Introduction to Scanning

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Introduction to Scanning

• Professional Development 2006
• Judy Forman

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• In Central Computer Lab Room 210 we use a
  flatbed CanoScan scanner

Canon CanoScan Lide30
Top of Scanner Lid
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• This is the inside of a flatbed scanner
• The glass surface is called the platen

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• Scanning Instructions
• Lift lid and place image to be scanned face down
  on glass platen
• position top of image to the arrow on the left
  side of glass platen (image will not be upside
  down when scanned)

Book cover, face down, top at arrow
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• 2. Open PhotoStudio 5 from the desktop

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• 3. Click File,
• Click Acquire

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• 4. ScanGear CS
• will open
• Click Type of Original
• Photo
• Magazine
• Newspaper
• Document
• Choose and Click which type of original

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• 5. Click Preview

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• 6. After image is previewed you can change the
  selection box around the image to
• Include the entire platen

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• 7. After image is previewed you can change the
  selection box around the image to
• Include the entire platen
• Or only include a specific part of the image
• (Dotted Line will be Black)

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• 8. Click Scan when the image you want to save is
  selected

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• 9. If scanning additional images, continue in
  ScanGear if scanning is completed
• Close ScanGear

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• 10. If image is to be saved
• Click File, Save As
• choose save location
• - type save name
• - change Save as type to Jpeg Files
• (Jpeg Files will work in Microsoft Word)

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• 11. If printing
• Click File, Print
• Then Printer Setup
• to choose CS Color
• Printer
• Size of Photo can
• be changed with the
• Slider Button in
• Printer Setup
• Click Print

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You Now Know How to Scan an Image Using Adobe
PhotoStudio

• It is possible to scan from other programs, such
  as PhotoShop
• It is also possible to scan through Microsoft
  Document Scanning and Document Imaging

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• You can also scan from Microsoft Word.
• This is How You Could Start the Scan

1. Click on Insert, Picture, Then Click From
Scanner or Camera
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Scanning from Microsoft Word
2. Choose Print Quality You probably dont want
to add the picture to the Clip Organizer. It
would be available to use later. Click Insert.
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Scanning from Microsoft Word

• 3. You can watch the progress of the scan.
• The picture will be placed in the Word document.

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Scanning from Microsoft Word

• 4. Picture will be placed in your document and
  you will be ready to add text

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You Now Know How to Scan an Image Using Adobe
PhotoStudio and Microsoft Word

• Choose Microsoft Word if you dont want to save
  the picture for later use, because if will be
  part of the document.
• Choose Adobe PhotoStudio if you need the picture
  for other uses.

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Have Fun With All Your Images