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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...........................4 About the CanoScan Toolbox ......................4 Obtaining Customer Support ......................4 2. Installing the CanoScan Toolbox ..................5 System Requirements ........................5 Installing the CanoScan Toolbox ..................... 5 3. Starting CanoScan Toolbox - with Start Buttons ..............6 4.
CanoScan Toolbox so you can edit, fax, copy or integrate the image into other applications. Obtaining Customer Support If you are having problems setting up or running the CanoScan Toolbox CS, contact the Canon help desk at one of the following locations: CANON DANMARK CANON SINGAPORE PTE.
2. Installing the CanoScan Toolbox System Requirements The following indicates the minimum CanoScan Toolbox system requirements: Computers: Power Macintosh which standardly equips the proper interface for connection with the scanner (Macintosh compatibles are not supported) System: Mac OS 8.5 ~ 9 Memory Requirements: 32 MB or more (64 MB or more recommended) Hard Disk Space:...
Pressing the Start Button on front of the scanner or the Film Scan Button on the document cover, CanoScan Toolbox starts and the Canon Scanner Assistant will be displayed. Pressing the Start Button on front of the scanner shows the assistant for scanning the photos or documents from the platen while pressing the Film Scan Button on the Film Adapter Unit shows the assistant for scanning the films from the Film Adapter Unit.
In this case, click [CanoScan Toolbox] from the [Window] menu to display the toolbar. You may also display the toolbar with selecting [Show CanoScan Toolbox Toolbar before scanning] option in the Canon Scanner Assistant. CanoScan Toolbox Toolbar Iaunching the Canon...
Click on the [Scan] button from the toolbar, Choose the [New Scan] command from the [File] menu. The Canon Plug-in Module CS opens so you can select your scan settings. Click the [Preview] button to preview the scanning area. Click the [Scan] button to scan the document. The plug-in closes and the scanned image appears in a new CanoScan Toolbox Image window.
To save a file with a different name, to a different location or in a different file format, use the [Save As] command. To save the scanned image directly without displaying it (i.e. whin you scan the image continnously), select [Scan and Save the Image] from the Canon Scanner Assistant. For details, refer to P. 11 CanoScan Toolbox...
8. Opening Files Opening a Stored File You can store image files that you have scanned as well as other image files using the CanoScan Toolbox. To open a stored file: Choose the [Open Image] command from the [File] menu, or click the [Edit] button in the CanoScan Toolbox toolbar.
Set the document on the scanner. Push the Start Button to start the CanoScan Toolbox. Select [Scan and Save the Image] from the Canon Scanner Assistant and click [Next]. Select either [Quick and Easy Scanning](displaying scanner driver window) or [Expert Scanning](without displaying scanner driver window).
Saving Film To save the scanned film; Set the film in the film guide and place it on the scanner. Push the Film Scan Button to start the CanoScan Toolbox. Select [Scan and Save the Image] from theCanon Scanner Assistant and click [Next]. Select either [Quick and Easy Scanning](displaying scanner driver window) or [Expert Scanning](without displaying scanner driver window).
Place the original you want to fax in the scanner. Press the Start Button to start CanoScan Toolbox. Select [FAX] in the Canon Scanner Assistant dialog and click [Next]. Select either [Color Photo] or [Line Art] and click [Next]. The original is scanned. The fax driver launches and the scanned image will be faxed.
Place the document or the film you want to copy in the scanner. Press the Start Button on front of the scanner to start CanoScan Toolbox. Select [Copy] in the Canon Scanner Assistant dialog and click [Next]. Select either [Color Photo] or [Line Art] and click [Next].
Set the film in the film guide and place it on the scanner. Push the Film Scan Button to start the CanoScan Toolbox. Select [Copy] from the Canon Scanner Assistant and click [Next]. Specify [Film Type], [Scan Frames] and [Frame Selection](only when you have selected [Sleeve] in [Scan Frames]), and click [Next].
12. Enhancing a Scanned Image The CanoScan Toolbox provides a wide variety of imaging tools you can use to modify and enhance images you scan. Cropping a Scanned Image To crop an image: Open the image you want to crop by choosing [Open Image] from the File menu, or click the [Scan] button from the CanoScan Toolbox toolbar to scan a new image.
Inverting Image Tones Inverting image tones makes a negative of the image. To invert the tones in an image: Open the image you want to invert using the [Open Image] command from the [File] menu, or scan a new image by clicking on the [Scan] button. Choose the [Invert] command from the [Image] menu.
You can adjust the blue, red and yellow colors by moving the applicable slider to the left (to decrease) or the right (to increase). You adjust the color balance for specific color groups (i.e., modify the blue tones in the shadows of an image) by clicking on one of the radio buttons and then moving the Cyan slider.
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Specify the percentage of sharpening you want in the Amount field. Enter a number in the Radius field to specify the distance (in pixels) from an edge you want to sharpen. A low number indicates sharpening close to the image edges, and a higher number indicates sharpening farther away.
13. Editing a Scanned Image CanoScan Toolbox provides a wide variety of editing commands and tools you can use to modify images. Resizing a Scanned Image Resizing an image changes the actual image size. To resize an image: Open the image you want to resize using the [Open Image] command from the [File] menu, or scan a new image by clicking on the [Scan] button.
Flipping a Scanned Image To flip an image or a selected portion of an image: Open the image you want to flip using the [Open Image] command from the [File] menu, or scan a new image by clicking on the Scan button. Choose [Flip] from the [Image menu], then select [Vertical] or [Horizontal] from the [Flip] submenu.
Using Plug-in You can utilize CanoScan Toolbox effectively by using various image adjusting and enhancing functions of Plug-in Module CS. Refer to the Plug-in Module CS User’s Guide bundled with your scanner for its installation and functions. Using the Editing Commands The commands on the [Edit] menu allow you to cut, copy, paste, clear, select all, deselect, and set scanning preferences for images.
Using the Editing Tools The CanoScan Toolbox editing tools appear when you open an image. You can also control the palette display by using the [Show/Hide Tools] command from the Window menu. To use an editing tool, click on the desired tool and then move your cursor over the image window. Notice that the cursor changes shape to reflect the tool you have selected.
Using the Color Pallet The CanoScan Toolbox color pallet appears when you open an image. You can also control the palette display by using the [Show/Hide Tools] command from the Window menu. To select a color from the color pallet to use with the [Fill], [Air Brush], [Freehand Paint] or [Pencil] tools: Move your cursor over the desired color block and click.
14. Working with Catalogs Creating a Catalog CanoScan Toolbox Catalogs are designed to let you look through many image files as you use a photo album. When you open the catalog it displays all the images stored in the catalog in thumbnail form. To create a catalog: Choose [New Catalog] from the [File] menu, or click the [Scan] button to scan a new image.
Viewing an Image Catalog You can open a catalog so you can view and access the stored images. To open a catalog window: Choose [Open Catalog] from the [File] menu. The New Archive dialog box appears. Select the desired catalog from the list box. The selected catalog window opens displaying the images you have stored in the catalog in thumbnail form.
15. Linking and Using the Applications You can link frequently used applications such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR), photo retouching and Email applications to the CanoScan Toolbox toolbar so you can access them from the CanoScan Toolbox. To link an application: Click on one of the [Unassigned] buttons in the CanoScan Toolbox toolbar.
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