Synopses & Reviews
Discover all the basics about your scanner, then put it to work with help from this step-by-step resource. Author Dave Huss looks at how and why scanning works, and examines many ways you can maximize the scanner you already own. Learn to use all your scanner's features. Explore graphic concepts including color correction, resolution, and image optimizing--plus, repair and preserve scanned documents, and more.
How to Do Everything with Your Scanner is filled with projects, resources, ideas, and simple instructions to help you get the most from your scanner for home or business use.
- Set up and maintain a scanner for optimal use
- Discover the best scanner, peripherals, and applications for your needs
- Optimize hardware to achieve the best possible scans
- Organize and share files and images online
- Correct and enhance your scanned images
- Use your scanner to preserve and restore family heirlooms
- Scan photos for placement on the Web or to send through email
- Maximize home office tools such as OCR and paper document management
- Learn to use popular photo editors to maximize your scanner experience
Synopsis
Scan this book! Or, read it cover-to-cover. Either way, youll learn which scanner to purchase to suite your needs, important technical information about pixels and digital images, installation and calibration tips, and plenty of tricks to make scanning easier and more effective. Written for both PC and Mac users.
Table of Contents
Part I: Basic Details about Your Scanner
1: Get Acquainted with Your Scanner
2: Buy, Install, and Maintain Your Scanner
3: Make Your First Scan
4: Save What You Have Scanned
5: Print What You Have Scanned
Part II: Put Your Scanner to Work
6: Scan Graphics for Use on the Web
7: Scan Documents Using OCR Software
8: Use Your Scanner for a Variety of Workplace Tasks
9: Put Your Scanner to Work at Home, Too
Part III: Advanced Scanner Stuff
10: Get the Best Scan You Can
11: Scan Your Negatives and Slides
12: Organizing Your Photos
13: Selecting and Using Photo Editors
14: Correct and Enhance Your Scanned Photos
15: Repair and Restore Photographs