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Selecting Epson Scan Settings
Overview of the Epson Scan Modes
Selecting File Save Settings
Using Full Auto Mode
Changing the Scan Mode
Selecting Basic Settings
Selecting the Scan Resolution
Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area
Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings
Selecting the Scan Size
Finishing the Scan
Overview of the Epson Scan Modes
Epson Scan lets you control all aspects of scanning and includes three modes:
Full Auto Mode is best when you need to scan documents or photos at 100% size and you do not need to preview the images before scanning. You can restore faded colors or remove dust marks by clicking the Customize button.
Home Mode is best when you want to preview images of photos before scanning them. You can size the image as you scan, adjust the scan area, and adjust many image settings, including color restoration, dust removal, and backlight correction.
Professional Mode is best when you want to preview your image and make extensive, detailed corrections to it before scanning. You can sharpen, color correct, and enhance your image with a full array of tools, including color restoration, dust removal, and backlight correction.
Selecting File Save Settings
When you see the File Save Settings window, you need to select the location, name, and format of the scanned image file you want to save.
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Do one of the following to open the File Save Settings window.
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Full Auto Mode
In the Standby window, click the Customize button, then click the File Save Settings button. (If you started Epson Scan from a program like Adobe Photoshop Elements, this button doesn’t appear).
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In the File Save Settings window, specify the file folder in which you want to save your scanned image. Click the My Documents or My Pictures radio button (Windows), or the Documents or Pictures radio button (Mac OS X).
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If you want to select another folder, click the Other radio button, then click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS X) button and select the folder. If you want to save your image on the desktop, simply click the Other radio button.
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Specify a file name prefix with an alphanumeric character string. A 3-digit number is automatically added to the file name, but you can change the Start Number if you like. If you are scanning multiple images at once, each image will receive a different 3-digit number.
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With Windows, the following characters cannot be used in the prefix. \, /, :, ., *, ?, ", <, >, │
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Select a file format as described in the following table. Depending on the format, the Options button may be available for selecting detailed settings.
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Format (File Extension)
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Explanation
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BITMAP (*.BMP) (Windows only)
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A standard image file format for Windows. Most Windows programs, including word processing programs, can read and prepare images in this format.
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JPEG (*.JPG)
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A compressed file format in which the compression level can be selected. The JPEG format lets you highly compress image data. However, the higher the compression, the lower the image quality. Any lost image quality data cannot be restored and the quality deteriorates each time the data is saved. The TIFF format is recommended when modification and retouching are required.
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Multi-TIFF (*.TIF)
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A TIFF format where multiple pages are saved to the same file. You can also edit the scanned images before saving them. See Epson Scan Help for details. To open Multi-TIFF files, you need a program that supports it.
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PDF (*.PDF)
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A document format that can be read on both Windows and Macintosh systems (platform independent). To use PDF documents, you need Adobe Reader or Acrobat. Multi-page documents can be saved as one PDF file. When you save color or grayscale images in PDF, you can select a compression level. You can also edit the scanned images before saving them. See Scanning to a PDF File for details.
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PICT (*.PCT) (Macintosh only)
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A standard image file format for Macintosh. Most Macintosh programs, including word processing programs, can read and prepare images in this format.
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PRINT Image Matching II JPEG (*.JPG) or TIFF (*.TIF)
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A file format that includes PRINT Image Matching II data for enhanced quality and a wider color range. PRINT Image Matching II compatible printers can then print using this data for brilliant, true-to-life results. (PRINT Image Matching data does not affect the way the image displays on a screen.) Available in JPEG or TIFF format.
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TIFF (*.TIF)
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A file format created for exchanging data between many programs, such as graphic and DTP software. When scanning black & white images, you can specify the compression type.
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The check boxes at the bottom of the window give you these options:
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Open image folder after scanning
Select this option if you want Epson File Manager, Windows Explorer, or the Macintosh Finder to automatically open the folder where your scanned image is saved when Epson Scan finishes scanning.
