UMAX Technologies Astra 4000 Scanner User Manual


 
2. Click on one of the listed applications or utilities to launch the software.
3. Click the Find/Refresh Scanner option to re-initialize the scanner. Click the Help option to view
VistaAccess online help. Click the Exit option to remove the scanner icon from the Finder area and
close VistaAccess.
Using VistaShuttle
VistaShuttle is a PC-based application that provides an easy way for you to create greeting cards, wallpaper
for your computer desktop, a screen saver for your computer, e-cards (e-mail greeting cards), and more.
NOTE: VistaShuttle is not compatible with Macintosh.
To use VistaShuttle to create an E-Card (electronic greeting card you send via e-mail):
1. Click the scanner icon in the system tray (to the far right of the Windows task bar) using your right
mouse button. Select the VistaShuttle application from the VistaAccess menu. The VistaShuttle Main
window appears.
2. Click on the E-Card icon. The VistaScan Beginner window opens so you can scan an item to include
in your electronic greeting card.
3. Lift the scanner’s document cover and place your document face-down in the center of the scanner’s
object glass.
4. Click Preview to preview the scanned item. You can edit the Preview image before scanning the final
image using the “Zoom Tool” and the “Frame Selection Tool”. To find out more about how to use
these tools, click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses over the tool.
NOTE: You must have a browser installed in order to view the VistaScan online help.
5. Click the icon that most closely represents the item you are going to scan in the Click To Scan area of
the VistaScan Beginner window.
The item is scanned, and VistaScan automatically closes. After a moment the VistaShuttle E-Card
window appears with the scanned item in the default E-Card template.
6. Click on the scanned item to display the image handles. Drag one of the image handles outward to
enlarge the image, or inward to reduce the image.
You can customize the E-Card template frame that surrounds the scanned item, the stamp graphic, or
the paper type by clicking the desired option from the buttons in the left column.
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