Using the scanner in Wallace 449

Last updated Jan 31, 2003, by E. Styer

Please note that this is particular to the current setup of the scanner in Wallace 449, and if you are using other software the steps and screen shots will be different (but often fairly similar).

  1. Starting up Microsoft Photo Editor: Use the Start menu: "Programs", "Microsoft Office Tools", "Microsoft Photo Editor".Start Menu - locating Photo Editor
  2. Insert your picture in the scanner, face down near the upper right corner.
  3. In Photo Editor click on the scanner icon.  In the picture below, it is under the "Image" menu item Photo Editor Screen
  4. The scanning software will do a preview of your image.
    1. The easier way it to use the automatic scanning.  Here the Scanner will automatically recognize what type of document is in the scanner, and try to set settings appropriately. Epson Scanner - Automatic
    2. You can also switch to manual mode.  As you can see below, you have much more control over the scanning, including such items as scanning only part of a picture, setting the resolution of the scan, or changing the brightness of the picture. Epson Scanner - Manual Mode
  5. If you want, you can use Photo Editor to make other changes to the picture.  In general if you want to apply any editing to the picture, it is better to do it as soon as possible.  One action you may want to take (especially if you used automatic scan and don't want the entire picture), is cropping the photo.  To crop, use the select tool to choose a portion of the photo, then use the "Crop" menu item.  Then click "OK"  on the Crop dialog box.Photo Editor - Crop
  6. !!! Picture size - resize to no more than 600 x 300 for web use !!!
  7. Use "File", "Save As" or the save button when you are ready to save the file.
    1. At the top of the save box, use the "Save In" drop-down list to select the floppy drive (A:) or ZIP disk (D:)
    2. Near the bottom of the box is "Save as Type, we will want either "Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif)" or "JPEG Bitmaps (*.jpg, *.jpeg)". Generally JPEG produces smaller files.Photo Editor - Save As
    3. The "More >>" button can be used to set options such as the quality of the JPEG image.  Smaller numbers produce smaller files, but less quality.  Settings in the 80-90 range tend to work well for color photos.Photo Editor - JPEG Settings
    4. Give the file a name. I generally recommend a short one-word name like "family".

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