Canon Scanner and ScanGear Driver - MarioC

Photoshop Elements
Scanning Basics with a Canon Scanner and ScanGear Driver
Scanning is as simple as connecting a scanner to your
computer and opening Photoshop Elements.
1. Be sure you have installed the scanner driver software.
2. Check the bottom of the scanner to be sure it is
unlocked. Lock it when you are moving the scanner
around to protect it!
3. Go to your Finder and click on your Home button at
the top.
4. Create a new folder in your Pictures folder for your
scanned picture files. Highlight Pictures; then go to
the File menu and select New Folder.
5. Put your photo in the scanner face down. In a Canon
scanner, put the photo in the lower left corner with the
top of the photo toward you. Close the lid.
Top of Photo
6. Open Photoshop Elements, and go to the File menu and choose Import/ScanGear….
7. If the ScanGear window opens in Simple Mode, click the button for
8. Click the Preview button.
9. Adjust the Output Resolution (optional – see page 2).
10. Crop and adjust Print Size if desired (optional – see page 3).
11. Click the Scan button.
12. The scanned image will open in a separate window behind the ScanGear window. Close the
ScanGear window to find your scanned image.
13. Save the image file (see page 3).
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Scanning • Output Resolution • Image/Print Size
The secret to publishing your photos is in understanding resolution and image/print size.
When you scan a photo or take a picture with a digital camera, you are given options that will affect
the file size and finished quality of the image.
Resolution
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Screen images (web pages & slide shows) look good at a resolution of 72 – 75 pixels or dpi.
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Pictures for classroom publications (reports and newsletters) may be quite acceptable at a
resolution anywhere between 72 and 150 pixels or dpi.
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Photo quality printed images should have a resolution of 300 – 600 pixels or dpi.
Adjusting Settings in the ScanGear Window
Before you click the Scan button, a number of
adjustments can be made to fine-tune the output
resolution and size of the final scanned image.
1. Choose the desired Output Resolution from
the pop-up.
2. After you click Preview, you will see the image surrounded by a dotted selection rectangle or
marquee. The window will also give you information on the Selection size (original or cropped
image) and the Print (output) size:
Size viewed in inches
Size viewed in pixels
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Cropping (Optional)
1. Use the Selection Marquee (dotted rectangle) and pull in the sides of the rectangle around your
image to define the area and width/height ratio of the finished image.
2. Note that the Selection Width and Height change as you move the sides of the Marquee.
Image/Print Size (Optional)
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Enter new numbers for the Print Size Width or Height.
Most computers have a screen size ratio of 4:3. An ideal size for images that you plan to put in a
PowerPoint slideshow is 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high. You will have to crop away some
of the width of a standard 6 inch by 4 inch photo to get a 4 by 3 ratio.
Scan It! After you have made all of the desired adjustments to the output resolution and
image/print size, you are ready to complete the image scan. Click the Scan button. Remember to
close the ScanGear window to find your scanned image in Photoshop Elements.
Adjusting Image Quality and Saving in Photoshop Elements
Two quick adjustments will often improve
your image quality immensely! They are:
Auto Levels and Auto Color Correction.
Select these from the Enhance menu.
Save your file (File menu): Choose a Format from the pull down menu:
ÿ Photoshop for photo quality
ÿ JPEG for PowerPoint, Web, etc.
Recommended JPEG Options
to keep file size small
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