Brother International MFC 5440CN Software Users Manual - English - Page 138

Pre-Scanning an image, Scanning Area, PreScan, Start, Resolution, Color Type, Brightness, Contrast

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Pre-Scanning an image Pre-Scanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution. A thumbnail version will appear in the Scanning Area. This is only a preview of the image, so you can see how it will look. The PreScan button will allow you to crop unwanted areas from the images. When you are satisfied with the preview, click Start to scan the image. 1 Load your document. 2 Click PreScan. The whole image will be scanned into your Macintosh® and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box: 3 To scan a portion of the prescanned image, click and drag the mouse to crop it. 4 Insert the document in the ADF again. If your model is a flatbed type, and you loaded the document on the scanner glass in step 1, please skip this step. 5 Make your adjustments to the settings for Resolution, Color Type (Gray Scale), Brightness, Contrast, and Size in the Scanner Setup dialog box. 6 Click Start. This time only the cropped area of the document will appear in the Scanning Area. 7 You can refine the image in your editing software. 8 - 16 USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH®

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USING YOUR MACHINE WITH A MACINTOSH
®
Pre-Scanning an image
Pre-Scanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low
resolution. A thumbnail version will appear in the
Scanning Area
.
This is only a preview of the image, so you can see how it will look.
The
PreScan
button will allow you to crop unwanted areas from the
images. When you are satisfied with the preview, click
Start
to scan
the image.
1
Load your document.
2
Click
PreScan
.
The whole image will be scanned into your Macintosh
®
and will
appear in the
Scanning Area
of the Scanner dialog box:
3
To scan a portion of the prescanned image, click and drag the
mouse to crop it.
4
Insert the document in the ADF again.
5
Make your adjustments to the settings for
Resolution
,
Color Type
(Gray Scale),
Brightness
,
Contrast
, and
Size
in
the Scanner Setup dialog box.
6
Click
Start
.
This time only the cropped area of the document will appear in
the
Scanning Area
.
7
You can refine the image in your editing software.
If your model is a flatbed type, and you loaded the document on
the scanner glass in step 1, please skip this step.