2 Click Auto to return the midtone, highlight, shadow, and output levels to the default settings for this scanned image.

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Setting pixel output levels

To change output levels

The output levels setting lets you create interesting effects for scanned

1 On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.

2 Click the Output Levels check box. The dialog box expands to

pictures. When you select this command, the Black and White output

display the current White and Black output levels.

levels appear. By default, white is set to 255, and black is set to 0.

3 To change the levels, do one of the following:

Decreasing the White output level makes the overall image darker.

 

 

Increasing the Black output level makes the image more faded.

 

Click one side of a slider.

Changing the White output level value to 0 and the Black output level

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Type a different number in the White or Black field and press

value to 255 inverts the colors in the image.

 

ENTER.

To change the ranges for the numbers in the White and Black fields,

 

Click the Up or Down arrow next to the White field or Black

see the Controls tab of "Setting preferences" on page 68.

 

field.

 

 

 

 

The result of the changes to output levels can be seen in the preview

 

 

 

 

area.

 

 

Tip

To use an image as a light background for dark text,

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such as for an overhead transparency, increase the

 

 

 

To return to the default settings

 

 

Black output level until the image is as faint as you

1 On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.

 

 

want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4400C specifications

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