HP 6200C manual

➮  HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’ s Guide 1 Using th e HP ScanJ et scann er 2 A t our o f the sca nning s of tw ar e 3 Scannin g pict ur es 4 Adj ustin g imag es of pict ur es 5 Scannin g text 6 Sav i n g scanned imag es 7 Scannin g 35mm slides ➤ Index[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 2 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ W elcome to scanning with HP PrecisionScan Pr o and your HP ScanJet scanner The scanning softw are and your HP ScanJ et scanner l et you quic kl y create excellent el ectronic images from pictures and conver t text on paper into edi table text . Featur es So me of the features o[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 3 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Suppor t f or your new pr oduct No matt er where you are or when you need it, HP support is there to help you get the most from you r HP products . Whether it ’ s making products easier t o use or pr ovidin g you with inno vati ve new ways to tac kle your impor tant projec ts,[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 4 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ How to use this online document Go t o the book contents, chapt er contents, or ind ex ■ Clic k th e but ton in the y ellow bar at the bottom of the page when the poi nter looks like . P age f orward one pag e ■ Pr ess Enter or PgDn , – or – ■ Clic k in the ye llow bar[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 5 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Contents How to use this online document 4 1 Using the HP ScanJet scan ner 7 What can you scan? 8 Place the picture on the scanner 9 Star t the scanning softw are 1 0 Configure the Scan but ton 12 2 A tour of the scanning software 13 Scann ing softw are window 14 Context-sens it[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 6 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust expos ure 70 Adjust col or 80 Se t output re solution 83 Se t threshold for blac k and white bit maps 85 Se t color c hannel for bla ck and white bitmaps 87 5 Scanning text 89 Scan and con vert a bloc k of tex t 90 Scan a whole page 93 6 Saving scanned images 94 How you c[...]

1 ➮ ➮  Using the HP ScanJet scanner 1 8 What can you scan? 9 Place the picture o n the scanner 10 Star t the scanning sof tware 12 Configure the Scan but ton[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 8 Using the HP ScanJet scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ What can you scan? Using the scanning sof tware, you can scan: ■ color phot ographs ■ color drawings and li ne art ■ grayscale drawi ngs ■ blac k and white photographs ■ blac k and white drawings and line ar t ■ pages that have both pi [...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 9 Using the HP ScanJet scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Place the picture on the scanner The pictu r e you want to sc an must be pl aced face down on the scanner glass. 1 Lif t the scanner lid and hold it up. 2 Place the picture face down on the scanner glass. 3 Close the scanner lid. If you are using t[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 10 Using the HP ScanJet scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Start the scanning software There are three w ays to start the scanni ng software: ■ push the Scan but ton on the scanner ■ use the Win dows Star t menu ■ launc h the scanning sof tware from another program using TWAIN (page 11 ) Pushing t[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 11 Using the HP ScanJet scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ ■ from the Scan menu, sele ct Preview , or ■ press Ctrl+R . The scanner performs a Preview scan and displays the prev iew image. Launching fr om another p r ogram If you are creati ng a project suc h as a greeting card or a calendar , and w [...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 12 Using the HP ScanJet scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Configure the Scan button Y ou can use the HP ScanJet Button Manager to configure the Scan butt on. It is set at the factory with HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default scanning sof tw are to launc h when the Scan but ton is pushed. 1 Se lect , the[...]

