Note: If you click COPY/PRINT or FAX, the dialog box for editing and adjusting the settings will have a Device tab for selecting options for a printer or copier. See the Help menu for more information.

PRE-DEFINING SCAN SETTINGS

Selecting the proper scan setting before final scanning provides the best results. The scan setting determines the sharpness of the object and the number of possible shades of gray or color. Scan settings also affect the speed of the scan and the file size.

The following table shows the pre-defined scan settings you can use.

Scan Setting

Default Setting

To Scan

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faxing, Filing,

Black and white,

Newspaper and maga-

Provides the fastest

or Copying

200 DPI

zine articles, receipts,

scan time and smallest

 

 

forms, and other text

file size.

 

 

objects

 

 

 

 

 

Editing Text

Black and white,

Business letters, con-

Enhances the use of

(OCR)

300 DPI

tracts, memos, and other

OCR software for con-

 

 

documents you want to

verting object text to

 

 

edit

editable text. Provides

 

 

 

higher quality and larger

 

 

 

file size than the Faxing,

 

 

 

Filing, or Copying scan

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

Black-and-

Grayscale, 100

Black-and-white photos

Provides the best set-

White Photo

DPI

 

ting for black-and-white

 

 

 

photos

 

 

 

 

Color

Color, 100 DPI

Color pages with many

Creates a quality

Photo

 

graphics, or mixed graph-

scanned color object in

Faster

 

ics and text, line art, or

a file that is not too

 

 

photos that require a

large. PaperPort’s

 

 

quick scan

default setting.

 

 

 

 

Color

Color, 200 DPI

Photos and color objects

Provides the ideal set-

Photo

 

 

ting for color objects,

Better Quality

 

 

object editing, desktop

 

 

 

publishing, and high-

 

 

 

quality output. Results

 

 

 

in a color scan with

 

 

 

slower scan time and

 

 

 

larger file size.

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Scanner

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