102VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER USERS GUIDE

Scanning with the WIA

Interface

Microsoft Windows includes its own set of options—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices.

Note: Scanning with the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) interface is only available if yur computer is running Windows XP.

Many Windows XP applications have commands to access WIA, including PaperPort. To access WIA from PaperPort choose WIA: Visioneer Strobe XP 450 from the scanner drop-down list. See page 89.

This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface.

To scan using WIA from Microsoft Paint:

1.On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Paint.

The Paint window opens.

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