Nikon 9235 Reference Manual - Page 35

Step 10-Select an output resolution Click the triangle next to Crop in the Tool Chest to open the Crop palette. Enter a value for Resolution that matches the effective resolution of the printer or monitor on which the image will be displayed after scanning. Resolution can also be set by selecting an output device from the output resolution popup menu. Step 11-Adjust the output size Before scanning, adjust the output size to determine the size of the image that will be produced, either in terms of the physical dimensions of the image when printed or displayed at the selected resolution, or in terms of the amount of space it will occupy when saved to disk. The Crop palette contains three options for determining output size: Keep this crop, Keep this output size, and Keep this file size. Output resolution Output resolution menu Output size File size Picking an output resolution When scanning images for output on a household inkjet printer, keep in mind that unit "pixels per inch" (used on monitors and in image editing software) is not equivalent to the "dots per inch" used on inkjet printers. An output resolution of around 240 ppi is usually adequate for printers rated for 360, 720 or 1,440 dpi. Computer monitors are usually considered to have resolutions of 96 ppi (Windows) or 72 ppi (Macintosh). Tutorial: Making a Scan Pg. For more information on: 46 The Crop palette Output units menu 34