2 ➮ ➮  A tour of the scanning software 2 14 Scanning softw are window 32 Exposure Adjustment tool 24 Context-sensi tive pointer s 33 Color Adjust ment tool 26 Image adjustment tools 34 Blac k & White Threshold tool 27 Output R esolution tool 35 Online Help 29 Sharpen Level tool 38 Save a nd re-use adjustment s et t i ngs 30 Dimensions to[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 14 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Scanning software window This c hapter des cribes the scanning sof tware . ➊ Menus — The commands in the menus are summariz ed beginning on page 15 . ➋ T oolbar — The tool bar has but tons for the most commonly used commands (see page[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 15 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Menus All the commands for the scanning sof twar e are available in the menus. Each menu and its commands are describe d in the following tables. Pr eview Ctrl+R S cans the entire ar ea of the scanner glass at low resolution and displays the [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 16 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ C opy Ctrl+C Does a final scan of the selectio n area and copies it to the Clipboard for pasting int o another program (see page 99 ). Select A ll Ctrl+A Draws a selection area that includes the entir e area of the scanner glass (see page 54 [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 17 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Tr u e C olor Scans t he selection i n 24-bit color (see page 66 ). G rays cale Scans the selec tion in 8-bit grays cale (see page 67 ). B lac k & White B itm ap (ras ter) Scans the selection as a blac k and white rast er image (see page [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 18 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ O utput Resolution When c hec k ed, shows the Output R esolution tool , whic h sets t he reso lution for the final scan of the selection (see pages 27 and 83 ). S harpen Le ve l When c hec k ed, shows the Sharpen Level tool, whic h sets the a[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 19 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ HP Scan Jet Coac h... Ctrl+W Explains the ste ps to scanni ng with HP PrecisionScan Pro (see pa ge 36 ). C ontent s and Index Displays the Help dialog bo x for Contents , Index , and Find . HP Precisio nScan P ro H elp F1 Displays HP Precisio[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 20 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ T oolbar Fr equently used commands appear a s buttons in the toolbar . Pre vi ew S cans the entire scan ner glass and displays the preview image (see page 50 ). Zoom Sc ans a nd enlarges the view of the selection area ( see page 56 ). Save As[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 21 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Pr eview a r ea The preview area in the scannin g soft ware window displays t he: ■ preview image of the entire s canner glass, or ■ z oom ed image of th e selection area When you Preview scan, the enti re scanner glass area displ ays in [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 22 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Info bar The info bar displays the following infor mation: ➊ the width of the output image ➋ the height of the output image ➌ scale of the output image ➍ the Output Type cur rently selec ted ➎ the He lp but ton for HP PrecisionScan [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 23 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Status bar The statu s bar displays the fo llowing information: ➊ a message about the action y ou can tak e when the point er is o ver some par t of the s canning sof twa re window or a tool ➋ the number of KB (kil obytes), MB ( meg abyte[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 24 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Context-sensitive pointers The shape of the pointer indicat es the type of activity you c an perform i n the scanni ng sof twar e. Selection area point ers New sele ction area Draw a new selection area. Mov e selection area ■ Move the selec[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 25 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Ready pointer Ready f or activity ■ Clic k a m enu item to selec t a command. ■ Clic k a list but ton to se lect a c hoice. ■ Clic k a button to turn it on or of f, or to inc rease or decrease a number . T yping point er Data entr y acc[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 26 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Image adjustment tools Six tools can be used to mak e adjustment s to the image in the selecti on area: ■ Output Resolution tool (see page 27 ) ■ Sharpen Level t ool (see page 29 ) ■ Dimensions tool (see page 30 ) ■ Exposure Adjustmen[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 27 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Output Resolution tool The Output Resoluti on tool lets you determine the amount of data for the final scan of an image of a picture. S ee Set output r esolution on page 83 for more about when to use t he Output Resolution tool. Af ter you ha[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 28 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Imag es to be pr inte d The re solution se tt ing for printing images v aries, depending on the outpu t type applied to the image and t he maximum resolution c apability of the printer (see page 83 ). T o print images of photographs with the [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 29 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Sharp en Level tool The Sharpen Level tool lets you enhance details in the image o f a picture for the fina l scan. See Shar pen on page 68 for more about how to use the Sharpen Level tool . When you c hoose an Output Type for the image of a [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 30 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Dimensions tool The Dimensions tool lets you c hange the siz e of the scanned image of a picture so