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From the Adjustments tab:
•
Adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma (color correction curve). Move the sliders to adjust the levels.
•
Sharpen the image. Move the slider to adjust sharpness of your image.
•
Invert colors. Select
Invert Colors
to reverse the colors of your image. The effect is similar to that of a film
negative.
Related topics:
•
“Customizing scan settings from the Scan dialog” on page 48
•
“Adjusting the brightness of an image” on page 50
Adjusting the brightness of an image
1
From the Finder desktop, double-click the
Lexmark 7500 Series
folder.
2
Double-click the
Lexmark 7500 Series Center
icon.
3
From the All-In-One Center, click
Preview/Edit
to open the Scan dialog.
4
Click
to open the Scan Settings drawer.
5
Select the
Adjustments
tab.
6
From the Brightness area, move the slider to lighten or darken the image.
Related topics:
•
“Customizing scan settings from the Scan dialog” on page 48
•
“Adjusting color settings when scanning” on page 47
Cropping photos using the software
You can use the Auto-crop feature to highlight certain focal points or to show only a specific portion of an image.
1
From the Finder desktop, double-click the
Lexmark 7500 Series
folder.
2
Double-click the
Lexmark 7500 Series Center
icon.
3
From the All-in-One Center dialog, click
Preview/Edit
.
4
Select
Auto-crop sensitivity
.
Note:
Selecting
Auto-crop sensitivity
automatically selects the area to be scanned.
5
If you are satisfied with the cropped image, click
.
If you are not satisfied with the cropped image, make adjustments.
a
Use any of these methods to make adjustments:
•
Move the slider.
Note:
The slider adjusts the file size, width, and height of the image. If the dashed border seems to
disappear, the crop area is set beyond the size of the image.
•
Click and drag the nodes to expand or minimize the crop area.
•
Click and drag the crop area to a part of the image you want copied.
Note:
These actions will deactivate Auto-crop sensitivity.
b
Click
to preview the image.
c
Click
to scan the image.
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