1. Go to a computer with a scanner.

2. If the scanner is not already on, turn on the scanner and restart the computer. (This may not be necessary, but it is the first thing to try if the computer doesn't "see" the scanner.)

3. Open the program which you will be using to "drive" the scanner. For example, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic Converter, ColorIt, etc. (Go to the Apple Menu and Select Applications and then Adobe Photoshop)

4. Put your photograph or other graphic image on the scanner. Make sure it's facing the right way. (Usually, it's top of image away from you, and always face down). Along the edge of the scanner window, you will see a ruler. Find the 0, 0 corner and align with that point.

5. In the File menu, select Import or Acquire. Then choose the associated plug-in for your particular scanner. AGFA scanners use the FotoLook plug-in. If no plug-ins are listed, select "TWAIN Acquire".

6. For most purposes, set the scanning mode to Color RGB (if you will be printing in color or creating a web page or PowerPoint presentation) or GrayScale (if you will be printing it in black and white or photocopying it). 7. Set the Resolution to 72 dpi (dots per inch) for images that will be viewed on a computer screen or 300 dpi for images that will be printed. The higher the resolution, the larger the file will be on your hard disk. A full page 300 dpi graphic might take up 50-100 megabytes! 72 dpi is the maximum resolution that a computer monitor can display, so higher resolution is pointless for any image that is only going to be viewed on screen (such as an Internet or PowerPoint graphic). 8. Change the Scale of the image if you wish to make it larger or smaller. 100% means no change, while 50% will reduce the size of the graphic by half. If you need to resize an image (particularly if you need to enlarge it), the quality will be far better if you resize it while scanning rather than after it has been saved as an image file. Be sure to scale it proportionally (X = horizontal and Y = vertical) or the image will become distorted.

The settings below are typical for scanning a graphic which will be placed on a web page or in a PowerPoint presentation...

9. Click on Preview and the scanner will make a quick (low quality) pass over the page. 10. Drag the dotted rectangle selector over the image to highlight the area you wish to scan. Stretch the rectangle by dragging from an edge.

11. Finally click on Scan and wait for image to scan. It may take a while, since this is a higher quality pass over the image.

12. When scan is done, go to the File menu and select Save As...

13. Save as a TIFF for use on a PC or as a PICT for use on a Mac, or as a .gif or .jpg for use on the Internet.

14. In the box where it says "Untitled", name your image and click on Save. Save to the hard disk or to your floppy, ZIP etc.

15. Drag your scanned image files from the hard disk to the trash can when done; image files take up a lot of space.

16. Don't forget to retrieve your original image from the scanner.