that the image will be the siz e you want it when you use th e image in another pr ogram or print it. F or example, you can save a small scann[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 31 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Af ter you hav e drawn a sel ection area, us e the Dimensions tool to: See Set the output dimens ions on page 58 for mo re about how to use the Dimensions tool. ➊ adjust the dimensions of the sel ection area ➋ set valu es for the width an[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 32 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Exposure Adjustment tool The Exposure Adjustment tool lets you make fine adjustments to hi ghlights, shadows, and midtones, or set the output level of blac k and white pixels in a color or grayscale image of a picture. S ee A d jus t exposure[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 33 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Color Adjustment tool The Color Adjustment tool lets you c hange the hue and make color s bright er in a color image. See Adjust color on page 80 for more about how to use the Color Adjustment tool. Af ter you hav e drawn a selection area, us[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 34 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Black & White Threshold tool The Black & White Threshold tool lets you c hange the dividing point for blac k and white pixels in an image that uses the Bl ack & W hite Bi tmap (ra ster ) output type. All pixel s below the threshol[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 35 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Online Help Quick Help in the scanning softw ar e window A shor t description, or ToolTip , displays when you move the pointer over of ea ch part of the s canning sof tw are w i ndow or a tool, and a longer descripti on displays in the status[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 36 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ HP ScanJet Coac h Use the HP Scan Jet Coa ch to learn the ste ps for scanning. T o star t the HP ScanJ et Coac h fr om the Deskt op 1 Se lect , the Windows Start but ton. 2 Fro m the St art menu, c hoose Progr ams , then c hoose HP Sc anJet S[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 37 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Online manuals In addit ion to this HP P r eci sionS can Pr o User ’ s Guide online manual, you can view the HP S canJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide in Adobe Acrobat Reader , whic h describes how to use the HP S canJet Aut omatic Docume[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 38 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Save and re-use adjustment settings Y ou can save the settings you have made to an image and apply those set tings to a another scan during the cur rent scanning session or af ter restar ting HP PrecisionScan Pro . When y ou save a set of set[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 39 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Saving a set of set tings 1 Fro m the Sc an menu, select Save Settings... The Save Settings dial og box appears (see page 38 ). 2 Revi ew the set tings listed in the Output Settings and the Tools Settings tabs. 3 If the set tings are acceptab[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 40 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Loading a set of settings Any set of scanning set tings you have saved with the Sa ve Setti ngs dialo g box can be appl ied to the image cur rently display ed in the preview area. 1 Fro m the Sc an menu, select Load Settings... The Load Setti[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 41 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Set preferences Pr eferences for the scanner and t he scanning sof tw are can be set in the HP Pr ecisionScan Pro Preferences di alog bo x. The HP Pr ecis ionScan Pro Preferenc es dialog bo x has several t abs. These t abs are: ➊ Scanner (s[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 42 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Scanner tab The Scanner tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences di alog box has c hec kboxes for enabling: ➊ a Preview scan when the scanner ’ s S can but ton is pushed (page 43 ) ➋ best qualit y scaling (page 43 ) ➌ best qual ity[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 43 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Pr eview scan when scanner butt on is pushed When this c hec kbox is c hec k ed, eac h time you push the Scan but ton on the sc anner the sc anner automatically perf orms a Preview scan. This means you can star t a Preview s can with the Scan[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 44 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Selection Area tab The Selection Area tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences di alog box has c hec kboxes for controll ing whether the scanning sof tware should automatically: ➊ create a selection area when the mouse is clic ked (page [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 45 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ A ut omatically cr eat e selection a r ea af ter a mouse click When this c hec kbox is c hec k ed, the scanning sof tw are automatically cr eates a sel ection area when you clic k o ver a part of the image while the pointer looks like this: .[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 46 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Resolution tab T o add a r esolution def ault: 1 Clic k Add . 2 In the D efault Resoluti o n dialog bo x, type a number between 1 2 and 999,999. 3 Clic k OK . 4 Clic k another tab, or clic k OK t o close t he HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 47 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Controls tab The Controls tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences di alog box has option but tons for selecti ng whic h control r ange readout t o use for scanning. The control range set s the amount of tonal resoluti on per color availab[...]

