Scanning Images; Loading Images For Punching - ELNA XPRESSIVE 2 User Manual

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Scanning images

You can scan images and then load them into
your system, or you can use the Acquire
command to scan the images directly into
Xpressive. Acquire lets you use a scanner
without exiting the program.
To scan an image:
1 Choose Image—Acquire.
You see the Select Source dialog. You see
a list of the scanners you have connected
to your computer.
You can also select a default image
acquire method rather than selecting it
every time you want to scan images
directly into the software. Choose
Tools—Configuration—Acquire.
2 From the list, select the scanner you want
to use and click Select.
You see the scanner's dialog.
The dialog box that appears depends on
the scanner you are using and some
scanners have more options than other
scanners.
3 Adjust the settings you want for the
image.
4 Scan the image.
Once you have scanned the image, you
see the scanned image in the design
window.
Loading images for
punching
You can open an image file to use as a
backdrop for on-screen punching or for auto
tracing. You can preview and open most
standard file types: choose from over 20 file
formats. When you open an image, it opens
in its original size.
Xpressive also allows you to save loaded
images in *.ESX files or have *.ESX files
linked to loaded images stored separately on
your hard drive. For more information, see
"Setting user preferences".
To open an image:
1 Choose File—New to open a new design
window.
For more information, see "Creating new
designs".
You see a new design window.
2 Choose Image—Load to load an image.
You see the Open Image dialog.
3 In the Look in list, select the folder where
the file you want to load is located.
4 In the Files of Type box, select the image
format you want to open in the selected
folder.
5 Select the file you want to open.
6 Click Open.
You see the image in the design
workspace.
7 Choose Edit—Edit Tools—Backdrop
Select.
Your cursor changes to a black triangle
and plus sign.