| If your photos are of the old-fashioned print variety, you can still turn them into digital files, using a flatbed scanner. When you initiate a scan, Windows automatically launches the now-familiar Scanner and Camera Wizard. As you can see in Figure 36.2, the scanner part of this wizard lets you control how your picture is scanned. All you have to do is follow these steps: 1. | Select one of the Picture Type options: Color Picture, Grayscale Picture, Black and White Picture or Text, or Custom. You can also click the Options button to change the resolution of the scan. tip | If you don't like the preview scan, reposition the item on your scanner and click the Preview button to start a new scan. |
| 2. | Click the Preview button. The wizard now displays a preview of what you're scanning. | 3. | If you want to crop the item you're scanning, use the handles around the preview area to crop to a smaller area. | 4. | If you like what you see, click the Next button; then enter the name, file format, and location for this group of scans. | 5. | Click the Next button to complete the scan. | 6. | When the next screen appears, select Nothing if you're done with this scan, and then click Next. | 7. | Click Finish to exit the wizard. |
Figure 36.2. Preview your scan before you accept it.
That's all there is to it. Your print photo is now scanned into a new digital file and saved on your hard disk for future use. The Absolute Minimum Here are the key points to remember from this chapter: You can connect a digital camera to your PC via USB or FireWire or use a memory card reader to transfer files from the camera's media card. Some cameras, when connected, launch proprietary picture transfer software; in other cases, connecting your camera will launch the Camera and Scanner Wizard, which you use to transfer picture files to your PC. When you scan a photo print, the Camera and Scanner Wizard lets you edit your picture before it's saved to hard disk.
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