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Click OK.
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In Full Auto Mode, click OK again, then click Scan. In Home or Professional Mode, click Preview, then click Scan.
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The scanned image is automatically saved in the file and location you chose.
When you start Epson Scan for the first time, it runs in Full Auto Mode and displays the Epson Scan standby window.
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If you want to select a custom resolution, restore faded colors, or remove dust marks, click the Customize button. You see the Customize window.
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If you started scanning from a program like Adobe Photoshop Elements, the File Save Settings button is not available in the Customize window.
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Select your settings and click OK. (For details on selecting settings, click the Help button.)
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Click the Scan button. Epson Scan starts scanning in Full Auto Mode.
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Epson Scan previews your image, detects which type of original it is, and selects the scan settings automatically. After a moment, you see a small capture of your image in the Epson Scan window.
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Depending on how you started Epson Scan, the program saves the file to the location you specified or opens the scanned image in your scanning program. See Finishing the Scan for details.
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To change the scan mode, click the arrow in the Mode box at the top right of the Epson Scan window. Then select the mode you want to use from the list that appears.
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The mode you select remains in effect when you start Epson Scan the next time.
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For instructions on scanning using these modes, see:
When you start Epson Scan in Home or Professional Mode, you see the main Epson Scan window.
Home Mode
Professional Mode
Before you scan your document or photo, you need to select these basic settings.
Follow these steps to select the basic settings for a document or photo in Epson Scan.
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Do one of the following to select your document type.
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Home mode:
Click the arrow to open the Document Type list and select the type of original you are scanning. Then click the Color, Grayscale, or Black & White radio button to select the colors in the original.
Professional mode:
Click the arrow to open the Document Type list and select Reflective. Then click the arrow in the Auto Exposure Type list and select Document or Photo.
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Do one of the following to select your destination setting(s).
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Home mode:
Click the radio button for the way you plan to use the scanned image in the Destination box:
Professional mode:
Click the arrow to open the Image Type list and select the detailed image type you are scanning.
Image Type setting
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Type of image you are scanning
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24-bit Color
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Color photo
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Color Smoothing
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Color graphics, such as a chart or graph
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8-bit Grayscale
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Black-and-white photo with just a few shades of gray
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Black & White
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Document with black text and/or line art
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In Home Mode, Epson Scan selects a default resolution setting based on the original and destination settings you select. See Selecting the Scan Resolution to continue scanning.
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Selecting the Scan Resolution
In Home Mode, you can change the resolution only if you select the Other radio button as the Destination setting.
In Professional Mode, you can select the resolution you want at any time.
Before you select the scan resolution, you should consider whether you will enlarge the images before or after you scan. Follow these guidelines.
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You will scan the images at their original size, but then enlarge them later in an image-editing program.
If you plan to enlarge your images later in an image-editing program, you need to increase the Resolution setting to retain a high image quality after enlargement. Increase the resolution by the same amount you will increase the image size. For example, if the resolution is 300 dpi (dots per inch), but you will increase the image size by 200% in an image-editing program, change the Resolution setting to 600 dpi in Epson Scan.
Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dots per inch at which you want to scan. See the table below for some guidelines.
What you will do with the scanned image
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Suggested scan resolution
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Send via e-mail, upload to web, view only on the screen
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96 to 150 dpi
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Print, convert to editable text (OCR)
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300 dpi
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Fax
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200 dpi
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Enlarge after scanning at 100%
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Increase Resolution setting by same amount you will increase image size after scanning
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After selecting the Resolution, you can preview your image and make any necessary adjustments. See Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area to continue scanning.
Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area
Once you have selected your basic settings and resolution in Home or Professional Mode, you can preview your image and select or adjust the area of the image(s) you want to scan. Epson Scan displays the preview image(s) in a separate Preview window on your screen.
There are two types of preview.
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Full-size preview displays your previewed images in their entirety. You must select the scan area and make any image quality adjustments manually. This is the default preview type in Professional Mode, but you can also select it in Home Mode, if available.
