Microtek ScanMaker 5 User's Guide download pdf (Page 189)

E-2 Microtek ScanWizard 5

What is a Scanner

A scanner is a device that captures an image and converts it into a digital form

that your computer can display, edit, store, and output. The image may be a

photograph, page of text, drawing or illustration, or even a relatively flat, three-

dimensional object such as a bolt or fabric.

In practice, this means you can use your scanner to do the following:

• Incorporate artwork or photos into documents

• Scan printed text into your word processor and eliminate retyping

• Scan faxed documents into a database or word processor

• Add images to multimedia productions

• Integrate visuals into presentations to make them communicate more

effectively.

With a basic understanding of how scanners work, the types of scanners

available, and what they are capable of doing, you can improve the quality and

efficiency of your work.

Types of scanners

Scanners can be classified into three general types:

• Flatbed scanners, which are used to scan photographs or prints. Flatbeds

have a glass surface on which the materials to be scanned are placed.

• Sheet-fed scanners, which are also used to scan photographs or prints.

Sheet-feds have a document tray which the materials to be scanned are

placed.

• Transparency and slide scanners, which are used to scan transparent

materials such as filmstrips and slides.

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Microtek ScanMaker 5 User's Guide Page 189