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Scanning in pictures
Note: Scanning pictures directly into a document is possible only with the Windows
version of TextMaker.
TextMaker for Windows supports scanning printed matter directly into a document.
To make use of this function, you must have connected a scanner to your computer
and installed the scanner software. The scanner software must be TWAIN compatible
(as it is with almost all scanners).
To scan a picture directly into the text, do the following:
1. Turn on the scanner and put the document to scan into the scanner.
2. Move the text cursor to the position in the document where you want to insert
the result of the scan.
3. Invoke the File > Acquire command.
At this point TextMaker activates your scanner’s software. Normally, this software
presents a dialog box where you can make any settings you want to make and then
start the scanning process (see the manual for your scanner). When the process has
been completed, an image of the original will appear as a picture in the document.
Scanning into a picture frame
The procedure just described inserts the scanned picture into the text. Alternatively,
you can insert the picture into a freely movable picture frame. To do this, simply
switch to Object mode using the View > Object Mode command before invoking
the File > Acquire command.
You will find more information about picture frames in section “Picture frames”
beginning on page 258.
Selecting other sources
When several scanners are connected to your PC, you can switch among them with
the File > Select Source command.
To switch scanners, invoke the command, select the desired device, and confirm
with OK.
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