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Thumbnail preview displays your previewed images as thumbnails. Epson Scan automatically locates the edges of your scan area and applies automatic exposure settings to the images. Thumbnail is the default preview type in Home Mode, but you can also select it in Professional Mode, if available.
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Depending on your document type and other settings, the full-size preview may be automatically selected and you will not be able to change to Thumbnail preview.
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Follow these steps to preview your image(s) in Home or Professional Mode.
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Click the Preview button toward the bottom of the Epson Scan window. If you want to check or change the preview type, click the Thumbnail check box under the Preview button, if it is available.
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If the edge of your document or photo is not scanned, move it away from the edge of the document table slightly.
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If you are viewing the thumbnail preview, you can do the following to adjust the image(s).
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To adjust the image quality, click the image(s) you want to modify and make the adjustments as described in Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings. If you want to apply the adjustments you have made to all your images, click the All button.
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If you are viewing the full-size preview, you can do the following to adjust the image(s).
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When you have finished adjusting the scan area, and modifying the color and image settings, you can select the size of your scanned image, if you have not already selected it. See Selecting the Scan Size for instructions.
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Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee)
A marquee is a moving dotted line that appears on the edges of your preview image to indicate the scan area.
You can move the marquee, adjust its size, and create multiple marquees on one image (full-size preview only) to scan different image areas in separate scan files. Follow these steps.
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To draw a marquee, move your cursor over a preview image. The pointer becomes a set of cross-hairs.
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Position the pointer in the area where you want to place the corner of your marquee and click. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cross-hairs over the image to the opposite corner of the desired scan area. Then release the mouse button. You see the moving dotted line of the marquee.
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Do one of the following to adjust the marquee.
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To restrict movement of the marquee to vertical or horizontal only, hold down the Shift key as you move the marquee. To restrict sizing of the marquee to the current proportions, hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee.
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Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings
Once you have previewed your images and adjusted the scan area, you can modify the image quality, if necessary. Epson Scan offers a variety of settings for improving color, sharpness, contrast, and other aspects affecting image quality.
Before you make adjustments, be sure to click the image or marquee for the area you want to adjust. In Professional Mode, you also need to scroll down to the Adjustments area of the main Epson Scan window.
The table below describes the settings available in Home and/or Professional Mode. For details on adjusting these settings, click Help in the Epson Scan window.
When you are finished making adjustments, you can size your scanned images (see Selecting the Scan Size) or go ahead and scan (see Finishing the Scan).
Setting
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Available mode(s) and description
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Color Restoration
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Home and Professional: Restores the colors in faded photos automatically.
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Dust Removal
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Home and Professional: Removes dust marks from your originals automatically.
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Backlight Correction
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Home and Professional: Removes shadows from photos that have too much background light.
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Brightness
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Home and Professional: Adjusts the overall image lightness and darkness. In Home Mode, click the Brightness button to access the Brightness setting. In Professional Mode, click the Image Adjustment button to access the Brightness setting.
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Contrast
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Home and Professional: Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall image. In Home Mode, click the Brightness button to access the Contrast setting. In Professional Mode, click the Image Adjustment button to access the Contrast setting.
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Saturation
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Professional only: Adjusts the density of colors in the overall image. Click the Image Adjustment button to access the Saturation setting.
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Color Balance
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Professional only: Adjusts the balance of red, green, and blue colors in the overall image. Click the Image Adjustment button to access the Color Balance setting.
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Auto Exposure
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Home: Automatically applied. Professional: Click the Auto Exposure button. To turn it on continuously, click the Configuration button, click the Color tab, and select Continuous auto exposure. You can adjust the level of exposure adjustment using the slider.
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Unsharp Mask Filter
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Home: Automatically applied. Professional: Turn on to make the edges of image areas clearer for an overall sharper image. The level of sharpness is adjustable. Turn off to leave softer edges.
