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Scanning Using the WIA Driver (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 Only)
Before scanning with the WIA driver, see "Attention (WIA Driver)."
This section describes how to scan documents using the WIA driver.
You can fine tune settings for each scan.
Scanning from the [Scanner and Camera Wizard] dialog box (Windows XP only)
1
Place your document.
NOTE
To scan from the platen glass
You cannot scan more than one document at a time.
2
Open the [Scanners and Cameras] folder.
3
Double-click the WIA driver icon.
4
Click [Next].
5
Select the picture type.
[Color picture]
[Grayscale picture]
[Black and white picture or text]
[Custom]
Click [Custom settings] to specify advanced settings in the [Properties] dialog box.
6
Click [Preview] and drag [] to specify the scanning area.
7
Click [Next].
8
Specify the name, file format, and location where the group of pictures is saved.
Select one of the following file formats.
[BMP (Bitmap Image)]
[JPG (JPEG Image)]
[TIF (TIF Image)]
[PNG (PNG Image)]
9
Click [Next].
Scanning starts.
10
Make your selection and click [Next].
11
Click [Finish].
Scanning from the [Windows Fax and Scan] dialog box (Windows Vista/Windows 7 only)
You may not be able to access the dialog box, depending on your current edition of Windows Vista/Windows 7.
1
Place your document.
NOTE
To scan from the platen glass
You cannot scan more than one document at a time.
2
Open the [Windows Fax and Scan] dialog box.
3
Click [New Scan] on the toolbar.
4
Double-click the scanner icon when the following screen appears.
5
Specify the scan settings.
See "[New Scan] Dialog Box" for more information.
6
Click [Scan].
Scanning Using Windows Live Photo Gallery (Windows Photo Gallery) (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 only)
1
Place your document.
NOTE
To scan from the platen glass
You cannot scan more than one document at a time.
2
Start [Windows Live Photo Gallery] (or [Windows Photo Gallery]).
For [Windows Live Photo Gallery]
From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs] -> [Windows Live] -> [Windows Live Photo Gallery].
For [Windows Photo Gallery]
From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs] -> [Windows Photo Gallery].
3
Open the [Import Pictures and Videos] dialog box.
From the [File] menu, select [Import from camera or scanner].
4
Double-click the scanner icon.
The procedure from Step 7 onwards varies, depending on the operating system that you are using on your computer. Follow the instructions below.
For Windows XP:
Follow the [Scanner and Camera Wizard] instructions.
For more information, see Step 6 through 14 in "Scanning from the [Scanner and Camera Wizard] dialog box (Windows XP only)." 
For Windows Vista/Windows 7:
Proceed to Step 7.
5
Specify the scan settings.
See "[New Scan] Dialog Box" for more information.
6
Click [Scan].
7
Click [Import].
[Tag these pictures (optional)]
You can classify the scanned image by typing a tag.
Scanning using an application (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 only)
When the WIA driver is displayed, use the following steps. For the instructions on how to display the WIA driver, see "Scanning an Image Using an Application".
1
Place your document.
NOTE
To scan from the platen glass
You cannot scan more than one document at a time.
2
Select a picture type.
Select one of the following types.
[Color picture]
[Grayscale picture]
[Black and white picture or text]
[Custom settings]
3
Click [Adjust the quality of the scanned picture] as needed.
The [Advanced Properties] dialog box appears.
4
Adjust the image quality and click [OK].
[Appearance]
A sample image is displayed.
[Brightness]
Specify the brightness (-127 to 127).
[Contrast]
Specify the contrast (-127 to 127) (only for color or grayscale scans).
[Resolution (DPI)]
Supported resolutions vary, depending on the operating system or the selected [Paper source] setting.
[Picture type]
Specify the color type from.
[Reset]
Restore all the settings to the defaults.
NOTE
The options that are displayed in the [Advanced Properties] tab and their default values.
These vary across the selected image type.
5
Click [Preview] and drag [] to specify the scanning area.
6
Click [Scan].
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