Epson Gt1500 Owners Manual

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Scanning Text for Editing
The ABBYY FineReader Sprint software included with your scanner lets you convert 
almost any printed document to text you can edit. Place your document(s) on the 
scanner as described on page 20. Then follow these steps to scan text for editing:
1. To start ABBYY FineReader, click 
Start > Programs or All Programs > 
ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint. You see the program window with menus and 
buttons at the top.
2. Click the 
Scan&Read button. 
EPSON Scan opens.
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You can also click the down arrow next to the Save button and choose to send the 
text to Microsoft Word or Excel,
® or Adobe Acrobat. 
For more information about ABBYY FineReader, open the Help menu at the top of 
the screen or click 
Start>Programs or All Programs > ABBYY FineReader 
Tools
 > ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint User’s Guide.
Scanning Photographs With Adobe 
Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements provides a variety of powerful tools for image editing, 
along with recipes and...

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2. Click Start From Scratch. 
3. Select 
Import from the File menu and then select EPSON GT-15000. EPSON 
Scan opens:
4. Choose the 
Home Mode from the Mode list at the top of the EPSON Scan 
window. (If you want to use the Professional Mode, see page 26.) 
5. Click the 
Preview button to see a preview of your scan.
6. Click the   Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select 
your entire image, or click and drag to create a scanning selection area (marquee). 
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7. In the EPSON Scan window, choose Photograph in the Document Type list.
8. Choose 
Color, Grayscale, or Black&White for the Image Type.
9. Choose a Destination setting:
■Screen/Web if you will only view your image on the screen
■Printer if you’re printing the image
■Other if you want to specify a resolution
10. Select a Target Size if you want to specify any size other than that of the original 
document.
11. Select the 
Descreening Filter option to reduce moiré patterns in the image. 
To...

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Scanning With the Start Button
You can use the a Start button on your scanner to open EPSON Scan, and then scan 
your document as described below. Or, you can set up the a Start button to open any 
compatible program on your computer and start scanning.
If you have set up the scanner on a network, you can use the a Start button to scan 
automatically and send the document to an individual computer. For instructions on 
network scanning, see your on-screen Reference Guide.
First, place your...

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Setting Up the Start Button in Windows 98, Me, 
or 2000
EPSON Scan opens by default when you press the a Start button. If you want to 
have a scanning application open instead, follow these steps:
1. Click 
Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the 
Scanners and Cameras icon. 
3. If you’re using Windows 98 or 2000, select your scanner from the list of devices 
and click 
Properties.
If you’re using Windows Me, right-click the 
EPSON GT-15000 icon and select 
Properties.
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Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview 
Window
The preview window lets you select the area of your image that you want to scan with 
a marquee (a frame that you draw around the previewed image). You can create up to 
50 marquees at one time. The currently selected marquee has a moving, dotted line. 
EPSON Scan adjusts the image quality settings to optimize each selected area.
■To automatically create a marquee around the entire image (and cut out the 
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To resize the marquee, move the cursor to an edge or corner of the dotted line. 
When the cursor turns into an arrow symbol, click and drag to resize the 
selection area. 
■To zoom to the selected area, click the  Zoom button. If you have multiple 
marquees, the currently selected one appears in the Zoom preview. 
■To erase a marquee, click the marquee and click the  Delete button. 
■To create multiple marquees of the same dimensions, select one marquee, then 
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Follow the guidelines in this table for selecting a resolution:
Scaling (Resizing) Images 
If you plan to enlarge your image, it’s better to enlarge it by scanning at a higher 
resolution. If you change the image resolution or size in an application, you lose image 
quality. Keep this in mind when scanning small photos that you plan to enlarge. 
Scanning Color Images 
If the colors in your scanned image don’t match those in your original document, try 
experimenting with the Document...

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