Epson Gt2500 User Manual

							
Type a name for your custom size, enter the size, click the Save button, then click OK. 
Your new size appears in the Target Size list.
 
You can fine-tune the size using additional tools. Click the + (Windows) or  (Mac OS 
X) next to Target Size to display these tools:
 
l     To size your image by a certain percentage, adjust the Scale value. 
l     To change the way your image is cropped, turn Trimming on or off. (See EPSON 
Scan Help for details.)
 
l     To unlock the proportions of your scan size, click the  lock icon. Then adjust the 
marquee or enter new width/height measurements.
 
Once you have selected your scan size, you can click and drag the marque\
e to the 
area in the image you want to scan. For details, see Adjusting the Scan Area 
(Marquee). The marquee proportions are retained as you adjust it.
 
If you need to rotate the marquee for a landscape or portrait image, cli\
ck the 
 orientation icon. (Not available if you are scanning at the Original Target Size.) 
 
Note:
For more information about using the Target Size tools, click Help in the EPSON 
Scan window.
  
						

							
Now you are ready to scan. See Finishing the Scan for 
instructions.
 
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Finishing the Scan
When you have finished selecting scan settings and loaded all the docume\
nt pages into the 
ADF, you are ready to scan.
 
Click the Scan button. After a few moments, your pages are loaded, scanned, and ejecte\
d. 
What happens after you scan depends on how you started your scan: 
l     If you started your scan by running EPSON Scan as a standalone program, \
you see the 
File Save Settings window. This lets you select the name and location of\
 your saved 
scan files. See Selecting File Save Settings for details.
 
l     If you started your scan from a scanning program such as Adobe Acrobat, \
your 
scanned images open in the program window. Click Close to close the EPSON Scan 
window and view your image(s) in the program.
 
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Home > Scanning Using the Document Table 
Starting a Scan With the Start Button
Place your document or photo on the document table. See Placing Originals on the 
Document Table for instructions.
 
Press the  Start button on the scanner. Your computer automatically starts EPSON 
Scan in Office Mode the first time.
 
From EPSON Scan, you can select scan settings, preview, scan, and save y\
our image to 
a file on your computer. See Selecting EPSON Scan Office Mode Settings for 
instructions.
 
 
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l     To change scan modes, see Changing the Scan Mode. 
l     You can also reassign the  Start button to another compatible Windows 
program. See Assigning a Program to the Start Button for details.
 
l     If a program does not start when you press the  Start button, see Pressing 
the Start Button Does Not Open the Correct Program.
  
						

							
Home > Scanning Using the Document Table 
Starting a Scan With EPSON Scan
If you want to scan an image and save it directly to a file, you can sta\
rt EPSON Scan as a 
“standalone” program.
 
Place your document or photo on the document table. See Placing Originals on the 
Document Table for instructions.
 
Do one of the following to start EPSON 
Scan:
 
Windows:  
Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your desktop.
 
Or select Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan. 
Mac OS X:  
Open the Applications folder and click the EPSON Scan icon.
 
EPSON Scan starts in Office Mode the first time you open 
it.
  
						

							
For instructions on using Office Mode, see Selecting EPSON Scan Office Mode Settings 
for instructions.
 
If the Mode setting in the upper right corner of the window is set to Home Mode or 
Professional Mode, you see a different EPSON Scan settings window. For instructions on 
using Home or Professional Mode, see Selecting Basic Settings.
 
 
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To change scan modes, see Changing the Scan Mode.  
						

							
Home > Scanning Using the Document Table 
Starting a Scan With Another Scanning Program
You can use any TWAIN-compliant scanning program, such as Adobe Acrobat,\
 to scan with 
your scanner. You open the program, select EPSON Scan as your scanning p\
rogram, and scan. 
When you are finished, the scanned image opens in your scanning program \
so you can modify, 
print, and save it.
 
Place your document or photo on the document table. See Placing Originals on the 
Document Table for instructions.
 
Start your scanning 
program.
 
Double-click the program icon from your desktop, if it is available, or \
do one of the 
following:
 
Windows:  
Select Start > All Programs or Programs > program folder > program icon.
 
Mac OS X:  
Open the Applications folder, select the program folder, and click the program icon.
 
Open the File menu and select the Import or Acquire option. (See your scanning 
program help for instructions on starting a scan.)
 
Select EPSON GT-
2500.
 
In some programs, you must select the scanner as the “source” firs\
t. If you see a 
Select Source option, choose it and select your scanner there first.
 
  
						

							
Note for Windows XP users:
Do not choose a WIA option for your scanner from the Import or Acquire list; 
your scanner will not work correctly.
 
EPSON Scan starts in Office Mode the first time you open 
it.
  
						

							
For instructions on using Office Mode, see Selecting EPSON Scan Office Mode Settings 
for instructions.
 
If the Mode setting in the upper right corner of the window is set to Home Mode or 
Professional Mode, you see a different EPSON Scan settings window. For instructions on 
using Home or Professional Mode, see Selecting Basic Settings.
 
 
Note:
To change scan modes, see Changing the Scan Mode.