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Scholars' Commons Digitization Equipment

Instructions for the digitization equipment in the Wells Library Scholars' Commons

How to digitize a document (print, book, photo, etc.) using the Epson Scanners

  • Turn on the scanner.
  • Photo of the Epson scanner with the power button on the front bottom left of the machine.
  • Place your materials face down on the glass.
  • Open the Epson Scan 2 application by searching for it in the Windows search bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • Select the document type (photograph, magazine, newspaper, document) from the Scan Settings dropdown menu in the top menu.
  • Adjust your resolution, quality, and image format settings from the Main Settings tab.
  • Click on the Preview button to get a preview of the scan.
  • You may need to adjust the orientation of your scan using the Rotation menu option.
  • In the Preview window, drag your mouse around the area that you would like to scan.
  • Screenshot of preview mode in Epson Scan 2.
  • Select Scan from the original menu options.
  • Choose a location to save your file and the file type (jpeg, png, etc) and click on OK.
  • Your file will save to the computer.