User manual MICROTEK PC TU SW5 0800

[. . . ] All of the projects concentrate on the basic scanning functions of ScanWizard 5. Part A contains the basic features and functions of the buttons and tools included in the Standard Control Panel and the Advanced Control Panel. Part B is a tutorial that covers the following tasks: scanning photographs and documents, doing multiple scans, and using the Advanced Image Correction tools. Before you begin, you may want to go through the Quick Reference Guide as well as the Online help and familiarize yourself with ScanWizard 5. [. . . ] If not, go to Step 6 6. ScanWizard 5 will auto-detect and configure the settings of your scan material. You can increase or reduce the size of any material by clicking the Scale Output button. Normally 100% will suffice for copying purposes. Click the Scan to button and hold down the mouse for about 3 seconds until the options menu appears. Select Copy to send the scanned material directly to your printer (Notice that the Scan to button transforms to Copy). Copy When the Copy dialog box appears, select your default printer or any alternative printer from the options, then specify the number of copies to be made. When you are ready to print, click OK OK. Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial 5 Part B How to scan a photo, film or slide for E-mail attachment Share you images over the Internet!or want to send photos to your family and friends just to keep in touch?Add a little zest by including scanned images. Properly position your photo, filmstrip or slide on the scanner bed. To scan transparent materials, you should install the Transparent Media Adapter before positioning your material and launching ScanWizard 5 (Refer to other documentation on installing the appropriate accessory). If you are scanning a film or slide, click Original then Original, select from the menu Positive (for slides) or Negative (for negative film from cameras). If you are scanning a normal photograph select Photo Photo, then click Scan Type to select Type the appropriate color mode. If JPEG is selected, it will reduce the storage space by compressing the file size, and it is an extremely popular image format used on web pages and E-mail attachments. Click the Scan to button, then hold down your mouse for about 3 seconds. When the E-mail: Save As dialog box appears, save the image to your preferred folder, key in a file name and choose . jpeg as your file format. Your default E-mail application launches with your scanned image attached to it. Fill in the E-mail address, subject, and message, then click the Send icon to send your E-mail with the scanned image. If you wish to enhance the look of your image before attaching it to your E-mail, click the Adjust button. Experiment with the various controls (Brightness, Contrast, Color, Sharpness or Saturation) until you are pleased with the result. 6 Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial Part B How to scan a photo for your desktop wallpaper Create your own unique desktop wallpaper!Before you begin though, check the resolution of your screen area and write this down. You will need this information so that your image fits on the entire screen. Place a photo that you wish to scan for your desktop wallpaper on the scanner bed. Before you start scanning, check the resolution of your Display Screen area from the Control Panel's Display Properties. From the Settings window, change the unit system to inches; pixels instead of inches Key in the resolution of your Screen area in the Output box, then select the Fixed Output Size and Keep Proportion check boxes. Crop the image to the desired area that you want to show for your output. When the Scan To: Save As To: dialog box appears, save your image under: C:\Windows or your preferred folder, key in your file name and use . bmp as the recommended file format. Launch ScanWizard 5 5. Create documents with text only. Best Results Documents with text images and/or tables. Spreadsheets Text files where layout and formatting is not needed. . XLS . TXT . PDF Compact color document files with text Sharing color documents over a that graphics that can be ready by network or archiving purposes. Color document files with text and graphics to be viewed in all web browsers. For use in web sites or other programming applications. . HTM 8 Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial Part B How to scan and instantly upload images to the web It's easy and fun to instantly upload images onto a free photo-sharing website. [. . . ] Click New from the Scan Job Queue window, give the second image a title, select the image with the Scan Frame tool, and crop as necessary. Do this for all remaining images. If you have saved the images under C:\Windows\Desktop C:\Windows\Desktop, you can double-click your "folder" icon to view and retrieve your photo storage directly from the desktop, or simply create a shortcut icon for your folder. Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial 11 Part B How to adjust color in an image The Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools in ScanWizard 5 features several powerful controls for image adjustment and enhancement, with "Before" and "After" thumbnails. Tools include: White/Black Points, Tone Curve, Brightness/Contrast, Color Correction, Filter, and Descreen. These tools can be accessed in the Advanced Control Panel through the Settings window, or through the Correction menu in the preview window. [. . . ]