Scan a document of poor quality

1. Position the document on your scanner.
2. On the File menu, click Scan New Document.
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you are scanning a grainy or indistinct document, such as a multi-generation photocopy or newspaper clipping, select Black and white from color page.

   • If you are scanning a black and white document and want to retain continuous-tone images such as photographs, select Grayscale.

4. Click Scan.
5. If you don't get acceptable results, try the procedure in the next section, "Increase the scanning resolution."

You can only change the scanning resolution if the Show scanner driver dialog before scanning check box is clear in the Choose Scanner dialog box.

1. Position the document on your scanner.
2. On the File menu, click Scan New Document, and then click Preset Options.
3. Click either Create new preset, type a name for the new preset, and then click OK or Edit selected preset.
4. On the General tab, click Advanced.
5. In the Resolution box, select the number of dots per inch you want.

Note The higher the number of dots per inch, the larger the resulting file will be. In addition, files scanned at extremely high resolutions can sometimes make OCR more difficult. Scanning resolutions between 300 and 400 dots per inch are recommended for best results.