Hewlett-Packard? Official Scanner Handbook - Softcover

Busch, David D.; Krzywicki, Susan; Burden, Laurel

9780764533044: Hewlett-Packard? Official Scanner Handbook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764533045 ISBN 13: 9780764533044

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Hewlett-Packard Official Scanner Handbook Equip Your Creativity Whether you are looking to buy your first scanner or to get more out of the one you already own, you'll find all the information you need about how scanners work and how much you can do with them in the Hewlett-Packard Official Scanner Handbook.

Find out what you really need to look for when selecting a scanner
Master the basics of resolution, interpolation, and color calibration
Turn any typed documents into editable text
Discover some simple tricks for getting better scans
Select the best image-editing software for retouching and dressing up scans
Optimize color for traditional printing and for Web publishing
Learn what to do when your scanner won't cooperate—or troubleshooting 101
Create custom cards, decals, book covers, party favors, fabric, and even wallpaper
Discover new ways to use your scanner—from screensavers to business presentations to Web art

With more than 40 step-by-step projects covering a wide range of activities for both home and business, this engaging guide will help you produce distinctive documents and designs, showing you throughout how to use your scanner more efficiently—and always more creatively. Reader Level: Beginning to Intermediate Shelving Category: Hardware/Scanners www.idgbooks.com

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Review:

If you're wondering how grayscale differs from halftone, or whether you can tell the difference between an image scanned at 600 dots per inch (dpi) and one scanned at 300 dpi, the Hewlett-Packard Official Scanner Handbook will answer all your questions. This handbook shows you how to get the most out of your scanner by untangling jargon and helping you perform complicated tasks professionally.

The features and capabilities of various scanners are examined in language the layperson can understand. Even though the book mentions only HP hardware products by name, much of the advice presented applies just as well to other manufacturers' products.

A segment of the book tackles the question, "What do we do now?" It contains ideas for a series of scanner projects, including custom paperweights, mobiles, greeting cards, T-shirts, and tons more. These are real scissors-and-glue craft projects (with scanners and printers thrown into the mix) that would suit any adult-and-kid duo perfectly on the proverbial rainy day. --David Wall

From the Back Cover:

Learn to scan directly to a Web page editor such as Microsoft FrontPage. equip your creativity No matter what brand or model scanner you're using, you'll find absolutely everything you need to know in this official guide from HP, now updated to cover the latest equipment and technologies.
* find the right scanner at the right price
* get set up in a snap
* produce high-quality scans
* work with image-editing software
* troubleshoot and fix scanner problems
* perk up presentations and other work projects
* create cards, decals, and party favors
Packed with practical tips, a glossary, and more than 40 fun projects, this authoritative guide is just what you need to make the most of your scanner. includes a unique "Resource Kit" appendix, which shows you where to find arts and crafts supplies for scanner projects and directs you to additional resources to help spark your creativity reader level: beginning to intermediate shelving category: peripherals/scanners www.idgbooks.com

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