26 Scanning from scanner buttons
Scanning quickly with scanner buttons
Use the scanner buttons to scan quickly to a destination using settings optimized for that destination. A destination is a printer, file, or program, such as your
If you are scanning slides or negatives using the HP Scanjet Transparency Adapter (XPA), you must scan from the HP Precisionscan Pro software. See "Scanning from the XPA" on page 77.
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Scanning to the HP Precisionscan Pro software
When you use the Scan To button ( 
), you send directly to the HP Precisionscan Pro software. Using the HP Precisionscan Pro software, you can preview scanned images and make changes to the images before you send them to a destination or file them.
To scan to the HP Precisionscan Pro software
Before you begin, make sure no other program name displays in the scanner’s LCD window or that the LCD window reads Ready. (Some models only, see "Front panel and accessories comparisons" on page 3). If another program name displays, press the Select
Destination button ( 
) up or down until HP Precisionscan is listed in the scanner’s LCD window.
1Close the HP Scanjet Copy Utility program if it is open on your computer.
2Place the original face down on the scanner glass and close the lid. To load items in the ADF, see "Scanning from the ADF" on
page 76.
3Press the Scan To button on the front panel of the scanner.
4Your computer opens the HP Precisionscan Pro software. A preview of the scan appears in the Precisionscan Pro software window.
For more information, see "Scanning from HP Precisionscan Pro" on page 39.