About ScanWizard 5 ScanWizard 5 is Microtek's scanning software developped exclusively for Microtek scanners. ScanWizard 5's unique dual interface has features that both the novice and experienced scanner users will love. ScanWizard 5's two interface are named ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel and the ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel. Learn more about the Standard Control Panel Learn more about the Advanced Control Panel Switching Between Standard and Advanced Quick Start-up Scanning sequence is done in five easy steps. Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5 Step 2. Position your original material Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5 Step 4. Scan your material Step 5. Save your scan material Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5 Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5 Install the ScanWizard 5 scanner driver (included in your Microtek CDROM) as instructed in the Installing and Getting Started booklet (a separate document that came with your scanner package). For ScanWizard 5 to work properly after installation, the correct scanner model should be properly connected to your host beforehand and it needs to be "powered on" before launching the software. Step 2. Position your original material Place your material face down on the scanner bed. Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5 A. Launching ScanWizard 5 as a stand-alone program Double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop; or B. Launching from an image-editing application Windows: Go through the Windows menu - click Start, Programs, Image-editing software. Macintosh: Launch your image-editing software from its folder. Step 4. Scan your material As soon as you launch ScanWizard 5, it will automatically detect, configure, scan, and perform a fast preview of the scan material and displays it in the preview area of the panel. To set and make adjustments to the image, use the Tool buttons (Original, Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, or Adjust). Step 5. Save your scan material You need to click the Scan to button if you wish to store the scanned image(s) into a file and easily retrieve it for future use. Click the Scan to button to save, print, or deliver your image(s) directly to another application (web, E-mail, or OCR). Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5 Windows: Macintosh: To quit ScanWizard 5, simply click on the Exit button located at the top right corner of the Standard Control Panel. The Exit button is located at the top left corner of the Standard Control Panel. Standard Control Panel The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel offers a simple and easy way to complete a scanning session. It has a balloon tutorial that can guide you through the actual steps to help you accomplish your first scan. To obtain a larger view and find out more about the functions behind the Standard Control Panel, click either one of thumbnails below: Windows Macintosh Standard Control Panel To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber pointer to activate associated pop-up information dialog box. Select the topic you wish to view from the links below to get a hold of a more specific explanation: The Preview window - Scan Frame - Tool Buttons - Final Scanning Buttons - Control Buttons Standard Control Panel To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber pointer to activate associated pop-up information dialog box. Select the topic you wish to view from the links below to get a hold of a more specific explanation: The Preview window - Scan Frame - Tool Buttons - Final Scanning Buttons - Control Buttons Standard Control Panel Preview window By default, ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel automatically detects and creates a preview image of your original material in the preview window when you first launch the program. If you have disabled the auto-preview function under the "Preferences" dialog box, you will need to manually click the Preview button to prescan and preview your material. Scan Frame Plotting, Moving, Re-sizing Toolbar commands Original, Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, Adjust, Reset, Preferences Final Scanning buttons Control buttons Scan, Scan to, E-mail, Copy, OCR, To Web Panning tool, Zoom controls, i [Info], Arrow, Switch, Scanner info, Help [?], Exit Scan frame A Scan frame is a floating dotted-line border around a selected image. Plotting Moving Resizing Plotting To plot a scan frame, point at any corner of your intended scan frame. When the crosshair pointer appears, drag diagonally until you have the desired image selection enclosed in a frame, and then release the mouse. Your actual scan frame border now turns into cascading lines. To create a new scan frame over an existing one or in another location of the same preview image, follow the steps in plotting a scan frame. When you release the mouse, however, the previous scan frame will be discarded. Resizing Point at any border of the scan frame until a two-way arrow pointer appears. Drag horizontally or vertically until you have achieved the desired width and height adjustments. Moving If you wish to use an existing scan frame dimension to select another area of the scan image, simply move the existing scan frame over to the new area by pointing anywhere within the existing scan frame. When the four-way arrow pointer appears, drag the scan frame to the target area. Toolbar commands Windows Macintosh Original Scan Type Purpose Scale Output Adjust Reset Preferences The Standard Control Panel's Toolbar commands are designed for selecting your scan-setting requirements. There is no order or sequence required for using the Toolbar commands in defining various aspects of your image. Original button The Original button lets you select the type of material to be scanned. ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel determines the best scanning parameters to automatically configure your original material. Options for selecting the type of scan material under the Original button include: Photo, Text Document, Illustration, Printed Material, Film, etc. Scan Type button The Scan Type button allows you to select the image output to which the original scan material will be converted. The options for choosing the output image type are: True Color, Web Color, Gray, B&W, or JPEG. Purpose button The Purpose button displays a menu for selecting the intended usage of the output image resolution. Different image resolution values are provided for different output applications. The higher the resolution, the bigger memory size required for uploading and downloading images. This is your button for defining image output resolution to match the target application (On-screen Viewing, Normal Screen, Ink-Jet Printing, and Laser). Select from the menu the particular setting that will best match the intended device application for your output image. Different types of originals may have different predefined resolution values as shown on the table below. If none of the predefined resolution matches your need, you may define your own resolution by selecting "Custom" and then enter your own resolution value in the Edit box provided at the bottom of the menu. Remember that the higher the resolution, the larger the file size will be. Text Doc./Photo Normal Screen Fine Screen Ink Jet Printer 300 Laser Printer 600 Laser Printer Fax OCR +/- Film Graphic and Magazine 72 96 300 300 600 200 300 72 96 200 100 150 200 300 72 96 300 300 300 200 300 Scale Output button This button lets you select image output resolution in terms of size/aspect ratio. (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or 200 %). Adjust button This button is your basic image enhancement tool for modifying or enhancing image(s) at the scanning stage. It is suggested that you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color, and Saturation of the preview image to enhance the output image. Click on the Adjust button, and the Standard Control Panel image correction tool will display. Adjust the image appearance by dragging the slider of each tool along its grooves. Observe the changes from the preview image every time you move each pellet button. Reset button This button will cancel your defined choices or revert to the default settings. Preferences button This button will give you access to the "Preferences" dialog box to set up scanning function, and allows you to repaint or customize the appearance of your Standard Control Panel. The Preferences setup dialog box provides options on how you would like ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel to handle your scan material when the program is launched. To redefine Preferences setup, click on the Preferences button. From the Preferences dialog box, select and choose your preferred options. Automatically previews scan bed when launching ScanWizard 5 If checked, a reflective original overview will be carried out when ScanWizard 5 is launched. If unchecked, no preview is carried out. Auto-detect image type and find edges of photo or document If checked, the scanner detects the image type when a preview is in progress, and performs auto-cropping of the frame for reflective originals. If unchecked, the image type can be chosen by the user, and a scan frame can be set manually for cropping. Hide balloon screen tips If checked, a balloon help pops up while the mouse pointer is on a button, icon, or selection item. If unchecked, the balloon help becomes hidden and inactive. Auto Image Enhancement If the "Auto Image Enhancement" option is checked, resulting image will appear sharper, brighter, more realistic, and more saturated. If the "None" option is selected, no image enhancement is applied. Final scanning buttons Windows Macintosh Scan Scan to E-mail Copy OCR To Web Scan button This is the default button when ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel is launched from an image-editing application. It performs the final scan and sends the scanned image (output) to the application that you are using. Scan to button When ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel is launched as a stand-alone program and is the default setting. This is also the default button on scanners with the "Go" button feature. E-mail button ScanWizard 5 automatically attaches the scanned image to your E-mail message. Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to (whichever was activated previously) button for a moment, then click and hold the button. Select Email from the drop-down menu. The Save As dialog box appears and prompts you to save the file to your folder and key in a file name. It is recommended that you use either .jpg or .bmp as the file format. Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving" has been selected/checked. Make sure your preferred E-mail application is selected from the listed options. Click Save to launch your E-mail editor with the attached image, then start typing your message and hit the Send button. Copy button Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan To button, then click and hold the button for a moment. Select Copy from the drop-down menu. 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 to create a copy of the scanned material directly on your default printer. The function of the Copy button is similar to the E-mail and OCR buttons. OCR button Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the button for a moment. Select OCR from the drop-down menu. When the Save As dialog box appears, key in a file name, then select .rtf, .txt, .xls, .htm, and pdf as the export file format. Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving" has been selected/checked. Now, choose the Word processing application from the options, and then click Save. The saved file can now be opened from your chosen application, and is ready to be edited. To Web button Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the button for a moment. Select To Web from the drop-down menu. ScanWizard 5 will check if the image size does not exceed the allowed file size. When the "Microtek ScanWizard 5 - Scan to Web" dialog box appears, save the file in your preferred folder, key in a file name, specify the file type, and choose the website address from the options given. The scanned image will automatically be uploaded directly to the default/chosen website. Control buttons Windows / Macintosh Pan tool / Zoom controls i [Info] Arrow Switch Scanner info Help [?] -Minimize Exit Pan tool Pans or moves around a magnified preview area Zoom controls (+) Zoom in button to magnify preview image (-) Zoom out button to shrink preview image i [Info] The Info icon or status bar will show a summary of current configuration settings on the current image and also becomes a progress bar during sca ...