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2 Select the Crop Tool

Step 7 — Select a Crop

Step 7 — Select a Crop

To scan only p art of an image into the host application, use the Crop Tool in the Layout Tools
palette to select the desired area. This selection is referred to as a “crop.”
1 Open the Layout Tools palette
Click the triangle next to “Layout Tools”
in the Tool Chest (if the Tool Chest is not
already open, click the Tools button in
the scan window and select Tool P al-
ette 1 from the menu that appears).
Crop Tool
Click to display Layout Tools palette
3 Select a crop
To sele ct a c rop, drag the mouse over the
image in the preview area. The borders
of the crop are indicated by a dotted line.
The size of the crop can be changed by
dragging its borders. To change the po-
sition of the crop, place the cursor inside
the selected area and drag it to a new
location.
Repeat this step for the other images
selected in the thumbnail drawer. To
display images in the preview area, open
the thumbnail drawer and click the se-
lected thumbnails.