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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 the original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass. 2. Double-click the printer icon on the desktop or do one of the following to open the printer software: ● Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 8: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click All Apps on the app bar, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All Programs, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name. 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: Click the More link at the top right corner of the Scan dialog to review and modify settings for any scan. For more information, see Change scan settings (Windows) on page 24. Tips for copy and scan success Use the following tips to copy and scan successfully: ● Keep the glass and the back of the lid clean. The scanner interprets anything it detects on the glass as part of the image. ● Load your original, print side down, on the right front corner of the glass. ● To make a large copy of a small original, scan the original into the computer, resize the image in the scanning software, and then print a copy of the enlarged image. ● If you want to adjust scan size, output type, scan resolution, or file type, and so on, start scan from the printer software. ● To avoid incorrect or missing scanned text, make sure the brightness is set appropriately in the software. ● If you want to scan a document with several pages into one file instead of multiple files, start the scan with the printer software instead of selecting Scan from the printer display. ENWW Tips for copy and scan success 25

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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 the original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass.
2.
Double-click the printer icon on the desktop or do one of the following to open the printer software:
●
Windows 8.1
: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the
printer name.
●
Windows 8
: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click
All Apps
on the app bar, and then
select the printer name.
●
Windows 7
,
Windows Vista
, and
Windows XP
: From the computer desktop, click
Start
, select
All
Programs
, click
HP
, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name.
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:
Click the
More
link at the top right corner of the Scan dialog to review and modify settings for
any scan.
For more information, see
Change scan settings (Windows)
on page
24
.
Tips for copy and scan success
Use the following tips to copy and scan successfully:
●
Keep the glass and the back of the lid clean. The scanner interprets anything it detects on the glass as
part of the image.
●
Load your original, print side down, on the right front corner of the glass.
●
To make a large copy of a small original, scan the original into the computer, resize the image in the
scanning software, and then print a copy of the enlarged image.
●
If you want to adjust scan size, output type, scan resolution, or file type, and so on, start scan from the
printer software.
●
To avoid incorrect or missing scanned text, make sure the brightness is set appropriately in the
software.
●
If you want to scan a document with several pages into one file instead of multiple files, start the scan
with the printer software instead of selecting
Scan
from the printer display.
ENWW
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