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HP PrecisionScan Pro Using the HP ScanJet scanner A tour of the scanning software Scanning pictures Adjusting images of pictures Scanning text Saving scanned images Scanning 35mm slides Index User’s Guide...
Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution Save and re-use scanning settings scanning software and HP PrecisionScan Pro your HP ScanJet scanner on a local area network Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Reader menu, then select Go Back Re-do a jump Click – or – Right-click to display the dropdown Acrobat Reader menu, then select Book Contents Index in the toolbar, Go Forward Next page Click Previous page HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
How to use this online document 4 Using the HP ScanJet scanner 7 What can you scan? 8 Place the picture on the scanner 9 Start the scanning software 10 Configure the Scan button 12 A tour of the scanning software 13...
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Drag-and-drop to another program 97 Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 98 Copy to the Clipboard 99 Save to a file 100 Scanning 35mm slides 103 The 35mm slide adapter 104 Scan the slide 105 Index 106 Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
An image is saved for use in another program when you drag-and-drop it, save it as a file and insert the file, or copy it, then paste it into an open document. Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
The picture you want to scan must be placed face down on the scanner glass. A D F u s e r s If you are using the HP Automatic Document , see the online manual HP Automatic Feeder Document Feeder Guide. Lift the scanner lid and hold it up.
Scan , the Windows button. Start menu appears. Start menu, choose , then Start Programs HP ScanJet Software:HP PrecisionScan Pro automatically perform a does not scan. scan: Preview , the button in the scanning Preview HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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If you are using a program that supports TWAIN, you can start HP PrecisionScan Pro directly from that program. HP ScanJet scanners and HP scanning software can use TWAIN, but the programs you use to create projects may not be TWAIN-compatible.
Book Contents Index Click in the list box. HP PrecisionScan Pro If necessary, click the Enable the Scan button checkbox to place a checkmark in it. Click window closes. HP ScanJet Button Manager HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
A tour of the scanning Scanning software window Context-sensitive pointers Image adjustment tools Output Resolution tool Sharpen Level tool Dimensions tool software2 Exposure Adjustment tool Color Adjustment tool Black & White Threshold tool Online Help Save and re-use adjustment settings Set preferences...
(see page A tour of the scanning software Scanning software window showing a Menu bar Toolbar Output button Help Preview area Info bar Status bar Book Contents Index Preview scan HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Preferences... Exit A tour of the scanning software Scans the entire area of the scanner glass at low resolution and displays the preview image (see page Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page Displays the dialog box, then scans the selection area and saves...
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Does a final scan of the selection area and copies it to the Clipboard for pasting into another program (see page Draws a selection area that includes the entire area of the scanner glass (see page Removes the selection area (page Book Contents Index Preview HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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(see page Text Scans a text selection and changes the text into unformatted, editable ASCII text (see page A tour of the scanning software 256 Color Web Palette Book Contents Index output HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Black & White , and tool, to their optimal Dimensions HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Displays movies from the CD-ROM that demonstrate the main features of the scanning software (see page Displays the HP ScanJet PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide in Acrobat Reader (see page Displays the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide in Acrobat Reader (see page...
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Help Topics A tour of the scanning software Scans the entire scanner glass and displays the preview image (see page Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page Scans and saves the selection to a file (see page...
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Enlarge the scanning software window when you want to increase the magnification of the view of a zoomed image. scan Enlarged image after a Zoomed selection area Book Contents Index scan Zoom HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Output Type button for Help HP PrecisionScan Pro A tour of the scanning software Scanning software window info bar Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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(see page ) and may be larger or smaller than value shown. Image Size A tour of the scanning software Scanning software window status bar Image Size Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
The program or folder the image has been dragged to accepts this kind of drop. The program the image has been dragged to does not accept this kind of drop. Book Contents Index Explorer HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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RGB meter and the pixel distribution histogram in the Exposure Adjustment value. Shadows Click on a tool, field, button, or menu item for pop-up that item. Book Contents Index tool. Click tool. Click to set the Help HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Double-click somewhere in the margin of the docked tool. You can place the tools anywhere on the Windows desktop. Position the pointer over the tool’s title bar. Click and drag the tool to a new location. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Web page. Book Contents Index tool’s list Output Resolution tab of the Resolution dialog box menu, the scanning software automatically tool or by typing any value tool. as the resolution setting if the HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Output Output...