3 ➮ ➮  Scanning pictures 3 49 Basic steps for sca nning pictures 50 Pr eview scan 51 Create a selecti on area 56 Zoom scan 57 Re turn to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 58 Se t the output dimensions 62 Choose an output type[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 49 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Basic steps for scanning pictures Quick scan 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 Create a selecti on area of the par t of the image you wa nt in the final scan (page 51 ). 3 Save, copy , drag-and-dro p, or print (see Chapt er 6 Saving sc anned images p[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 50 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Preview scan A Preview scan displa ys a low -resolution ima ge of everything on the scanner glass s o you can creat e a selection area to work with (se e page 51 ). A final scan will be performed when the image is saved, copied, p rinted, or dragged t[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 51 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Create a selection area Y ou m ust create a selection area to indi cate the par t of the image you w ant to sav e to a fi le, copy , print, or dra g-and-drop. The area you s elect will be encl osed by a selec t i on border , whic h you can resiz e lat[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 52 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Clicking t o creat e a se lection ar ea 1 P osition the poi nter near the upper -left corner of the area you w ant to work with. 2 Clic k. A rectangular sele ction area is created and the par ts of the prev iew im age outside the selection area are fa[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 53 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Dra wing to cr eate a selection ar ea 1 P osition the poi nter over one corner of the area you want to sel ect. 2 Pre ss the mouse but ton and drag t he pointer diagonally to cr eate a selection border . 3 Rel ease the mouse butt on. Removing the sele[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 54 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Selecting the entire pr eview area Af ter a Preview scan, us e the Select Al l command to create a selection area contai ning the ent ire preview area. ■ Fr om the Edit menu, select Select All – or – ■ press Ctrl+A . A selection border is draw[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 55 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Moving the selection ar ea Y ou can m o ve t he selection area to a dif f er ent location in the preview area. 1 P osition the pointer inside the select ion area. The pointer c hanges to . 2 Drag the s election area to it s new loc ation. Adjusting th[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 56 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Zoom scan Zoom scan lets you view the selecti on area at closer r ange. Use the Zoom command t o see the image bet ter when you adjust it. P erfor m ing a Zoom scan 1 Create a s election area (page 51 ). 2 T o enlarge the view of the selection area: ?[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 57 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) Af ter you hav e used the Zoom command to enlarge the view of the s election area, you can use the Undo Zoom command t o view the preview image without per forming another Preview scan. This can be useful when y[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 58 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Set the output dimensions T o get the best quality image, determine in advance the ph ysical dimensions you w ant for the image and set those dimensions with the Dimensions tool in the scanning sof tware. F or example, if the original is smaller than [...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 59 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Set ti ng units The Units field in the Dime ns ions tool sets the units of measurement for the Width and Height fiel ds in the Selection Area Dimensions and the Output Dimensions areas. The units available are: ■ inches ■ centim eters ■ points ?[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 60 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Scaling output as a percentage of the or iginal The Scale field is useful for set ting output dimensions when you know appro ximately how big you want the final image to be. For example, when you w ant the image t o be half the siz e of the orig inal,[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 61 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ T yping v alue s f or outpu t width and height Y ou can type the output dimensions when you know exactly how big you want the final image to be. 1 Create a s election area (page 51 ). 2 Clic k in the Width f ield of the Output Dimensions area of the D[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 62 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Choose a n output type The output type selected in the Output Type menu determines the bi t depth and color palet te applied to the final sca n of pictures and drawings, but not for images that will be con verted to text. The table on page 64 lists bi[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 63 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Changing the output type 1 Create a s election area (page 51 ). 2 Fro m the Output Type menu, c hoose an output type for the image of the picture you scanned. Make your out put type c hoice based on: • whether the image will be display ed on a monit[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 64 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e n t s Index ➮ ➮ Suggestions f or choosing output type T ype of or iginal Output T ype Color photograph Color drawing Black and white photograph Black and white drawing True Color mill ions of color s (2 4-bit c olor) best color i mage for p rinting one-color t i nt i[...]

