Penpower WorldPenScan (Mac) - Manual (Page 18)

3-3 Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings
3.2 Scan Text and Image
3.2.1 Text Mode
When you want to scan an article or a sentence directly into your computer, you can use
[Text mode] :
1. Select [Text mode] in the drop-down menu from the button .
2. Select the language of the text that you want to scan from [Language recognition].
3. Open any word processor, for example Microsoft Word or WordPad, and then click the
location where you want to input.
4. Place a document on a flat surface and place the scan tip at the front of your desired scan
area. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag
the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning,
please make sure the white auxiliary light is on.
5. Stop applying pressure to the pen to stop scanning. The text that the pen has scanned will
be displayed in your word processor immediately.
Note: WorldPenScan series is able to scan and recognize one row of characters at a time.
Please place the scan tip arrow at the center of the line.
3.2.2 Image Mode
When you want to scan text or images into your computer in image formats, you can use
[Image mode] .
1. Select [Image mode] in drop-down menu from the button .
2. Open a word processor that is able to input images, for example Microsoft Word. Click the
location where you would like to input the scanned images.
3. Place a document on the a flat surface and place the scan tip at the starting word or
picture. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the scan area, and then press and drag the
scan pen in a straight line like a highlighter. The white auxiliary light from the scan tip
indicates the pen is scanning.
4. Stop applying pressure to the scan pen to stop scanning. The scanned picture will be dis-
played in your word processor in an image format.