You can type any value between 12 and 999,999 in the tool. Output Resolution If you change the resolution setting in the tool and Output Resolution then change the output type, you can apply AutoResolution for the new output type by clicking HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Sharpen Level sharpen level can be seen in the preview area. list box are listed Medium Book Contents Index tool, the result of the new output type Grayscale sharpen level sharpen level Extreme HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Book Contents Index tool, you can: 50% Scaled image Scale HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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HP PrecisionScan Pro the image to fit that area. A tour of the scanning software Set the output dimensions about how to use the Book Contents Index on page for more tool. Dimensions HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
A tour of the scanning software T I P After you change exposure settings in the on page for more Exposure Adjustment tool. changes can be seen in the preview area. Book Contents Index tool, the results of the HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Color Wheel reset the color controls to the values determined by the scanning software After you change settings in the Color tool, the results of the new Adjustment settings can be seen in the preview area. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
After you change settings in the Black & tool, the results of the new White Threshold settings can be seen in the preview area. output type Black & White Bitmap (raster) Default threshold setting threshold setting HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
HP PrecisionScan Pro Help From the scanning software Help HP PrecisionScan Pro Help Contents and Index or click in the info bar. window appears. HP PrecisionScan Pro Help HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide button. , then menu, select...
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HP ScanJet Coach Use the to learn the steps for HP ScanJet Coach scanning. To start the HP ScanJet Coach from the Desktop Select , the Windows From the menu, choose Start choose HP ScanJet Software:HP Online Help:HP ScanJet Coach HP PrecisionScan Pro Help appears.
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Online manuals In addition to this HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide online manual, you can view the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide in , which describes how to use Adobe Acrobat Reader the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder. To view an online manual from the Desktop...
Color Adjustment tool value Black & White Threshold the selection area, if one existed A tour of the scanning software Save Settings . When you save a Book Contents Index dialog box Output Settings HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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The named set of settings is saved for future • use (see page Book Contents Index menu, select Scan Save Settings... dialog box appears (see Output Settings tabs. Tools Settings dialog box, Save Settings dialog box closes. Save Settings HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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The set of settings is deleted from the list of saved settings. Book Contents Index menu, select Scan Load Settings... dialog box appears. Output Settings tabs. Tools Settings dialog box closes. Load Settings menu, select Scan Save Settings... dialog box appears. dialog box appears. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
To activate an option button choice in the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences Click the option button to place a dot in it A tour of the scanning software Opening the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box dialog box has dialog box: dialog box: Book Contents...
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Apply Click another tab, or click HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences A tour of the scanning software Scan to close the dialog box. All the checkbox choices in this tab are turned on Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Scan T I P By default, when installed, all the checkboxes are checked in Preferences Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro tab of the Scanner HP PrecisionScan Pro dialog box. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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T I P By default, when all the checkboxes are checked in the tab of the box. Book Contents Index is installed, HP PrecisionScan Pro Selection Area dialog HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Book Contents Index menu when you create Output Type ), the scanning software automatically Exposure Adjustment tool when you create a ), the scanning software automatically Color Adjustment tool when you create a new HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide tool to...
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Book Contents Index In the , select the resolution you Resolution List want to delete. Click Delete Click another tab, or click to close the dialog box. HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Exposure Adjustment tools. Using a larger number of bits for the control range results in greater control of compensation for exposure or threshold correction. to close the dialog box. Book Contents Index Black & White Threshold HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Scanning pictures Basic steps for scanning pictures Preview scan Create a selection area Zoom scan Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) Set the output dimensions Choose an output type...
Sharpen (page Adjust exposure (page page To adjust an image with Black & White Sharpen (page Adjust black and white threshold (page color channel (page Book Contents Index or a output output type: ) or HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Scanning pictures ). A final is set to scan and the Preview HP ScanJet Preview , or Preview scan and the Preview Book Contents Index scan displayed in the preview area Preview area HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
If no selection area exists: you cannot perform drag-and-drop the entire area of the scanner glass will be included when you save, copy, or print Scanning pictures Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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To enable clicking to create a selection area enable the Selection Area preference option Automatically create selection area after a mouse click (see page Scanning pictures Selection Book Contents Index A selection border around the area HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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The image outside the selection border appears faded. Removing the selection area Handles You can delete the selection area so you can create a different one. From the press Book Contents Index menu, select Edit Clear Selection, HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
A selection border is drawn around the entire zoomed area. Scanning pictures command to Select All Select All command to Select All Preview Select All Book Contents Index A selection border around the entire area HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Dimensions tool.) Dimensions menu, select Tools Dimensions tool appears. Dimensions field and select Units field of the Width Selection area. Selection Area Dimensions Enter Selection Area Dimensions tool. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide area...