4 ➮ ➮  Adjusting images of pictures 4 66 T ools for making adjustment s 68 Sharpen 70 Adjust expos ure 80 Adjust col or 83 Se t output resolution 85 Se t threshold for blac k a nd white bit maps 87 Se t color c hannel for blac k and white bi tmaps[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 66 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ T ools for making adjustments The tools in the s canning sof tware can be used t o adjust the image of a picture befor e you save, copy , drag-and- drop, or pr int the image. Af ter you hav e selected an output type (page 62 ) and cropped the im[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 67 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Ad justments for Gra yscale output type An image with the Graysca le output type can be adj usted for: ■ sharpening ■ exposure ■ reso lution A djustments f or Blac k & White Bitmap (rast er) output type An image with the Black & Wh[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 68 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Sharp en The right amount of sharpe ning enhances detail in the scanned image. T oo muc h or too lit tle sharpening can accent flaws and emphasize undesirable patterns in images of photographs, drawings, or line ar t. If the original pi cture i [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 69 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing the shar p en lev el 1 Fro m the Tools menu, select Sharpen Leve l . The Sharpen Level tool appear s (see page 29 ). 2 Clic k the list bo x button, drag to the sharpen level you wan t, then rele ase the mouse but ton, – or – Clic k [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 70 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust exposure The scanning softw are automati cally sel ects the optimal exposure set tings for the output type applied t o the image of a pict ure. However , if the original picture needs the brightness or cont rast adjusted, you can use t he[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 71 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing highlights The Highlights contro l in th e Exposure Adjustment tool le ts you sel ect the l ightest print able value in the image. This gives co verage to ar eas that would otherwise remain the color of the paper . Y ou m ay c hange hig[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 72 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing shadows The Shad ows control in th e Exposure Adjustment tool lets you select t he darkest printabl e value in the image. This allows you to bring out detail in areas that would other wise become blac k. Y ou may make da rk part s of im[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 73 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing midtones (br ightness) The Midtones contr ol in th e Exp osure Adjustment tool le ts you bri ghten or dar ken an image overal l by c hanging the gamma value. The range f or the number in th e Mi d tones field is 1 .0 to 4.0. Br ighteni [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 74 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Pixel distr ib ution hist o gr am The histo gram in the Exposure Adjustment t ool is a graph of the distr ibution of pixels in the selecti on area. The ver tical l ines in the histogram show the cur rent sett ings for Shadows and Highlights . ?[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 75 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ RGB Met e r Y ou can view the RG B val ues and pixel color for any spot in a color or gra yscale image with the RGB Me ter in the Exposure Adjustment tool. Using the RGB Met e r 1 Clic k either eyedropper but ton in the Exposure Adjustment tool:[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 76 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Checking f or clippin g of pix els The Exposure Alert buttons in the Expo sure Adjustment tool warn you of areas of a color or grayscale image that contain no detail in the lightest and darkest areas of the imag e. The lightest area will print a[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 77 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Viewing and r emoving clipped l ight ar eas Y ou can adjust t he light o r dark areas t o add de tail bac k to t hem. 1 Clic k , the whit e Exposur e Alert button. The light areas in the image that will print as pure white appear blac k in the p[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 78 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set ti ng pix el o utput lev e ls The Output Levels control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you create in teresting ef fects for images of pictures. When you c hange the White output lev el value to 0 and the Black output level value to 255[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 79 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ If you want t o create an