Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step TUTORIAL Copyright 2002 by Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks Microtek®, ScanMakerTM , and ScanWizardTM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microtek International, Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe® and Acrobat® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Ulead®, PhotoImpact®, and iMiraTM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. ASFTM, Applied Science FictionTM, the ASF logo, Digital ICETM for Photo Prints are trademarks or registered trademarks of Applied Science Fiction, Inc. All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders. Important Documents that you scan may be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder. Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials. To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's manual, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxes. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide. I49-003418 A August 2002 Scanning the Easy Way Step into ScanWizard 5's tutorial guide because we've made each task short and simple. There are several different scanning activities, with no more than 8 easy steps for each project. 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. Happy scanning ! Inside Step-by-Step Tutorial Part A Functions of ScanWizard 5 1 2 Using the Standard Control Panel Using the Advanced Control Panel Part B Tutorials 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 How to scan a photo How to copy How to scan a photo, film or slide for E-mail attachment How to scan a photo for your desktop wallpaper How to scan for OCR Converting scanned documents for editing How to scan and instantly upload images to the web How to scan printed material and insert it into a Microsoft Office application How to scan and store multiple images How to adjust color in an image Part A Using the Standard Control Panel The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel offers a simple and easy way to complete a scanning session. It has a tutorial that can guide you through the actual steps to help you accomplish your first scan. To find out more about the functions behind the Standard Control Panel, explore and navigate the panel below. Preview window Prescans and previews your material before final scanning. Automatic preview of the scan material is shown whenever ScanWizard 5 is launched. Performs the final scan, and delivers the output to a selected application. Click and hold the mouse to activate the options menu. Scan frame Lets you set the area to be scanned. Switch icon Allows you to change to the Advanced Control Panel. Scanner icon Shows the scanner type, model, and status. Help icon Contains the online help and follow-me tutorial. Minimize icon Minimizes ScanWizard 5. Exit icon Closes ScanWizard 5 5. When you click any of these tool buttons, a text box and its current default will appear which allows you to select your own scan settings. Info icon shows detailed settings and status of current scan job. Status bar shows the current settings, and becomes a Progress bar during the scanning process. Zoom in and Zoom out controls. Panning tool Pans or moves around a magnified area. When you point and leave your cursor on any button on the panel, a balloon help will pop up on the screen giving you hints and tips about its function. Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial 1 Part A Using the Advanced Control Panel The ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel provides users the power to control, correct, and improve the image at the scanning stage. Acquiring the best possible scans should not require a lot of hard work, and you only need to understand the basic functions behind the Advanced Control Panel to work like a pro. Preview window Menu bar Allows various options on customizing the scanner, software, image adjustment tools, and access to help. Overview shows a preview of the image(s) on the entire scanning bed. buttons: Tool buttons frame Scan frame tool Lets you define a scan frame area. Zooming tool Provides zoom in and zoom out controls. Pan tool Pans or moves around a magnified area. Dropper tool Lets you highlight or isolate the Black & White points of a selected area. Scan to button Starts the final scan and delivers the output to a specified application. Scan material icon Provides options for selecting the type of material being scanned (reflective, negative or positive). Prescan gives a high-resolution view of the area selected by the Scan frame tool. Switch icon Takes you back to the Standard Control Panel. Exit button Closes ScanWizard 5. Minimize button Minimizes ScanWizard 5. Scan frame Allows you to set the area to be scanned. Status bar Provides hints and tips when you click any button. Unit of measurement Allows you to change the unit type of the ruler. Options include inch, cm, mm, point, pixel, and pica. 2 Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial The Advanced Control Panel, Settings, Info, and Scan Job Queue windows appear whenever the Advanced Control Panel is activated. Otherwise, click the View menu in the Preview window, then select Bring Settings Window to Front or Show Scan Job Queue Window Window Front Window indow. Settings window Scan Job Queue window Image type and color mode mode. appears whenever a job has been prescanned. Check sign indicates job will be scanned when you click any of the Scan E-mail or Copy buttons. Scan, Image size in Kilobytes. Current scan job is highlighted. . Function buttons for controlling scan jobs. - Duplicate Up/Down Arrows Lets you change the order of the scan job in the list. One-pass Scan for Multiple Jobs Reduces your scanning time. - New - Delete - Check - Load/Save Shows the current scan job selected in the Scan Job Queue window Scan frame and Scale output controls Scan frame options Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools: : - White/Black Points - Tone Curve - Brightness and Contrast - Color Correction - Filter - Descreen Fast JPEG/Digital ICE For scanners implementing either Fast JPEG or Digital ICE. Info window Zoom Level Display Lets you increase or reduce the magnification level. Mouse Cursor Position Displays position of the mouse along the x and y coordinates of the image. Color Meter Options Lets you select color info and area of the sample size. Color Output Meter Displays the output pixel values in the selected area of the overview or prescan image. Sample Display Area Shows pixelized display of area in the overview/ prescan image where mouse cursor rests. Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial 3 Part B How to scan a photo Microtek scanners provide quick entry into a world of "picture perfect" patterns and textures. With your Microtek scanner, you can pull out all those photographic memorabilia out of the closet and scan them for E-mail attachment, desktop wallpaper, digital photo albums, and more. Your first scanning expedition awaits you below. Place a color photograph face down on your scanner bed. Double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop. This will launch the ScanWizard 5 Standard Control Panel. The scanner will automatically detect, configure, scan, and show a preview of your material, enclosed in a "scan scan frame". frame Always check the Info icon located at very bottom of the panel to make sure that the configuration has been set correctly to match your material. If your intended scan does not comply with the material type and other settings, click any of these buttons to configure the settings accordingly. When scanning a colored photograph, the configuration is normally set to the following default settings. When you are ready to save the scanned image, click the Scan to button. The Scan To: Save As dialog To: box will appear. Store the image in your preferred folder, key in the file name, and use .bmp or .jpg as the recommended file format. Click Save to complete your first scan. 4 Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial Part B How to copy Transform your scanner and printer into a convenient copy station. Whether you are in the office, home or school, you can easily print or copy handouts, memos, research papers, assignments, photographs-- almost anything within your reach. This module shows you how. Position the document that needs to be printed ("copied") on the scanner bed. Double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop. The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel appears. Check the Info icon whether any configuration changes need to be made, then proceed to the next step. 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! Just got back from your vacation and want to share your experience? or want to send photos to your family and friends just to keep in touch? Don't just write traditional E-mail! 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). To activate ScanWizard 5 5, click the icon on your desktop. 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 options menu appears, select E-mail E-mail. When the E-mail: Save As dialog box appears, save the image to your preferred folder, key in a file name and choose .jpg as your file format. Click Save to deliver it directly to your system default E-mail. 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! Check the steps below -- it's not that complicated! 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. From the Standard Control Panel, Panel click the Switch button (located on the upper right corner) ...