HP OfficeJet Pro 7730 User Guide - Page 63

Create a new scan shortcut (Windows), Change scan settings (Windows

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- The text on the original is faint or wrinkled. - The text is too small. - The structure of the document is too complex. - The text is tightly spaced. For example, if the text that the software converts has missing or combined characters, "rn" might appear as "m." - The text is on a colored background. Colored backgrounds can cause images in the foreground to blend too much. ● Choose the correct profile. Be sure to select a shortcut or preset that allows scanning as editable text. These options use scan settings designed to maximize the quality of your OCR scan. Windows: Use the Editable Text (OCR) or Save as PDF shortcuts. OS X: Use the Documents with Text preset. ● Save your file in the correct format. If you want to extract just the text from the document, without any of the formatting of the original, select a plain text format, such as Text (.txt) or TXT. If you want to extract the text, as well as some of the formatting of the original, select Rich Text Format, such as Rich Text (.rtf) or RTF, or searchable PDF format, such as Searchable PDF (.pdf) or Searchable PDF . Create a new scan shortcut (Windows) You can create your own scan shortcut to make scanning easier. For example, you might want to regularly scan and save photos in PNG format, rather than JPEG. 1. Load your original print-side down on the scanner glass or print-side up in the document feeder. 2. Open the HP printer software. For more information, see Open the HP printer software (Windows). 3. In the printer software, click Scan a Document or Photo . 4. Click Create New Scan Shortcut . 5. Enter a descriptive name, choose an existing shortcut on which to base your new shortcut, and then click Create . For example, if you are creating a new shortcut for photos, choose either Save as JPEG or Email as JPEG . This makes available the options for working with graphics when scanning. 6. Change the settings for your new shortcut to meet your needs, and then click the save icon to the right of the shortcut. NOTE: The initial screen allows you to review and modify basic settings. Click the More link at the top right corner of the Scan dialog box to review and modify detailed settings. For more information, see Change scan settings (Windows). Change scan settings (Windows) You can modify any of the scan settings either for a singular use or save the changes to use permanently. These settings include options such as page size and orientation, scan resolution, contrast, and the folder location for saved scans. 50 Chapter 4 Copy and scan ENWW

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The text on the original is faint or wrinkled.
The text is too small.
The structure of the document is too complex.
The text is tightly spaced. For example, if the text that the software converts has missing or
combined characters, "rn" might appear as "m."
The text is on a colored background. Colored backgrounds can cause images in the foreground to
blend too much.
Choose the correct profile.
Be sure to select a shortcut or preset that allows scanning as editable text. These options use scan
settings designed to maximize the quality of your OCR scan.
Windows
: Use the
Editable Text (OCR)
or
Save as PDF
shortcuts.
OS X
: Use the
Documents with Text
preset.
Save your file in the correct format.
If you want to extract just the text from the document, without any of the formatting of the original,
select a plain text format, such as
Text (.txt)
or
TXT
.
If you want to extract the text, as well as some of the formatting of the original, select Rich Text Format,
such as
Rich Text (.rtf)
or
RTF
, or searchable PDF format, such as
Searchable PDF (.pdf)
or
Searchable
PDF
.
Create a new scan shortcut (Windows)
You can create your own scan shortcut to make scanning easier. For example, you might want to regularly
scan and save photos in PNG format, rather than JPEG.
1.
Load your original print-side down on the scanner glass or print-side up in the document feeder.
2.
Open the HP printer software. For more information, see
Open the HP printer software (Windows).
3.
In the printer software, click
Scan a Document or Photo
.
4.
Click
Create New Scan Shortcut
.
5.
Enter a descriptive name, choose an existing shortcut on which to base your new shortcut, and then click
Create
.
For example, if you are creating a new shortcut for photos, choose either
Save as JPEG
or
Email as
JPEG
. This makes available the options for working with graphics when scanning.
6.
Change the settings for your new shortcut to meet your needs, and then click the save icon to the right
of the shortcut.
NOTE:
The initial screen allows you to review and modify basic settings. Click the
More
link at the top
right corner of the Scan dialog box to review and modify detailed settings.
For more information, see
Change scan settings (Windows).
Change scan settings (Windows)
You can modify any of the scan settings either for a singular use or save the changes to use permanently.
These settings include options such as page size and orientation, scan resolution, contrast, and the folder
location for saved scans.
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Chapter 4
Copy and scan
ENWW