Changing Brightness; Tips For Scanning Groups Of Items - ScanSoft PAPERPORT 3.6 Manual

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HANGING RIGHTNESS
Sometimes an image is scanned with the brightness too light or too dark.
For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned
darker to improve legibility. Lightening or darkening the scan brightness
can improve the quality of an image and make it easier to read. Changing
the brightness is similar to changing the setting on a photocopy machine
to make the image lighter or darker.
To change the scan brightness:
1. Click the Settings button on the Command Bar, or from the Edit
menu, choose Preferences and then click the Scanner icon. The
Scan Settings dialog box appears.
2. To change the scan brightness, drag the slider, or click the arrows.
You can also click the number and enter a number directly.
Increase or decrease the brightness
of an image by moving the slider or
clicking the arrows.
3. Click OK to set the new value.
NOTE: Changing the brightness does not affect items already scanned
into PaperPort.
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IPS FOR CANNING ROUPS OF
If you plan to scan a lot of items at one time, put them into groups based
on their quality. Choose the scan settings for the first batch, scan it,
change the settings for the next batch, scan it, and so forth. That way you
will need to change the settings only once for each group.
The higher the number, the lighter the
image; the lower the number, the darker
the image. Fifty is usually a good setting
for most items.
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