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Position the image on the scanner. Place the
image or document that you want to scan facedown onto the scanner’s
glass surface.
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Launch the Photoshop Elements Program
from the Start menu in
the lower left corner of the screen.
(Choose Start>Programs>Adobe>Photoshop
Elements>Adobe Photoshop Elements)
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In PhotoShop Elements choose
Import from the File menu.
Then select your scanner software (In
this example the HP PrecisionScan software will be used).
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Select the Image. On the HP PrecisionScan
Pro screen click the New Scan button in the upper left
corner of the window, on the tool bar. The image that appears on the
screen is the Preview Image. You must select the specific area that
you would like to scan by drawing a box around the area with your
cursor.
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You must select the specific area that
you would like to scan by drawing a box around the area with your
cursor. When the cursor looks like a plus sign (+), click on one
corner of your image and drag the cursor to the opposite corner. A
dotted selection border should be surrounding your image.
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Select the image output type.
With the HP software, the selection is
made in the Blue "Guided Steps" column. (If the
Guided Steps are not visible on your screen, select blank from the
blank menu.)
The following settings are general recommendations
for
any
scanner. The setting names may vary
depending on your scanning software.
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If your original image is a:
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Use the following setting:
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Colored image/Photo
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True Color (16.7 million colors)
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Colored image-limited colors |
Optimized, Web, or System Palette
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Black & White Photo
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Grayscale |
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Black & White image |
Black & White Bitmap |
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Select the resolution of your scan.
Using the HP software, to change the
resolution, select Change Resolution from the Tools menu,
and then select
the resolution from the drop-down menu.
The following settings are general
recommendations for any
scanner. The dpi setting you choose
depends on the destination of your image.
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Use the following Resolution: |
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Printer |
300 dpi |
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Web or PowerPoint |
150 dpi |
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Digital Archive |
see note at bottom of page |
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Scan the Image.
Using the HP software, to complete the scan, either
Select Return Image to
Photoshop from the
Scan
menu.
OR
Click the
"Return to…" ARROW
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Save the Image.
The scanned image will now appear in Photoshop Elements. You can simply
save the image as it is or perform a vast number of manipulations.
(To edit an image in Photoshop Elements, see
http://cel.colgate.edu/howto/ps-elements/regular_edits )
Specify the file format in which you will save the image.
There are three formats that are most often
used to save images – jpg, gif, and tiff.
 If
your image has 8 or more colors, use the "jpg" format.
If
your image has less than 8 colors, use the "gif" format
See the note
on TIFF below. |
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 Instructions
for using your image files can be found at the website:
http://cel.colgate.edu/howto/scan/use_images |
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Creating a
Digital Archive. If
you are scanning an image for a Publisher or if you will not have access
to the image in the future, the resolution in which you scan could
be anywhere from 600 dpi to 2400 dpi.
Since publishers print documents using high
resolution printers they require higher resolution images.
Also, if you have an image that you will not have access to it in
the future, you may want to scan at a high resolution in case you
have a need for a high quality copy.
After you scan an image at a high
resolution, you should save it in an uncompressed state. The file
format that does not compress the image is TIFF. Uncompressed
images are generally large, but they can always be converted to a
jpg or gif at a later time. You should note, that TIFF images should
not be used on a web page, in PowerPoint, in a Word Document or any
other application. Convert the file to jpg or gif before using
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