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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="guide" id="dpi" xml:lang="nb">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#acquire"/>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Setting the Scan Resolution</title>
+
+ <p>
+ The default resolution for document type <gui><em>Text</em></gui> is 150 dpi (dots per inch)
+ and for document type <gui><em>Photo</em></gui> is 300 dpi. You can change these settings
+ from the <guiseq><gui>Document</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> menu.
+ </p>
+ <media type="image" src="figures/preferences.png"/>
+
+ <p>The available scanning resolutions for both document types (Text and Photo) are the same
+ and are listed in the following table:</p>
+
+ <table frame="bottom left right" rules="rows cols" shade="rows">
+ <tr>
+ <td><p><em>Text Resolution</em></p></td>
+ <td><p><em>Photo Resolution</em></p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>75 dpi (draft)</p></td>
+ <td><p>75 dpi (draft)</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>150 dpi (default)</p></td>
+ <td><p>150 dpi</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>300 dpi</p></td>
+ <td><p>300 dpi (default)</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>600 dpi</p></td>
+ <td><p>600 dpi</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>1200 dpi (high resolution)</p></td>
+ <td><p>1200 dpi (high resolution)</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>2400 dpi</p></td>
+ <td><p>2400 dpi</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+
+ <note style="important"><p><gui><em>Text</em></gui> documents are always scanned in black
+ and white, while <gui><em>Photo</em></gui> documents are always scanned in color, at any
+ resolution!</p>
+ </note>
+
+</page>