Macintosh Flatbed Image Scanning

Scanning an image in the Macintosh Red Lab

Scanning an image in the Macintosh Green Lab

Instructions for scanning an image into Photoshop in the Red Lab (Macintosh)

Brief instructions follow on how to scan an image into Photoshop using the ScanJet 6300C attached to red-31. If you need more detailed information, there is built-in Help in the scanning software under the Help Menu - HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

1. Make sure the computer and scanner are turned on. (There will be a green light on the front of the scanner to indicate that the scanner is on)
2. Place the picture face down in the upper right corner of the scanner.
3. Go to the Apple menu, Applications, Publishing, then choose Photoshop 6.
4. In Photoshop go to the File menu and choose Import, HP Precision Scan. This will open the scanning software program and you should see the following toolbar on your screen:

   

5. Click on in the toolbar and the scanner will do a preview scan and the image will appear in the scanning software window.
6. Select the part of the image that you want scanned by drawing a box around the desired area in the preview window. In the bottom right of the window you will see the size of the file that will be generated.
7. The default settings for scan resolution may not be appropriate for your final use of the image you are scanning. These settings can be adjusted before you do a final scan.
   1. Select Resolution and Dimensions from the Tools menu if they don't already have check marks next to them:
      
   2. Adjust the resolution in the box located at the right end of the button bar of the scan window. When scanning images for web pages or PowerPoint presentations, the final resolution should be no more than 100dpi (72 recommended). Scanning at high resolutions will increase the size of your file, which will increase download time for web pages and potentially cause display problems with PowerPoint presentations:
      
   3. Adjust the size of your final scan in the Dimensions tool palette. This can either be done in inches (default) or pixels:
      
      
8. Click on in the toolbar to scan the image to Photoshop.
9. After the image has been scanned, the scanner software will quit and the image will appear in the Photoshop window.
10. PhotoShop can now be used to further edit and manipulate the image.
11. To save the image go to the File menu and choose Save As...
    • Choose the location where you want to save the image.
    • In the Name: box enter the name for the file.
    • In the Format: box select the format that you want to save the image as.
    • Finally click on the Save button.

When finished scanning remember to remove your document from the scanner

Instructions for scanning an Image into Photoshop in the Green Lab (Macintosh)

Brief instructions follow on how to scan an image into Photoshop using the ScanJet 6100C attached to Green-29. If you need more detailed information you can check out the HP DeskScan II User's Guide from the HelpDesk.

1. Make sure the computer and scanner are turned on. (There will be a green light on the front of the scanner to indicate that it is on)
2. Place the picture face down in the upper right corner of the scanner.
3. Go to the Apple menu, Applications, Publishing, then choose Photoshop 6.
4. In Photoshop, go to the File menu and choose Import, Deskscan II. This will open the scanning software program and automatically do a Preview scan - the image will appear in a Window on your screen.
5. Choose the Type of image that you are scanning.
6. Choose the Path.
7. If need be, adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Scaling to your specifications.
8. Select the part of the image that you want scanned by drawing a box around the desired area in the preview window. The box above the Preview button shows the size of the file that will be generated.
9. Click on the Final button to scan the selected image with the settings that you have chosen.
10. After the image has been scanned, the scanner software will quit and the image will appear in the Photoshop window.
11. PhotoShop can now be used to further edit and manipulate the image.
12. To save the image go to the File menu and choose Save As.
    • Choose the location where you want to save the image.
    • In the Name: box enter the name for the file.
    • In the Format: box select the format that you want to save the image as
    • Finally click on the Save button.

When finished scanning remember to remove your document from the scanner and if you checked out the manual from the HelpDesk, please return it - thank you.

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