How To Scan

Into Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop using the Epson Perfection 4870 Scanner

Rev. 08.30.06  abn

 

 

First, lift the lid of the scanner and place the item you want to scan on the glass, aligning at the top (either side).

 

Acrobat v.7.0 Professional (create .pdfs only)

 

  1. Open Acrobat from the icon on the desktop
  2. In the toolbar, click on the Create .pdf button
  3. In the drop-down menu this gives you, select From Scanner...
  4. In the window that opens, make the following settings, and then click on Scan

Scanner = Epson Perfection 4870

Uncheck the box next to “Recognize Text Using OCR” (unless you want OCR)

 

 

Photoshop Elements v.2.0  

 

1.           Open Photoshop Elements from the icon on the desktop

2.           On the File menu, click on File

3.           On the drop-down menu that results, select Import

4.           From the fly-out menu that results, select EPSON Perfection 470

5.           In the Epson Scan Window that opens, make the following settings based on the format

         of the original you are scanning:

a.     Document Type

                                                               i.      Reflective for opaque items such as paper or books

                                                              ii.      Film for transparent items such as film negatives

b.     Auto Exposure Type

                                                               i.      Photo for images

                                                              ii.      Document for text

c.      Image Type

                                                               i.      Black and White for text

                                                              ii.      Some version of Color or Greyscale for images

  (24-bit color recommended as a starting place)

6.           Click on Preview Scan to get a preview of the image, and make any adjustments you need to.

        Click Preview Scan each time you make an adjustment to see the change.

7.           When you have things as you want them, click on Scan to scan the image.

8.           When scanning is finished, click on Cancel to exit the Epson Scan software.

N     CAVEAT: You will be unable to access Photoshop or anything else until you have exited the

      scanning software.

9.           Highlight the image by clicking on it, then save it:

a.      In the File menu, select File > Save As

b.      Select the destination where you want to save the file

c.      Rename the file to something meaningful to you

d.      Select the format to save the image as (.jpg, .tiff, .pdf, etc.)

e.      Click on Save

10.       Close the image.

11.       Repeat steps 2-10 for each scan, or close Photoshop Elements if you are finished.