How to use a Scanner

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There several scanners available for use in the Information Common.

How do I scan an image?

For quick scanning:

Click Start, All Programs, Canon, Canoscan toolbox OR push the left button on the front of the scanner
Click scan in the menu on the toolbox on the screen
Specify a file name for the JPEG and where it is to be saved
Click Scan
You will be prompted to specify a program: click OK, then All Programs> Canon> canoscan toolbox> canoscan toolbox (icon). These settings are saved for subsequent scanning
Click scan again – your image will be scanned and saved

For advanced scanning:

Click Start, All Programs, Canon, ScanGear Starter, ScanGear Starter
Specify resolution etc
Click the scan button at the bottom of the ScanGear window – no preview of the image will be shown (click the
Preview button if you want a preview before you scan)
Repeat for subsequent images
Once the final image has scanned close the ScanGear Starter window and a dialog box opens showing your scanned images. You will be asked to save these
Under the “save scanned images to” menu, choose desktop and click ‘save’.
Your image(s) will be saved on the desktop in a folder with the day’s date on it.

How Can I Scan Text into Word?

Check the Scanner is turned on at the wall.
Select from Start > All Programs >MIcrosoft Office >Office Tools >Microsoft Office Document Scanning
Scanning box opens
Select a preset for scanning – usually black and white
Text is scanned then,
Select Edit > copy
Open a word document then,
Select Edit > paste