User's Guide
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Select Scanned Image Size
You can scan images at their original size, or reduce or enlarge them as you scan them. You can
also select a specific scan size (such as 8 × 10 inch [203 × 254 mm] for photos) so you can crop
the image using the correct proportions.
1. Preview
your original image.
2. Select the size you want your scanned image to be from the Target Size list.
A dotted line (marquee) appears on your preview image proportioned for that size.
Note:
If you need to rotate the orientation of the scan area marquee, click the orientation icon.
3. If you need to create a scanned image size that is not in the Target Size list, select Customize.
Threshold Adjusts the level at which the black areas in text and line art are
delineated, improving text recognition in OCR programs. (Available only
when you select Black & White as the Image Type setting.) Click the
Brightness button to access the setting.
Brightness Adjusts the overall image lightness and darkness.
Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall
image. Click the Brightness button to access the Contrast setting.
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