Recently, the cost of computer peripherals is reduced with each new generation of them.For example, until recently people with average incomes to buy a laser printer for your home computer could only dream of, but now we have to choose between a good inkjet model and Budgetary lazernikom.The process of reducing prices did not avoid such seemingly office devices such as scanners.Afford to buy a model with a matrix of CIS everyone can.
Here, at last, after a long search, the scanner is purchased, brought home and recovered from the colorful packaging.The first question that arises from the owner: "How to scan a document?".First of all, note that scanning - completely safe for the user and for the device process, so it can be repeated any number of times, no loss will not (in contrast to the printer).
Before you scan a document, you need to prepare the unit for operation.This requires a consistently perform the following steps: connect the power to the scanner, connect it to a computer, install the driver.Managing the driver is on the disk that came with your device.If not, then you need to find a sticker on the case with the model name, and download the program from the developer's site.
usually after preparing each user there is a desire to understand how to scan photos to a computer.This photo (picture) and only then - the document.Open the scanner cover (important for the popular tablet varieties) and put the picture on transparent glass face down.Usually in the upper right corner (there is a mark-key).By the way, who are looking for how to scan text instead of images, must remember the rule: any document placed in the scanner down symbols.The scanning mechanism is held under the glass!After placing the sheet (book, photos) close the lid.The smaller the external light falls on the glass during operation, the higher the quality of the digitization.Sometimes the question is not how to scan a sheet of A4 paper, how to digitize the information from the bulk of the book.In this case, place the scanner glass sheets alternate turns, and the resulting open areas close thick paper.
Then run the program.This may be a user interface or a third-party driver FineReader from ABBYY.Those for whom the more important to understand how to scan a document, it is recommended to choose FineReader, as this application has great potential.However, it must be downloaded and installed on your computer.Run standard: open the menu button "Start", follow in the «ABBYY - FineReader» or, if it is decided to work directly with the driver, then, for example, «Canon - ScanGear» (depending on the scanner).
In FineReader click "Scan" and carry out a preview.The result will be a black and white image.With the mouse drag the dotted lines by selecting the desired site - it will speed up the process of digitization.Later in the same window, click "Settings" ("Settings") and set the desired parameters: resolution in dpi, the brightness, the color mode.The greater the value of resolution, the higher the quality.For a simple text enough 150-300 dpi, and here for the pictures, it is desirable to select more.However, this setting directly affects the speed of the scan, so do not forget to put it according to the type of source.Do not forget about the "Save" button.
Now click "Scan".After the passage of the carriage on the scanner will display the desired image.When it comes to photos, but now the menu choose "Save as Image", specify a destination folder, type the name of the file.If the scanned text, you must press the button "Recognize".After that, the right of the screen will be the recognized text that can be saved as a file or send in Word.
