Scanning Text

Lift the cover of the scanner and place your picture face down in the upper right corner of the glass. Close the cover.
Double-click the Shortcut to hp PrecisionScan Pro.
Click the Scan Button on the Toolbar.
To select your text: Move your mouse over the image until you see it change to a crosshair.
Find a corner of the area you wan to select. Click your left mouse button and hold it. Drag the mouse across your selection until it is highlighted. Release your mouse button.
Click the Zoom Scan button on the Tool Bar.
On the Menu Bar, click Output Type, then click Text.
Click Scan on the Menu Bar; then click Save As….
In the Save in drop-down box, choose the correct folder. In the File name text box, type the name of your file. In the Save as type drop-down, choose *TEXT File (.txt). Click Save**.
Your text will scan and save. That’s all there is to it! You can now open your text file in Microsoft Word for editing.
Important: You will lose any formatting that is present on the document you scanned. Be prepared to do whatever reformatting is necessary in order to improve your document’s appearance.
Click here for a printer-friendly downloadable Word document.

This page was designed by Tim Barker, the Instructional Designer of the TLC

Send comments and questions to tbarker@dcccd.edu
URL: http://www.tlccvc.org/