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42 Scanning from HP Precisionscan Pro Back to TOC
Cropping or selecting an area for
final scan
Once a scanned image appears in the HP Precisionscan Pro software,
you must select which area becomes the final scanned image by
creating a selection area. When you create a selection area, a dotted
selection border appears around the area:
For information about the appearance of the cursor when it is over an
area of the selection border, see "Context-sensitive cursors" on
page 116.
To crop or select an area for final scan
Do one of the following:
Move the cursor over the area you want and click.
When the cursor looks like this: , click on one corner of the
area you want and drag the cursor to the opposite corner to
draw a rectangular selection area.
On the Edit menu, click Select All. The entire scanner bed,
including blank areas, is selected.
To change the selection area
Click on a handle of the selection border and drag to change the
selection area.
To move the selection border
Move the cursor over the selection area. When the cursor looks like
this: , click and drag the selection border to the new location.
To remove the selection border
Do one of the following:
Press ESC.
On the Edit menu, click Unselect All.
Tip If you only want to look more closely at an area
without changing what will be included in the final
scan, see "Getting a closer look (zooming)" on
page 43.
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