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To scan a document from your scanner:
</p>
<steps>
- <item>
- <p>
- Connect the scanner to your computer.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- Open <app>Simple Scan</app>.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- Press the scan button in the toolbar (or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>1</key></keyseq>).
- </p>
- </item>
+ <item><p>Connect the scanner to your computer and power it on.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Open <app>Simple Scan</app>.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Click the arrow to the right of the "Scan" button and choose the type
+ of document you are scanning: <em>Photo</em> or <em>Text</em>.</p>
+ <media type="image" src="figures/scan_toolbar.png"/></item>
+ <item><p>Click the "Scan" button on the toolbar (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>1</key></keyseq>).</p></item>
</steps>
- <p>
- The page will be shown as it is scanned.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Each page you scan is added to the end of your document. To start a new document select <guiseq><gui>Document</gui><gui>New</gui></guiseq>.
- Individual pages can be deleted by right clicking a page or pressing the <key>Delete</key> key.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- The type of scan can be changed from the <guiseq><gui>Document</gui><gui>Scan</gui></guiseq> menu.
- Choose <gui>Text</gui> if you want the document to be quickly scanned in black and white or <gui>Photo</gui> for a high resolution color scan.
- </p>
+ <note><p>
+ The page will be shown as it is scanned. To stop the scan at any time press the <key>Esc</key>
+ key on the keyboard. Each page you scan is placed at the end of the document.
+ </p></note>
<p>
- To stop the scan at any time press <key>Escape</key>.
+ The document type can be also be changed from the <guiseq><gui>Document</gui>
+ <gui>Scan</gui></guiseq> menu. Choose <gui><em>Text</em></gui> if you want the document
+ to be quickly scanned in black and white; choose <gui><em>Photo</em></gui> for a high
+ resolution color scan. See <link xref="dpi"/> for more details and more options.
</p>
</page>