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Assigning Another Windows Program to a Scanner Button
You can assign the scanner buttons to any Windows program that supports scanner events, such as Photoshop Elements. If you have a compatible program, it will appear in the selection window.
The steps you use depend on the version of Windows you have. See the section for your Windows version below.
Assigning a Program With Windows Vista
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Click
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Click your scanner’s icon, then click Properties. When you see the User Account Control window, click Continue.
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Click the Events tab.
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In the Select an event list, choose the button to which you want to assign a program.
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In the Start this program list, choose the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
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If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the selected button, click the Prompt for which program to run button instead. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Take no action button instead.
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Click OK.
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Assigning a Program With Windows XP
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Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Scanners and Cameras, or click Start > Control Panel and then double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon.
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Right-click your scanner’s icon and select Properties.
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Click the Events tab.
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In the Select an event list, choose the button to which you want to assign a program.
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In the Start this program list, choose the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
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If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the selected button, click the Prompt for which program to run button instead. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Take no action button instead.
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Click Apply, then click OK.
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Assigning a Program With Windows 2000
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Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
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Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon.
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Select your scanner and click Properties.
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Click the Events tab.
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In the Scanner events list, choose the button to which you want to assign a program.
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In the Send to this application list, click the checkbox for the program you want to assign. Only compatible programs appear in the list.
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If you want to be given a choice of programs whenever you press the selected button, select more than one program in the list. If you want to disable the button from opening a program, click the Disable device events checkbox instead.
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Click Apply, then click OK.
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You must restart your computer before using the newly assigned scanner buttons.
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