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Use the Preview Window in EPSON Scan

Preview images
Using marquees

Preview images

Before you scan an image, you can use the Preview window to see the effects of most EPSON Scan settings, and make additional image adjustments.

Clicking Preview in the Home Mode or Professional Mode starts prescanning and previews the image. Depending on the scanning mode and the Document Type settings, a small arrow appears to the right of the Preview button allowing you to select a preview method. Click the arrow and select Thumbnail or Normal to change the preview method.

Note:
If there is no arrow to the right of Preview, EPSON Scan automatically uses the Normal Preview method when previewing an image.

Normal preview

The Normal Preview method allows you to see the entire previewed image and the effects of settings you made, and to make additional image adjustments.

Click the Zoom button to zoom in on a selected area of the image. Use a marquee to select the part of the image you want to zoom, then click the Zoom button. An enlargement of the selection appears in the Zoom menu, allowing you to see the effects of your settings in more details.

Note:
  • If you know the size of the document you're going to scan, select the setting from the Target Size list. A marquee will appear in the Preview windows with the measurements of the Target Size setting. You can move this marquee to the area of the image you want to scan. For more details, see the online help.

Thumbnail preview

The Thumbnail Preview method allows you to preview multiple images as thumbnails. EPSON Scan automatically locates the target images and applies the Auto Exposure feature to each image. You can modify each thumbnail image and make additional image adjustments.

To scan an image that appears as a thumbnail, select the check box under the image you want to scan and then click Scan.

To modify a thumbnail image, click the image to select it, then choose the appropriate settings. The selected image has a blue frame around it.

To apply the same modifications to all of the thumbnail images at once, click All.

To enlarge a thumbnail image, select it and click the Full Size tab. An enlargement of the selected image appears in the Full Size menu, allowing you to see the effects of your settings in more detail.

Note:
  • When Film (with Film Area Guide) is selected as the Document Type in Professional Mode, Thumbnail Preview is not available.
  • When you double-click a thumbnail image, the image is zoomed in and the enlarged image is displayed in the Full Size menu.
  • When you click All in the Preview window, the Full Size tab is dimmed.
  • You can also use marquees to scan selected portions of an image. For details on using marquees, see Using marquees.


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Using marquees

A marquee is a frame that you draw around a portion of a previewed image to select it.

Normal Preview:
You can create up to 50 marquees and use them to select an area you want to enlarge using the Zoom button.

Thumbnail Preview:
You can create only one marquee for one thumbnail image.

To create a marquee, move the pointer over the image in the Preview window. The pointer becomes a set of cross-hairs. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cross-hairs over an area of the image, and then release the mouse button to create the marquee.

The frame around the marquee appears as a moving dotted line, indicating that it is active and can be resized.

The point where you first clicked is anchored, but the rest of the frame is sizable and movable.

When the mouse pointer is placed within a marquee (the frame of the selected image area), it changes to a hand. You can click and drag the marquee anywhere in the Preview window. If you drag the marquee while pressing the Shift key, it will be limited to vertical or horizontal movement.

When the mouse pointer is placed on the edge of the marquee, it changes to an arrow, allowing you to re-size the marquee. If you drag a marquee while pressing the Shift key, it is resized proportionally.

To remove or delete a marquee, click a marquee, then click the Delete Marquee button.


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