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Scanning a portion of an image

You can choose to scan certain portions of an image or a document using the cropping function on the Scan tab. This option is good for scanning logos, parts of a magazine page, or sections of a photo.

1. Load the image on the scanner glass.
2. Open the Lexmark 3300 Series Center. The Lexmark 3300 Series Center Main Page appears.
3. From the "What is being scanned?" menu, choose the type of document you are scanning.
4. From the "How will the scanned image be used?" pop-up menu, choose from:
   • To be printed
   • Viewed on screen/Web page
   • To be faxed

   Note:

   Use the To be faxed option only when you have a fax application installed.

   • To be edited (OCR)
5. From the "Send scanned image to:" menu, choose an application.

   Note:

   You can choose to save the scanned file in the computer or send it to a word processing application for editing.

6. Click Preview/Edit.
7. Crop the image or document:
   1. Click inside the preview area. This turns off the auto-cropping mechanism.
   2. Click and drag the crop area to select the part of the photo that you want scanned or copied. Drag the dashed border to expand or contract the crop area.
   3. Click Scan. You will be prompted to save the scanned portion of the image.
   4. In saving your scanned portion of the image,
      • Enter a file name
      • Choose an application where you want to save the scanned image
      • Choose a format for the scanned image

Related topics

Loading originals on the scanner glass

Resizing an image

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Back to Working with photos

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