Scan pictures and documents

Use the 

Scan

 button to scan pictures or documents quickly.

●

Select original type — document or picture

●

Scan pictures

●

Scan multiple pictures with one scan

●

Scan documents

Select original type — document or picture

You have two choices for original type: 

Document

 or 

Picture

. The scanner optimizes

settings based on your choice. Use the following guidelines to determine the best original
type for your needs.

If your original consists of

Select this original type

Text, or both text and graphics

Document

A printed photograph or graphic

Picture

Scan pictures

Use the 

Scan

 button (

) to scan photos and graphics.

For scanning slides or negatives, see 

Scan film

.

Note

If you want to preview scans before they are sent to their destination,

select 

Show Preview

 in the 

What are you scanning?

 dialog box. Also see

Preview a scanned image

.

1.

Place the original face down on the scanner glass, as indicated by the reference
marks, and then close the lid.

2.

Press the

 Scan

 button (

).

The 

What are you scanning?

 dialog box appears.

3.

Under the 

What are you scanning?

 heading, click 

Picture

.

4.

Select 

Scan originals from glass

.

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HP Scanjet G4000 series