image to us e as a bac kdrop for dark te xt on a light bac k ground, suc h as an o verhead transparency , increase t he Bla ck output level value until the image i s as faint as you lik e. If you want t o create an imag[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 80 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust color The scanning softw are automati cally sel ects the optimal c olor set tings for an y color output type applied to the image. If the o verall col or in the original picture is out of balance, or t he picture needs more or less color [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 81 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ T o corr ect the excess red in the picture bel ow, the indicator circle ca n be moved int o the cyan area of the C olor Wheel . The hue of an image can be c hanged to create a dif ferent effec t. Changing color satur ation Y ou can adjust the am[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 82 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ ■ Clic k on the lef t side of the slider , – or – ■ type a lower number in the Satur atio n field, then press Tab or Enter , – or – ■ clic k the DO WN spin but ton next to the Satura tion field. Applying the def aul t color set tin[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 83 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set output resolution T o keep file size small , shorten pri nting time, and use less memory , use the lowest possible output resoluti on set ting for an image of a pictu r e. The output resolut ion for the image in the selecti on area is set in[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 84 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ • the output type is True Color , 2 56 Color Optimized Palette , or Grays cale • you will not be enlarging t he photogr aph (use a higher resolut ion if you scale the image to greater than 1 0 0% of the original’ s siz e) ■ Use 300 as th[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 85 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set threshold for black and white bitmaps When you w ant to save a blac k and white image from a col or or bla ck and white ph otograph, you can of ten improve t he result by c hanging the threshold for the division b etween blac k and white pix[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 86 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing the black and white thr eshold T o bring out details in an image with the B lack & White Bi tmap (raster) output type, dec rease the number in the B lack & White Threshold fi eld: 1 Scan a pict ure. 2 Fro m the Tools menu, selec[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 87 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set color channel for black and white bitmaps When you w ant to save a blac k and white bitmap of a pi cture that has been pri nted or phot ocopied on colored paper , or want to create a specia l ef fect, you can c hange the color c hannel used [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 88 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Examples of c hanging color channels Images o f a color drawing c hanged to the Black & White Bi tmap (raster) output type are shown with dif ferent color c hannels and blac k and white threshold set tings applied in the Bl ack & Wh ite [...]

5 ➮ ➮  Scanning text 5 90 Scan and con vert a bloc k of text 93 Scan a whole page[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 90 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Scan and convert a block of text A bloc k of text can be selected in the previe w image for conversion to edita ble, unformat ted text. 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 Fro m the Output Type menu, select Text as t he output type. 3 Create a selecti on area (s[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 91 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Drag-and-dr op to another pr ogram 1 Star t the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will receive the image. 3 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer inside the sel ection area. The pointer c hanges to . 4 Pre ss the [...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 92 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Copy t o the Clipboa r d 1 Clic k , the Copy but ton in the toolbar , or from the Edit m enu sel ect Copy , or or press Ctrl+C . A final scan of the image is performed. The text is con verted to editable text. A copy of the text is placed in th e Cl ipboard . 2[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 93 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Scan a whole page A entire page of text, or text and pictures, can be saved to a ric h text format fil e (.r tf) that contains editable, format ted text and images. 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). It is not necessar y to creat e a select ion area or c hoose an[...]

