Chapter 5. Scanning Projects
The UMAX Astra 2200 scanner includes bundled software to help you with a variety of tasks. This chapter
shows you how to make a personalized calendar, create Web-ready images, and even turn a page of text
into an online text document that you can edit.
Using VistaScan to Scan and Print Images
To perform your first scan:
1. Open
the
VistaScan
software application.
For PC Users:
a. Click on the
Start
bar. Click on the
Programs
option. When the Programs pop-up menu
appears, click the
VistaScan
option. The VistaScan pop-up menu appears. Click the
VistaAccess
option to display the scanner icon in the Windows Task bar (near the time display in
the lower right corner of the window in the system tray).
b. Click the scanner icon in the Task bar using your right mouse button. A pop-up menu appears
which contains:
•
VistaScan
•
VistaShuttle
•
Copy Utility
•
Scanner Test
•
Push Button Configuration
•
Power Saving On/Off Control
•
Find/Refresh Scanner
•
Exit
c. Click on one of the listed applications or utilities to launch the software.
Or you can also:
a. Click on the
Start bar
in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
b. Click
Programs.
c. Select
VistaScan
from the Programs menu.
d. Select
VistaScan
from the VistaScan menu.
For Macintosh Users:
a. Click on the scanner icon in the control strip located in the lower left corner of the desktop. A
drop down menu appears.
b. Select the VistaScan option from the menu.
Or you can also:
a. Double-click
the
Hard Drive
icon.
b. Double-click
the
UMAX VistaScan
folder.
c. Double-click
the
UMAX VistaScan
application icon to launch VistaScan.
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