Epson AcuLaser CX21NF User Manual

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5. The check boxes at the bottom of the window give you these options:
❏Overwrite any files with the same name
Select this option if you want to reuse the selected file name and location and 
overwrite previous files with the same names.
❏Show this dialog box before next scan
Select this option if you want the File Save Settings window to appear automatically 
before you scan (Home or Professional Mode only). If you deselect it, you must click 
the  File Save Settings button to open the...

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The scanned image is automatically saved in the file and location you chose.
Changing the Scan Mode
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.
Note:
The mode you select remains in effect when you start Epson Scan the next time.
For instructions on scanning using these modes, see Selecting Basic Settings on page 
142.
Selecting Basic Settings
When you start Epson Scan in...

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Office Mode
 

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Home Mode
 

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Professional Mode
Before you scan your document or photo, you need to select these basic settings.
❏Original settings. These tell Epson Scan the type of document or photo you are 
scanning.
❏Destination settings. These tell Epson Scan how you plan to use your scanned image 
so it can select the correct default resolution (scan quality) for you.
Follow these steps to select the basic settings for a document or photo in Epson Scan.
1. Do one of the following to select your document type.
Office...

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2. Do one of the following to select your destination setting(s).
Home mode: 
Click the radio button for the way you plan to use the scanned image in the Destination 
box: 
❏Screen/Web radio button for images you will view only on a computer screen or 
post on the web.
❏Printer radio button for images you will be printing or converting to editable text with 
an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program.
❏Other radio button if you want to select a specific resolution for other purposes....

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Selecting the Scan Resolution
In Office Mode, you can select the resolution you want at any time.
In Home Mode, you can change the resolution only if you click 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.
❏You will not be enlarging the images. 
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❏You will enlarge the images as you scan them (increase the Target Size setting). 
If you will enlarge the images in Epson Scan so you can use them at a larger size, you 
can accept the Resolution setting selected by Epson Scan based on your original and 
destination settings. (Home Mode only)
❏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 
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1. Click the Preview button toward the bottom of the Epson Scan window.
Epson Scan prescans your image(s) and displays them in one of the following Preview 
windows.
Full-size preview
 

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Thumbnail preview
Note:
If the edge of your document or photo is not scanned, move it away from the edge of the 
document table slightly.
2. If you are viewing the thumbnail preview, you can do the following to adjust the 
image(s).
❏To zoom in on an image, double-click its thumbnail, or click the thumbnail and then 
click the Full Size tab near the top of the Preview window.
❏To rotate an image or flip it horizontally (like a mirror image), click its thumbnail and 
click the  rotation icon...