– or – from the menu, choose • Scan The scanner scans the selection area and the selection area fills the preview area. Scanning pictures command to see the Zoom Book Contents Index Zoomed selection HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Undo Zoom image without performing another This can be useful when you have several pictures on the scanner glass and you want to use each one individually. Using Undo Zoom Use the command when you want to...
Adjust the output dimensions (page Create a selection Set output area dimensions by scaling See page Book Contents Index ) and adjust the Print, 400% Scaled image save, copy, or drag-and- drop for more about the Dimensions HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide tool.
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Width fields changes the output height value in both Height fields changes the output width value in the info bar changes the output height value in the info bar changes HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Book Contents Index When you change the value, you will Scale not see the image change in the preview area. Image output when is set to 100% Scale Image output when is set to 50% Scale HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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The selection area will be resized proportionally. The output dimensions remain the same. Width area and in the Height area and in the Scale Image Size Book Contents Index area of the tool. Dimensions HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Output...
The table on page each output type for various types of originals. Book Contents Index Grayscale lists results you can get with HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Output Book Contents Index output 256 Color Optimized Palette HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Book Contents Index Black and white Black and white photograph drawing one-color tint image for printing one-color tint image for displaying on a Web page one-color tint image for displaying a presentation on a monitor HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Adjusting images of pictures Tools for making adjustments Sharpen Adjust exposure Adjust color Set output resolution Set threshold for black and white bitmaps Set color channel for black and white bitmaps...
Adjustments for color output types An image with the or a Color , page output type can be adjusted for: , page sharpening , page exposure , page color resolution Book Contents Index Output Type True 256 Color HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Adjustments for Black & White Scalable (vector) output type An image with the White Scalable (vector) output type cannot be adjusted with any of the tools. Book Contents Index Black & Black & HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Extreme Medium tool. Sharpen Level Book Contents Index The scanning software automatically selects the optimal sharpen level for the output type applied to the image. output type True Color sharpen level sharpen level High HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
The optimal sharpen level determined by the • scanning software is applied to the tool. Level The result of the change to the sharpen level • can be seen in the preview area. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Sharpen Sharpen...
Book Contents Index menu, select Tools Exposure tool appears. (See Exposure Adjustment tool: on page on page on page on page on page button in the Auto Exposure Adjustment tool. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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– or – type a lower number in the Highlights press Enter – or – click the DOWN spin button next to the field. set at 215 Highlights HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide field: field, then Highlights set at 122...
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DOWN spin button next to the field. The result of the change to Shadows in the preview area. set at 10 Shadows Shadows HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide field: field, then Shadows can be seen set at 3...
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– or – click the UP spin button next to the field. The result of the change to Midtones in the preview area. set at 2.2 Midtones HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide field, then Midtones can be seen set at 3.0...
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Midtones the histogram. The graph in the histogram represents pixel distribution in the input image, not in the image that will be output. Pixels under the eyedropper pointer HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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The pointer returns to normal. • T I P Exposure Do not click while the eyedropper pointer is over the image unless you want to change the setting for Book Contents Index dims. RGB Meter Highlights Shadows HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Adjusting images of pictures Exposure Exposure Appearance when the white button, is turned on Book Contents Index Appearance when neither Exposure Alert button is on Exposure Alert Appearance when the black Exposure Alert button, is turned on HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Highlights Click button again. Book Contents Index , the black button. Exposure Alert control, click the DOWN spin Shadows can be seen Shadows , the black button again. Exposure Alert button turns off. Exposure Alert HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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UP or the DOWN spin button next to the field. White Black The result of the changes to Output Levels seen in the preview area. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Exposure Black tab (see Exposure tool. Black can be...
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White Appearance with Exposure White Black Book Contents Index Appearance with control = 255 White control = 0 Black control = 255 control = 200 Appearance with control = 0 White control = 255 Black HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
The result of the change to the hue can be seen in the preview area. Book Contents Index in the Color Wheel Color Adjustment Indicator circle in Color Wheel HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide tool to...
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Saturation Color tool. The higher the number in the field, the more vivid the colors will be in Saturation field is field to make Saturation field, then Saturation Enter Saturation field to Saturation HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide field...
