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Option Description
Straighten Straightens a page that has been inserted at an
Automatically angle. Works with items that have crisp, square
corners, which includes most business
documents. If you insert the page at a very sharp
angle, or if the corners are dog-eared or bent, this
option may not be able to straighten the image.
Trim Removes the black border that would otherwise
Automatically appear when you scan a page that is less than
8.5
or tears.
SharpPage Optimizes the readability of items scanned at a
1-bit depth setting.
3. Click OK.
By default, the options to straighten and trim automatically are both
turned on when you receive PaperPort.
TIP: If an image has black edges that you want to be included in the
scan, do not use the option to trim the black border.
To automatically straighten a page after it has been scanned:
1. Display the page in Page View.
2. From the Page menu, choose Auto-straighten Page.
The PaperPort software analyzes the image to determine the best
angle to use for straightening that page, and then automatically
straightens the page.
wide or that has ragged edges
inches (21.6 cm)
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