ScanSoft PAPERPORT 1.1 Getting Started Manual page 24

Remove part
of an image
Remove stray
dots
Improve lines The Improve Lines tool (for black-and-white
Erase edges
Set
white point
Set
black point
Apply current
black and
white points
Touching Up Images
When you want to save or work with only part of a
page or image, you can crop the image or you can
erase the part that you do not want to use.
Use the Selection tool to define the part you want
to keep and then use the Crop tool to remove the
remainder.
Select the Eraser tool to erase the area of the image
that you draw over with the pointer.
Scanned images sometimes include stray dots or
"speckles". The Remove Stray Dots tool
automatically finds and removes such "dirt" from a
page. Use it for better OCR results. Works on
black-and-white images.
images) darkens lines and connects broken lines in a
table or form to appear darker and straighter. The
use of this tool will render better recognition results.
Use this tool to clear shadows and spots from page
edges to improve OCR performance.
Click this tool, then click on a light color in the
image that will become the white point. See below.
Click this tool, then click on a dark color in the
image that will become the black point. The colors
chosen for the new white and black points are
displayed on the Status bar.
Click this tool to apply the new black and white
points to the current image. If the result is not
acceptable, undo your changes and pick new values.
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