| Home > Scanning Your Originals # Starting Epson Scan Using the Scanner Buttons Using the EPSON Scan Using Another Scanning Program ## Using the Scanner Buttons a. E-mail button b. PDF button c. Copy button d. Power/ Start button You can start scanning by pressing the following buttons on the scanner. Start button lets you start Epson Scan. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for details. PDF button lets you scan multiple originals and save them as one PDF file on your computer. See Scanning to a PDF File for details. E-mail button lets you scan and attach the image file to an e-mail message. See Scanning Directly to an E-mail for details. Copy button lets you use your scanner along with a printer connected to your computer just like you would use a copy machine. See Using the Scanner as a Copier for details. Top ## Using the EPSON Scan You can start Epson Scan by double-clicking the EPSON Scan icon. Windows: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. Or, select the start button icon or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan. Mac OS X: Select Applications > EPSON Software > EPSON Scan. The Epson Scan window opens. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for details. Top ## Using Another Scanning Program You can use any TWAIN-compliant scanning program, such as Adobe Photoshop Elements, to scan with your scanner. You open the program, select Epson Scan, and scan. When you are finished scanning, the scanned image opens in your scanning program so you can modify, print, and save it.
| Start a TWAIN-compliant scanning program. Double-click the program icon on the desktop, if it is available, or do one of the following.
Windows: Select the start button or Start > All Programs or Programs > program folder > program icon. Mac OS X: Open the Applications in your hard drive, select the program folder, and double-click the program icon.
| Do one of the following.
Adobe Photoshop Elements: Windows: Click Edit and Enhance Photos, open the File menu, select Import, and select your scanner. Mac OS X: Click Close in the Welcome window if it appears, open the File menu, select Import, and select your scanner. ArcSoft MediaImpression: Click Pictures, click Acquire, and select your scanner. ArcSoft PhotoImpression: Windows: Click Get Photos, click Acquire from Scanner, and select your scanner. Mac OS X: Open the File menu, select Get Photo, select Camera/Scanner, and select your scanner. ArcSoft Scan-n-Stitch Deluxe (Windows only): Select your scanner from Selected Scanner, and then click Scan Page. Presto! PageManager: Open the File menu, select Select Source, and select your scanner. In some programs, you must select the scanner as the “source” first. If you see a Select Source option, select it and select your scanner there first. Note for Windows 7, Vista and XP users:
Do not select a WIA option for your scanner from the Import or Acquire list; you will not be able to use all the features of your scanner.
The Epson Scan window automatically opens. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for details. After scanning, your scanned image is displayed in the program window. If Epson Scan does not automatically close after scanning, click Close to exit the Epson Scan window and view your image in the program window. Top |