[. . . ] Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under copyright laws. All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this information. [. . . ] Automatically adjust exposure after selection When selected, the scanning software automatically changes the values in the Adjust Exposure or Adjust Black & White dialog boxes to the optimal values each time you create a new selection area. Values for an image do not change if you adjust the selection area while the Adjust Exposure or Adjust B&W Threshold dialog box is open. When cleared, the scanning software does not automatically reset the controls in these two tools. Automatically adjust color after selection When selected, the scanning software automatically changes the values in the Adjust Color dialog box to the optimal values each time you create a new selection area. Values never change if you create a different selection area while the Adjust Color dialog box is open. When cleared, the scanning software does not automatically reset the controls. Default values are already set, but you can add custom resolution values or delete values. The Text tab of the Preferences dialog box controls the following preferences related to text output from the OCR program. The Controls tab of the Preferences dialog box controls the control range readout to use for scanning. the control range sets the amount of tonal resolution per color available for correction in the Adjust Exposure command and Adjust Black & White command. Using a larger number of bits for the control range results in greater control of compensation for exposure or threshold correction. Choose one of these options: Framed text places the text from the page into frames and attempts to recreate the page formatting as closely as possible to the original. The program into which the text is placed must support this type of option. Flowed text eliminates columns and inserts any images in the text as closely as possible to where they were in the original. Current OCR Language Allows you to choose the language the OCR program uses to check words it is processing in the item. Image Output Allows you to choose the output type the software uses for scanning images that appear on pages that include both images and text. This option is only available if you've selected Image and Text in the Edit Text tab on the Buttons tab of the HP Scanjet Controls dialog box. However, this option can increase the scanning time and can create final scans with large file sizes. This option decreases the time it takes the scanner to complete the scan and creates final scans with smaller file sizes. 8-bit readout (0-255) -- sets the controls to use 8 bits of tonal resolution per color 10-bit readout (0-1023) -- sets the controls to use 10 bits of tonal resolution per color 12-bit readout (0-4095) -- sets the controls to use 12 bits of tonal resolution per color 16-bit readout (0-65535) -- sets the controls to use 16 bits of tonal resolution per color You can bring an image directly into an open file in one of your programs if the program supports TWAIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in. generally , the program is compliant if it has a command such as Acquire , Scan , or Import New Object. If you are unsure if the program is compliant or what the command is called, see the documentation for the program. [. . . ] The area inside the rectangular border drawn around a portion of the image in the Preview area. The selection area is scanned when you drag-and-drop, save to a file, copy to the clipboard, or print. The darkest area of an image, usually reproduced as near black on the computer screen or when printed. This XPA piece blocks excess illumination and improves image quality when scanning slides. [. . . ]