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Sunday 23 December 2012

Learning How To Scan Properly

By Brandi Little


All over the world people have begun to take a lot of steps to help in conserving the environment. Offices and companies have also begun to play their part by eliminating the excess use of papers. More importantly a global movement based on making offices a paper free environment has started gaining popularity. Considering the use of scanning systems and machines most offices also want their employee to learn how to scan.

The most common way companies practice this trend is by making a single document and then scanning it. That way one document can be effectively distributed amongst many people through different electronic means like emails or file sharing networks.

This way of conducting business helps in a reduced amount of paper being used, as it eliminates the need to take multiple prints and copies of a single document. When applying this method of distribution and communication within the corporate world it is important to make sure that scans obtained are of a good quality. This can be done simply by making sure of a few key points and steps.

The paper being scanned is the main thing that needs to be inspected. This is necessary to ensure that the scan is clear and readable. Pages which may be dull or have some kind of color in them require certain settings to be changed on a scanning machine. Duller pages usually require resetting or alteration of brightness settings, so that the resulting image is readable.

Documents that are just printed with basic text and in plain black ink are not so difficult to get proper scanned images off. These are actually the easiest to work with and these also prove to have the best results. The size of the page is the only thing that needs to be checked when working with black and white pages.

If the page is smaller in size than the scanner screen and it is captured the resulting image will have black spaces all around the edges. This may seem to be something that is inevitable and unavoidable but it can be avoided in a simple manner. A blank page or two can be placed over the document to cover the edges and eliminate the occurrence of black spaces.

The edges and the overall condition of the document should also be properly assessed. A turned edge can result in certain words getting covered or blurred within the image. This can also happen if the document has a fold or a crease in the center. These should be settled and something heavy should be placed over the document so that pages stay straight.

When dealing with confidential documents, there are a few key things that should be kept in mind. Many scanning devices these days come with basic software that allows users to fix a few things. This software will also allow a user to select a certain part of a document and maximize it in the scanned image.

This is a great way to isolate certain parts of confidential documents and only obtain image scans of the necessary area of the page. It is easy to find self help videos teaching how to scan on the internet which contain some good tips to get the best result.




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