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Descreening Filter
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Home and Professional: Removes the rippled pattern that can appear in subtly-shaded image areas, such as in skin tones. Also improves results when scanning magazine or newspaper images which include screening in their original print processes. The results of the Descreening Filter do not appear in the preview image, only in your scanned image.
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Histogram
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Professional only: Provides a graphical interface for adjusting highlight, shadow, and gamma levels individually. For advanced users only. Click the Histogram Adjustment button to use the Histogram settings.
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Tone Correction
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Professional only: Provides a graphical interface for adjusting tone levels individually. For advanced users only. Click the Tone Correction button to use the Tone Correction settings.
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Color Palette
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Professional only: Provides a graphical interface for adjusting mid-tone levels, such as skin tones, without affecting the highlight and shadow areas of the image. For advanced users only. Click the Color Palette button to use the Color Palette settings.
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Threshold
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Home and Professional: Adjusts the level at which the black areas in text and line art are delineated, improving text recognition in OCR programs. (Available only when you select Black & White as the Image Type setting.) In Home Mode, click the Brightness button to access the Threshold setting.
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To view the red, green, and blue levels at particular points in your preview image as you make adjustments, click the densitometer icon in the preview window and click an image area. See Epson Scan help for details.
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To undo any image quality adjustments you make to the preview image, click the Reset button (if available), turn off the setting, or preview your image again.
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You can scan your images at their original size, or you can reduce or enlarge their size as you scan them. You do this using the Target Size setting in Home or Professional Mode.
Home Mode
Professional Mode
If you are going to scan your image to a particular size, you should select the Target Size setting after previewing it, but before adjusting your scan area (indicated by the marquee). This sets the scan area to the correct proportions so your image will not be cropped unexpectedly.
For instructions on previewing your image(s), see Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area. Then follow these steps to select the Target Size setting.
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You can choose a predefined scan size from the Target Size list. Click the arrow in the list and select the size you want. A marquee (dotted line) proportioned for that size appears on your preview image.
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If you need to create a scan size that is not in the Target Size list, you can create a custom size. Click the arrow in the list and select Customize. You see the Target Size window.
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Type a name for your custom size, enter the size, click the Save button, then click OK. Your new size appears in the Target Size list.
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In Professional Mode, you can fine-tune the size using additional tools. Click the + (Windows) or (Mac OS X) next to Target Size to display these tools.
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Once you have selected your scan size, you can click and drag the marquee to the area in the image you want to scan. For details, see Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee). The marquee proportions are retained as you adjust it.
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If you need to rotate the marquee for a landscape or portrait image without changing its aspect ratio, click the orientation icon. (Not available if you are scanning at the Original Target Size.)
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For more information about using the Target Size tools, click Help in the Epson Scan window.
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Now you are ready to scan your image(s). Click the Scan button and see Finishing the Scan for instructions.
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What happens after you scan depends on how you started your scan.
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If you started your scan by running Epson Scan as a standalone program (in Full Auto Mode), your scanned image is saved in the file format and location you chose. If you did not choose any file save settings, it is saved as a JPEG file in My Pictures or Pictures.
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If you do not see your scanned images, select the folder in which you saved them on the left side of the Epson File Manager window.
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If you want to use your scanned images in one of the Epson Creativity Suite project programs, click the check box beneath each image thumbnail. The images are displayed in the My Selection box on the bottom of the Epson File Manager window.
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For instructions, see these sources
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Scan and Copy
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See Using the Scanner as a Copier.
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Copy to Fax
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See the Epson File Manager or Copy Utility Help for instructions.
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Attach to e-mail
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In the Send File Via E-mail window, select the e-mail program and the photo size. Then click OK. Your e-mail program is opened and any scanned images you selected are attached to a new e-mail message.
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Easy Photo Print
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See Epson Easy Photo Print Help for instructions.
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Once you have saved a scanned image, you can start Epson File Manager by dragging the image file or an image folder to the Epson File Manager icon on your desktop.
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