ScanningSnagIt

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Scanning/SnagIt
By Valarie Pozen
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Scanning
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Uses

• Word documents
• PowerPoint presentations
• E-mail
• Web pages
• Graphic arts projects

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Helpful Internet Sites

• http//www.indiana.edu/tltl/scanindex.html
• http//home.att.net/cthames/E-mail1.htm
• http//www.cnet.com

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Helpful hints to scanning

• Scan without a floppy disk in the computer. Save
  to My Documents and transfer to disk later.
  The scanning will move much faster this way.
• Leydens programs do not scan text documents.
• SAVE as JPEG!!!
• Only scan the part of the picture you need.
• You may need to shut down program and restart
  after 4-5 scans. This is normal.

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Step-by step instructions...

• You do not need to open any programs.
• Insert your picture in the scanner. Your picture
  goes upside down and in the front left corner.
• Press the far left scan button on the scanner.
• Wait while the program opens and scans your
  picture.

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This window will appear.
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Skip 1 Start a new scan
This is for scanning pictures after the first
initial scan.
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Question 2 Where do you want the scan to go???

• Click on the arrow and choose your destination.
• Adobe Photo Deluxe
• Image and Text File
• Image File
• Imaging
• Internet File
• MS Outlook 98
• PowerPoint
• Word

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Item 3 Make optional adjustments

• Click on to output type and then select the
  appropriate choice. (Black and White
  Photograph for a black and white photo or
  Normal Color Photograph for a color picture.
• Click ok.

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Item 3 Make optional adjustments

• Click on to selection border if you need to
  crop your picture.
• Click ok.

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Item 3 Make optional adjustments

• Click on output size to set the saved size of
  the picture.
• The larger the picture, the larger the file.
  Files larger than 1.44 MB (which is one floppy)
  cannot be sent through e-mail.
• NOTE If you cropped the picture, the
  proportions will be automatically set.
• Click ok.

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Item 4 Save the scan now.

• Click on save as type and choose JPEG or JPG.
• Name your picture
• Save to My Documents
• Choose quality
• 100 if file size is irrelevant.
• 90 is still very good quality and will decrease
  the file size.
• Click ok.

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Transferring to a disk

• Place a floppy disk in the disk drive.
• Go to Start in lower left corner of your
  screen.
• Choose Programs.
• Choose Windows Explorer.

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Transferring to a disk continued

• Double click on My Documents in left column,
  and the file will open on the right side.
• Select the desired file, highlight, and drag to
  the floppy icon at the top of the left column.

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SnagIt
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What is it???

• Screen capture
• You are able to select any portion of your screen
  and save it as a picture or bitmap.
• Very easy and convenient.
• Soon to be available in many model classrooms.

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How it works...

• Open the program from either the desktop or the
  program files.
• Minimize the program
• When you want to save something that appears on
  your screen, push Shift Ctrl P at the
  same time.

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A will appear. Click in one corner of
desired material, and drag to opposite corner.
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Saving your screen capture

• Go to File and the Save As
• Name your file.
• Save on floppy or My Documents
• Click Save

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Uses of pictures
You can now insert the picture into Word,
PowerPoint, or Internet files. (any program that
will allow bitmaps)
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Forgot something/Need help?
Go to the Help section on the top toolbar
And select Contents and Index
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• Type your topic in line 1.
• Double click on the topic that you wish to read.
• Step-by-step instructions are usually provided.
• Help files are available with most programs.

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Hyperlink Instructions
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The End