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Scan a photograph

1. Load original documents on the scanner glass.
2. Open the Lexmark 6200 Series Center.
3. Select the Scan tab.
   1. From the What is being scanned? menu, select Photo.
   2. From the How will the scan be used? pop-up menu, choose To be printed or Viewed on-screen/Web page.
   3. From the Send scanned images to: pop-up menu, choose a destination or application for your scanned photo.
   4. Select Prompt for multiple pages if you have several photographs to scan.
   5. Continue to step 4 to view your scanned image and fine-tune your settings or click Scan to begin the scan process.
4. Click Preview... to open the Scan dialog.
5. From the Settings tab:
   1. Select a preset scan setting. Options for photos are: Color Photo - Print, Color Photo - Web, and Black & White Photo, or you can select Custom Settings and manually adjust the color depth and resolution.
   2. From the Descreen Magazine or Newspaper pop-up menu, choose Photo.

      Note:

      Do not use descreen if you are scanning a photo developed in a photo lab.

6. From the Adjustments tab, customize the settings, as needed.
7. Crop photos, if needed. Go to Crop photos using Auto-crop and Crop photos manually.
8. Click Scan.

Your scanned photos are sent to your selected destination or photo application for saving or editing.

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