6 ➮ ➮  Saving scanned images 6 95 How you can use the image 96 Pr int the image 97 Drag-and-drop t o another program 98 Drag-and-drop to the Des ktop 99 Copy to t he Clipboard 10 0 Save to a fi le[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 95 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ How you can use the image When you have sc anned a picture and are satisfi ed with t he image in t he selecti on area, there are several ways to use the image. ■ Pr int the image from the scanning sof tware (see page 96 ). Pr inting the image f rom th[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 96 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Print the image 1 Clic k , the Print but ton in t he toolbar , or from the Scan menu, select Print , or , press Ct rl+P . The Print dialog box appears. 2 Fill ou t the opti ons in t he Print dialog box. 3 Clic k OK . A final scan of the image is perform[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 97 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Drag-and-drop to another pr ogram 1 Star t the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will receive the image. 3 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer inside the sel ection area. The pointer c hanges to . 4 Pre [...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 98 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 1 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer inside the sel ection area. The pointer c hanges to . 2 Hold th e Ctrl k ey down, press the lef t mouse but ton, then drag the selection ar ea to the Desktop or to a [...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 99 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Copy to the Clipboard Copying the imag e 1 Create a selecti on area (see page 51 ). 2 Clic k , the Copy but ton in the toolbar , or from the Edit m enu sel ect Copy , or or press Ctrl+C . A final scan of the image is performed. A copy of the image is pl[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 100 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Save to a file File for mats The scanning sof tware can save images in seve ral graphics fi le formats. Bitma p Image (.bmp) An image file format used by Microsof t Windows and many Windows programs. This is of ten a good c hoice because Windows itself[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 101 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ GIF Im ag e (.g if) GIF is a compressed file f ormat suitable for an image tha t will be used on t he W eb or on multipl e platfor ms. JPEG Image (.jpg) JPE G is a compressed file format for images. Its strengths are small file siz es and speed. The tr[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 102 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Saving the file 1 Clic k , the Save As... button in the toolbar , or from the Scan menu, select Save As... , or press Ct rl+S . The Save As dialog bo x appear s. 2 In the Sav e in bo x, c hoose the directory wher e you wa nt to save the file. 3 In the [...]

7 ➮ ➮  Scanning 35mm slides 7 10 4 The 35mm slide adapter 10 5 Scan the slid e[...]

 7 Scanning 35mm slides Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 104 The 35mm slide adapter The HP ScanJ et slide adapter can be used to scan 35mm mounted sl ide photograp hs. Placing the slide and the adapt er 1 Lif t the scanner lid so that it stays up. 2 Place the adapter next to the top edge of the scanner gla ss so t[...]

 7 Scanning 35mm slides Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 105 Scan the slide 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 Create a selecti on area of the par t of the image you wa nt in the final scan (page 51 ). 3 Zoom scan (page 56 ). 4 Se t the output dimensions ( page 58 ). 5 If necessary , mak e adjustment s to the imag[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 106 Index A acquiring with TWAIN 11 adjustme nts 66 and output type 66 black and white threshold 85 , 86 , 88 color bal ance 80 color cha nnel 87 , 88 color sat uration 80 exposure 32 , 70 highlights 32 , 70 hue 80 midtones 73 output level s 78 reso lution 27 , 83 shadows 32 , 70 sharpe[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 107 eliminati ng red, green, or blue 87 , 88 output types 17 output types, adjustments 66 satura tion 33 , 80 , 81 vivid 81 Color Adjustment to ol 33 , 80 color cha nnel 87 , 88 Color Wheel, using 33 , 80 colored pap er, minimizing effect 87 commands in menus 15 in tool bar 20 context-s[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 108 H Help HP ScanJet Coach 36 menu 19 online manuals 37 Show Me 36 status b ar 35 ToolTips 35 using 35 videos 36 What’s This Help 35 highlights 32 , 70 , 71 histogram Black & Wh ite Threshold tool 34 Exposure Adjustment tool 32 , 74 HP PrecisionScan Pro Edit menu 16 Help menu 19 [...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 109 pictures output types for 62 pixel value pointers 25 pixels output level s 78 preferences 43 Place Image command 11 , 15 placing o riginal 9 pointers 24 , 25 Preferences 41 color adj ustment 45 command 15 Controls tab 47 exposure adjustment 45 output type c hange 45 pixel depth 43 R[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 110 sharpening 29 , 68 preferences 43 Show Me videos 36 siz e output image 30 , 58 , 60 selection ar ea 30 , 58 slides creating background for 79 scanning 10 5 special eff ects 78 , 79 , 81 , 87 starting s canning softw are 10 , 11 status bar 16 , 23 straight ening image 9 support, for [...]