Chapter 5. Scanning Projects; Scan And Print Images With Vistascan - UMAX Technologies Astra MX3 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5. SCANNING PROJECTS

The UMAX Astra MX3 scanner includes bundled software to help you with a
variety of tasks. This chapter shows you how to print a scan, scan a photo to e-
mail, make a personalized calendar, create Web-ready images, and even turn a
page of text into an online text document that you can edit.

Scan and Print Images with VistaScan

1. To open the VistaScan software application, click on the scanner icon in
the control strip located in the lower left corner of the Desktop. A pop-up
menu appears. Select the VistaScan option from the menu.
Or:
Double-click on the Hard Drive icon. Double-click on the UMAX
VistaScan folder. Double-click on the UMAX VistaScan application
icon to launch VistaScan.
The VistaScan Beginner window appears.
2. Lift the scanner's document cover and place your document facedown in
the center of the scanner's object glass.
3. Click on the Preview button to preview the scanned item. You can edit
the Preview image before scanning the final image using the Zoom Tool
and the Frame Selection Tool.
To find out more about how to use these tools, refer to the Preview Tools
section or click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses
over the tool.
Note: The user tips feature is only available if you have a browser installed.
4. Click on the Printer icon in the "Scan to" options to indicate that you
want to scan and print the image.
5. Click on one of the four icons in the Click To Scan area of the Beginner
window. Your selection identifies the type of image you are about to scan
and tells VistaScan how to set the scanner options for the best results. The
image type selections include: Color photos, Text/lineart, Web Images
and Printed Matter settings.
Once you click on the desired image type, the scanner starts scanning the
image using the appropriate settings.
6. After the scan is complete, a print window appears. Verify that the
destination settings are correct and then click on the Print button.
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