Microtek ScanMaker 3600 Tutorial page 11

Part B
How to scan a photo for your
desktop wallpaper
Create your own unique desktop wallpaper! Check the steps below -- it's
not that complicated! Before you begin though, check the resolution of
your screen area and write this down. You will need this information so
that your image fits on the entire screen.
Place a photo that you wish to
scan for your desktop
wallpaper on the scanner bed.
Before you start scanning,
check the resolution of your
Display Screen area Display Screen area from the Display Screen area Display Screen area Display Screen area
Control Panel' s Display
Properties.
Launch ScanWizard 5 ScanWizard 5. ScanWizard 5 ScanWizard 5 ScanWizard 5
From the Standard Control Standard Control Standard Control Standard Control Standard Control
Panel Panel Panel Panel, click the Switch Panel Switch button Switch Switch Switch
(located on the upper right
corner) to change to the
Advanced Control Panel Advanced Control Panel Advanced Control Panel Advanced Control Panel Advanced Control Panel.
From the Settings Settings Settings Settings window,
Settings
change the unit system to
pixels pixels instead of inches pixels pixels pixels inches inches inches inches; Key
in the resolution of your
Screen area Screen area Output Output
Screen area in the Output Screen area Screen area Output Output
box, then select the Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Output Size Output Size Output Size Output Size Output Size and Keep Keep Keep Keep Keep
Proportion check boxes. Crop Proportion Proportion
Proportion Proportion
the image to the desired area
that you want to show for
your output.
Click Prescan Prescan Prescan Prescan to view the Prescan
adjustments, then click the
Scan to Scan to Scan to button when you're
Scan to Scan to
all ready to save your image.
When the Scan T Scan T Scan To: Save As Scan T o: Save As o: Save As o: Save As
Scan T o: Save As
dialog box appears, save your
image under: C:\Windows C:\Windows or C:\Windows C:\Windows C:\Windows
your preferred folder, key in
your file name and use .bmp
as the recommended file
format.
Right-click the mouse
to any free space on
your desktop. When
a shortcut dialog box
appears, select
Properties Properties Properties, then click Properties Properties
the Background Background Background Background Background tab. From the
Wallpaper Wallpaper list, select the Wallpaper Wallpaper Wallpaper
scanned image that you have
just saved.
To finish, click Apply Apply, then Apply Apply Apply
OK OK OK OK OK to launch your new
wallpaper background.
Microtek Scanner Step-by-Step Tutorial
.bmp .bmp
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