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Changing the saturation

Color in an image consists of its hue and the saturation. Saturation refers to the intensity of the colors.

The software sets the saturation for an image, but you can change it. You might want to change it to make colors in the image more or less vivid, or to create a special effect. The range in the Saturation field is 0 to 150.

To increase saturation

1On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Color.

2Make colors more vivid by doing one of the following:

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Click to the right of the slider.

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Type a higher number in the Saturation field and press ENTER.

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Click the Up arrow next to the Saturation field.

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To decrease saturation

1On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Color.

2Make colors less vivid by doing one of the following:

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Click to the left of the slider.

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Type a lower number in the Saturation field and press ENTER.

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Click the Down arrow next to the Saturation field.

To return to the default settings

1On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Color.

2Click Auto to return to the default hue and saturation settings for

this scanned image.