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Color Adjustment The optimal color settings determined by the scanning software are applied to the tool. Adjustment The results of the changes to the color settings can be seen in the preview area. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide tool. Color...
• True Color 256 Color , or Optimized Palette Grayscale as the output resolution setting when: you plan to print the image on the • HP PhotoSmart printer or a 600 DPI printer HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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256 Color • Grayscale you plan to print the image on the • HP PhotoSmart printer or a 600 DPI printer the output type is • Grayscale 256 Color you plan to print the image on a 1200 DPI •...
Black & Black & White Bitmap (raster) type and a black tool. and white threshold of 15 applied Book Contents Index Image of a color photograph with True Color output type Black & White output HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Threshold 49 tab (see page Preference Controls Try changing the sharpen level to improve the result when you are changing a color or black and white photograph to a image. White Bitmap (raster) HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Black &...
Book Contents Index Scan using list box in the Black & White Threshold channel. The red components of channel. The green components of Green channel. The blue components of each Blue HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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NTSC Gray channel Threshold ratio of 30% red, 59% green, and 11% blue. Book Contents Index channel in the Scan using list box of the Black & White tool converts color to gray at a HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
(see • page • Copy • Save Zoom Zoomed image Book Contents Index ), or to the (see page ), or Clipboard to a file (see page Drag-and-drop Copy to a file. Save HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Paste...
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The text is converted to editable text and placed in the open document. Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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, or Scan Save As... Ctrl+S dialog box appears. Save As Save as type Text File (.txt) box, choose the directory where Save in box, type a name for the text file. File name Save HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide list...
In the you want to save the file. In the Click A final scan of the entire area of the scanner glass is performed. Save As Whole Page The text is converted to editable text. The text and images are saved to the .rtf file.
Saving scanned images How you can use the image Print the image Drag-and-drop to another program Drag-and-drop to the Desktop Copy to the Clipboard Save to a file...
Saving scanned images T I P When scanning text, you can convert it to editable text. (see page Book Contents Index To save unformatted, editable text, see page To save formatted, editable text, see page HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
If no selection area has been drawn, the entire area of the scanner glass is printed. Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Saving scanned images T I P Be sure to keep the original in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed. , the destination Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
If you are running Internet Explorer one bitmap file named can exist Scan.bmp in a folder. Rename the file with a name Scan.bmp that reflects what image is in the file. HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide , only...
Copy Position the pointer where you want to place the image, then click. From the program’s press Clipboard The image appears where you pasted it. Book Contents Index menu, choose Edit Ctrl+V HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide , or Paste...
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FlashPix file format over other file formats is that a software program can automatically select the best resolution for a particular job to make editing and using images in programs faster and easier. Book Contents Index HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Book Contents Index Black & White output type are compressed with Save command to create an RTF file of a Black & White Scalable (vector) HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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, or scanning software by: Save As... reducing resolution avoiding the reducing the scale of the image saving with a compressed file format (.gif, .jpg, or .tif compressed) Book Contents Index output type True Color HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
The 35mm slide adapter The HP ScanJet slide adapter can be used to scan 35mm mounted slide photographs. Placing the slide and the adapter Lift the scanner lid so that it stays up. Place the adapter next to the top edge of the...
T I P Be sure to keep the slide in the same place on the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is completed. page Zoom selection area Book Contents Index scan of the HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
Blue color channel .bmp brightness Book Contents button, Scan configuring using Clear Selection command clip art, Black & White Scalable (vector) output type Clipboard, copying an image to color automatic application balance Color Wheel HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Text File TIFF TIFF Compressed Windows bitmap Windows Metafile final scan pictures text TWAIN whole page FlashPix file format .fpx fuzzy images gamma, setting .gif GIF file format Grayscale output type adjustments Green color channel HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Output Resolution tool adding or deleting values AutoResolution output type and adjustments automatic application changing choosing for clip art suggestions for choosing Output Type menu .pcx PCX file format photographs output types for resolution HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Preferences scanning basic steps starting scanning software Select All command selection area adjusting automatic creation creating move pointer pointers resize pointers zooming Selection Area tab in Preferences settings deleting loading saving shadows Sharpen Level tool HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...
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Book Contents Undo Zoom command unformatted text URL for HP scanner support videos View menu What’s This Help pointer window, HP PrecisionScan Pro Windows bitmap Metafile file format .wmf Zoom command undoing zooms Zoom scan HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide...