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Crop photos

Use the crop function to scan or copy a portion of your photo. You can also extend the crop area beyond the dimensions of your photograph.

Follow these steps to automatically set the crop area:

1. Load originals on the scanner glass.
2. Open the Lexmark 2200 Series Center.
3. Click the Preview... button. The Scan dialog is displayed. To copy a photograph instead of a scan, first click the Copy tab to display the Copy dialog and then click the Preview... button.
4. Select Auto-crop. A rectangular dashed line appears around the image. Only the area bounded by the dashed line is scanned or copied.
5. Adjust the Auto-crop Sensitivity slider, if needed.

• Move the slider towards Less Sensitive to set auto-crop to select only the darker tones and shades of your image. Only the darker part of your image will be bounded by the crop area. Move the slider farther to the left to detect only the darkest color tones and shades.



• Move the slider towards More Sensitive to set auto-crop to detect even the lighter tones and shades. Part of the white color background around your image will be bounded by the crop area. Move the slider farther to the right to select more of the white color background around your image.

6. Click Scan if you are in the Scan dialog or Copy if you are in the Copy dialog.

Follow these steps to manually set the crop area:

1. Load originals on the scanner glass.
2. Open the Lexmark 2200 Series Center.
3. Click the Preview... button. The Scan dialog is displayed. To copy a photograph instead of a scan, first click the Copy tab to display the Copy dialog and then click the Preview... button.
4. Click inside the preview area to turn off the auto-crop function.
5. Click and drag a crop area to select the part of the photo that you want scanned or copied. Only the area bounded by the dashed line is scanned or copied. Drag the dashed lines to expand or reduce the crop area. You can also use the slider to expand or reduce the crop area. If the dashed lines disappear, your crop area is set beyond the size of the scanned image. Once printed or copied, white borders appear around your photo if you extend the crop area beyond its dimensions. Check the height and width display and the file size information at the bottom of the preview area to guide you as you crop your photos. The height, width, and file size of your scanned image are reflected accordingly as you adjust the auto-crop slider.

   Note:

   The height, width, and file size display is only available in the Scan dialog.

6. Click Scan if you are in the Scan dialog or Copy if you are in the Copy dialog.

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