Preparation: Logging in and starting Adobe Photoshop

  1. If there is a window prompting you to "Enter Network Password", then just enter the username as guest and hit enter, since the password is blank. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
  2. Start Adobe Photoshop by clicking on the "Eye" icon on the left side of the scren. (Alternately, you could start Photoshop from the Start menu, under Applications.)

Scanning

  1. Place the document or photograph to be scanned on the scanner with top left corner of the document or photograph near the origin (0,0) on the rulers. Note that there seems to be a slight offset: The scanner seems to ignore things which are within about 0.5cm from the edges of the scanner. So you should actually place the document of photograph with the upper left corner at about (0.5cm, 0.5cm).
  2. Under the file menu, choose "Import" from "TWAIN_32". (It may take 5 seconds to open the "Preview" window. Be patient.)
  3. Configure scanning parameters
    Note: If the last user was doing something similar to what you are doing, you may not need to configure ANY of these parameters.
    1. The three arrows to the far right of the "Preview" and "Scan" buttons (in the "Preview" window) will open (and close) three windows.
      1. The top arrow opens a window whose options determine what will be scanned and how. These options will be discussed below.
      2. The middle arrow opens a window called "Info". This window displays information about where your cursor is on the preview window. If you are new at scanning, you can ignore this window.
      3. The bottom arrow opens a window titled "Current Scan Jobs". This window causes a great deal of confusion. If the last user was doing something similar to what you're doing, you may not need to do anything in this window. Beginners should make sure that there is one and only one item in this window. It must have a checkmark next to it. (Checkmarks can be toggled on/off with the "CHK" button at the bottom of this window.) If necessary, use the "ADD" and "DEL" buttons at the bottom of the window to choose "8 1/2 x 11" so that you can scan a full-size page.
    2. Find the window which says "Type" and "Resolution" near the top. (This is the window opened by the top arrow, as described above. If your "Current Scan Job" is set to "8 1/2 x 11", then the title of this window will be "8 1/2 x 11".) This window has 4 important options. These options are determined by the "Current Scan Job," however you can modify them as you wish.
      • Type: Use "256 Shades of Gray" for scanning text such as homework solutions, etc. Use "Millions of Colors" for scanning photos, etc.
      • Resolution: Resolutions of 75, 150 or 300 dpi (dots per inch) are good choices. A resolution of 150 dpi works well for photographs which will be put on web pages.
      • Width and Height: These options determine the width and height to be scanned.
    3. Beginners should use the "Preview" button in the "Preview" window to make sure that they are scanning the correct part of the document or photo. The moving dotted rectangle selects what will be scanned. You can use the mouse to move the rectangle around, and change the "Width" and "Height" parameters (described above) to change the size of the rectangle.
  4. Press the "Scan" button (in the "Preview" window) to scan the image into Photoshop.
  5. When the scanner is finished, you can scan more items by pressing the "Scan" button again. If you want to look at or modify your scanned image, exit the "Preview" window by clicking on the "X" in the upper right corner of the "Preview" window.

Using Adobe Photoshop to modify your image

What you want to do will depend a lot on... what you want to do! If you scanned in homework solutions, you'll probably just want to save them and FTP them to your web server. If you scanned in photos, you'll probably want to make some adjustments first.