Chapter 2. scanning basics, Open the vistascan software application, Setting vistascan preferences – Compaq S4 100 User Manual

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CHAPTER 2. Scanning Basics

VistaScan is the primary program or driver you use to scan with
your Compaq scanner. It is a TWAIN-compliant program, which
means that it can be run from other programs that support scanning,
like PageManager and others. It is also a stand-alone program,
which allows you to scan images for a variety of uses, even without
launching another program first.

Open the VistaScan software application.

a. Click

the

scanner icon

in the Task bar using your right

mouse button. A pop-up menu appears.

b. Click

on

VistaScan to launch the software.

Or you can also:

a. Click on the Start bar in the bottom-left corner of the

screen.

b. Click

Programs.

c. Select

VistaScan.

d. Click

VistaScan.

Setting VistaScan Preferences

Preferences control scanner settings that you generally do not
modify every time you use the scanner. The Preference settings are
used as the default settings for several of the scan settings.
To access the VistaScan Preferences, click the Preferences icon

in the upper right corner of the VistaScan window.


The Preferences cover three areas:

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