned image and applies a uniform color to the area.

Start button

The button in the (Windows) Taskbar that can be used to start a program quickly, find files, change settings, and open documents.

status bar

The area at the bottom of most Windows program screens that shows information about the current action in progress.

system palette

A palette or color table containing a Web palette plus more shades of gray and the 16 VGA colors.

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Taskbar

A toolbar that docks to the edge of the Windows Desktop. The Taskbar includes the Start button, buttons for each open program, and a status area.

text

As it relates to scanning, text is saved in the following formats: .txt, searchable .pdf, .htm, and .rtf.

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HP 4400C Settings, Shadow, Sharpen, Slide holder, Slide light shield, Source, Spot color, Start button, Status bar, Text

4400C specifications

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