User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- 1: Basic Concepts
- 2: Hardware Installation
- 3: Software Installation
- 4: Sample Scanning
- Color Plates
- 5: Reference
- Overview
- ScanWizard for Windows
- The Preview Window
- The Settings Window
- Output Image Parameters
- Image Dimension controls
- Image Adjustment controls
- Image Enhancement Tools
- The Window Expansion button
- The Information Window
- The Scan Job Window
- Appendix
- Specifications

1-2 Microtek User's Guide for Windows
What is a Scanner
A scanner is a device that captures an image and converts it into a
digital form that your computer can display, edit, store, and output. The
image may be a photograph, page of text, drawing or illustration, or
even a relatively flat, three-dimensional object such as a bolt of fabric.
In practice, this means you can use your scanner to do the following:
• Incorporate artwork or photos
into documents
• Scan printed text into your
word processor and eliminate
retyping
• Scan faxed documents into a
database or word processor
• Add images to multimedia
productions
• Integrate visuals into presenta-
tions to make them communi-
cate more effectively.
With a basic understanding of how scanners work, the types of scanners
available, and what they are capable of doing, you can improve the
quality and efficiency of your work.
Types of scanners
Scanners can be classified into two general types:
• Flatbed scanners, which are used to scan photographs or prints.
Flatbeds have a glass surface on which the materials to be scanned
are placed. An example of a Microtek flatbed is the ScanMaker III.
• Slide scanners, which are used to scan transparent materials such
as 35-mm slides. The ScanMaker 35t Plus is an example of a slide
scanner.