OS X Mountain Lion Bible

Scanning

You can initiate a scan in several ways once a scanner is set up on your Mac:

• Click Open Scanner from the Print & Scan system preference to open the scan window, as shown in Figure 30.9. Choose the destination for the scan in the leftmost (unnamed) pop-up menu, optionally specify the page size in the adjacent (unnamed) pop-up menu, and click Scan to scan the image, or click Show Details to get more controls over the scan, as also shown in Figure 30.9.

• If the Scan Button control is available and set up for the scanner in the Print & Scan system preference, as described earlier in this chapter, press the scanner's Scan or Start button. The selected application will launch on your Mac and show the scanned images. If you assigned the Scan button, the options shown in Figure 30.9 appear. If you chose Preview or Image Capture in the Scan To pop-up menu, those applications open, providing the controls explained in Chapter 9. If you have the iPhoto or Aperture application installed, it also displays as an option in the Scan To pop-up menu.

• If you added the scanner icon to the Dock, the desktop, or a Finder window, double-click it (single-click in the Dock) to open the scan window shown in Figure 30.9.

New Feature

OS X Mountain Lion changes the appearance of the initial scan window, simplifying it while also adding the ability to specify the page size.

Note

The options in the scan window will vary based on the capabilities of the scanner.

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