Scanning

Software

With this option, you can using only the Windows software and import text directly into a word processing document.

Free standing scanners

Allow you to scan an image and save it to a disk.

DPI (dots per inch)

DPI is a measurement used with printers and scanners to indicate how many points of ink or pixels are contained in an inch.

Bit Depth

Is a measurement to indicate how much information is gathered about the red, green, and blue components of a pixel.

Twain

Is an acronym indicating that the software can work with a scanner.

OCR (optical charger recognition)

Is the process for converting scanned representation of text into editable "live" text on the computer.

Standard Scanners

Scanners generally fall into two categories: sheet fled and flatbed. The scanners are inexpensive and easy to use.

Displays

The resolution of the image that determines the size of the image that is displayed on the screen.

Selections

This software allows you to set the type of image and the resolution.

Scanner Software

This software lets you select the image size, type, and resolution before the scan begins.