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Thursday 4 November 2010

Media 101: How to use your Scanner

Please find on this blog instructions of how to use your scanner in 11 easy steps!

Step 1: Place picture on Scanner
Step 2: Go to the programme Adobe Photoshop
Step 3: Click on file
Step 4: In organiser view Click on 'Get Photo & Videos' In edit view click on import
Step 5: Choose the correct scanner from the drop down menu
Organiser - ScanExpress A3 USB 600 Pro, in Editor - WIA ScanExpress A3 USB 600 Pro
Step 6: Click Ok
Step 7: Select 'Colour Picture'
Step 8: Preview image (press Preview button)
Step 9: Crop to fit (will scan as a jpeg)
Step 10:In organiser Image will be automatically saved to a location in my documents folder (s drive) - it will tell you this on the page where you select the scanner. In Editor you will need to do File > Save As to save your picture.
Step 11: Find photo in this folder and re-name ie 'Mike's front cover version 1'
Happy Scanning!

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