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Note:
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4. Click the arrow to open the Type list, and select a file format as described in the 
following table. Depending on the format, the Options button may be available for 
making detailed settings.
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...

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❏Show this dialog box before next scan
Select this option if you want the File Save Settings window to appear automatically 
before you scan. If you deselect it, you must click the  File Save Settings icon to 
open the window before clicking the Scan button.
❏Open image folder after scanning
Select this option if you want Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder to 
automatically open the folder where your scanned image file is saved when Epson 
Scan...

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Home Mode: “Selecting the Resolution in Home Mode” on page 33
Office Mode or Professional Mode: “Selecting the Resolution in Office Mode or 
Professional Mode” on page 33
Selecting the Resolution in Home Mode
To change the resolution, first select Other as the Destination setting.
Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dpi (dots per inch) at 
which you want to scan. 
Selecting the Resolution in Office Mode or Professional Mode...

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Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dpi (dots per inch) at 
which you want to scan.
Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area
Once you have selected your basic settings and resolution, you can preview your image 
and select or adjust the image area of the image(s) in a separate Preview window on your 
screen. There are two types of preview.
❏Normal preview displays your previewed image(s) in their entirety. You must select the...

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Normal preview 

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Thumbnail preview
2. If you are viewing the normal preview, you can do the following to adjust the image(s).
❏To select your scan area, create a marquee that marks the edges of your image 
area. You can move the marquee to change the scan area. See “Creating a 
Marquee on a Preview Image” on page 37 for instructions.
❏To zoom in on an image, click inside the scan area and click the Zoom button. 
Epson Scan prescans again and displays a larger preview on the...

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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 Preview window. (This feature is only available 
when you are scanning multiple images at the same time.)
❏To rotate an image or flip it horizontally (like a mirror image), click its thumbnail and 
then click the  rotation icon or  mirroring...

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1. To draw a marquee, move your cursor over a preview image. The pointer becomes a 
set of cross-hairs.
Note:
If you are viewing the normal preview and you only have one document or photo on the 
document table, you can click the   auto locate icon to automatically draw a marquee, then 
skip to step 3.
2. Position the pointer in the area where you want to place the corner of your marquee and 
click. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cross-hairs over...

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❏To resize the marquee, position your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee. 
The pointer becomes a straight or angled double-arrow. Click and drag the edge or 
corner to the desired size.
Note:
❏To restrict the movement of the marquee to vertical or horizontal only, hold down the Shift 
key as you move the marquee. To restrict the size of the marquee to the current proportions, 
hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee.
❏For best results...

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Home Mode: “Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings in Home Mode” on 
page 41
Professional Mode: “Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings in Professional 
Mode” on page 43
Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings in Office Mode
The table below describes the settings available in Office Mode. For details on adjusting 
these settings, see Epson Scan Help.
Note:
If you are scanning multiple images at the same time and you want to...