Select original type — document or picture, Scan pictures, Scan multiple pictures with one scan – HP Scanjet G2410 Flatbed Scanner User Manual
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Select original type — document or picture
You have two choices for original type: Document or Picture. The scanner optimizes
settings based on your choice. Use the following guidelines to determine the best original
type for your needs.
If your original consists of
Select this original type
Text, or both text and graphics
Document
A printed photograph or graphic
Picture
Scan pictures
Use the Scan button (
) to scan photos and graphics.
For scanning slides or negatives, see
NOTE:
If you want to preview scans before they are sent to their destination,
select Show Preview in the What are you scanning? dialog box. Also see
.
1. Place the original face down on the scanner glass, as indicated by the reference
marks, and then close the lid.
2. Press the Scan button (
).
The What are you scanning? dialog box appears.
3. Under the What are you scanning? heading, click Picture.
4. Select Scan originals from glass.
5. Click Scan.
6. When the scan is finished, place an item on the scanner glass and then click Scan
to scan another picture, or click Done. The software saves the scan to a subfolder in
the My Scans folder. The subfolder is named for the current year and month. The
scanned image is also sent to the HP Photosmart software by default.
NOTE:
If Show Preview was selected, you must click the Accept button in the
preview screen to initiate the scan. When prompted, click Yes to scan additional
pictures, or click No to send the scanned image(s) to the specified location.
TIP:
The HP Scanning software can automatically correct your pictures or restore
faded colors in old pictures. To turn picture correction on or off, select Auto Correct
Photos from the Basic menu of the HP Scanning software, and then choose the
options you want. To use this feature, Show Preview must be selected.
Scan multiple pictures with one scan
You can scan multiple pictures at the same time from the scanner glass.
Arrange the pictures that you want to scan on the HP scanning device glass. For the best
results, leave at least 0.25 inches (6 mm) of space between the edges of the pictures.
Then follow the steps for scanning a picture. For more information, see
.
For more information, go to the Index tab in the onscreen Help. Type multiple in the
keyword field and click multiple items, scan in the list.
Scan pictures and documents
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