Scanning a Picture

A scanner is an excellent tool for digitizing images and making them available on your computer. Windows Vista provides access to your scanner directly from the Windows Photo Gallery, provided the scanner uses a Windows Acquisition driver (WIA) rather than a TWAIN driver. The New Scan dialog box adapts to the specific features of your scanner, so the options you see in the dialog box might be a bit different from those described here.

Scan a Picture

  1. In Windows Photo Gallery, click the down arrow next to the File button, and choose Import From Camera Or Scanner from the drop-down menu to display the Import Pictures And Videos dialog ...

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