If you don’t see this option, you can choose a location to save your scans later, once scanning is complete and your scan opens in Preview. Scan To: Choose where to save the scanned items. Image Correction: Adjust the color or exposure of the scanned image. Size: Choose a size for the scanned item. Orientation: Select Duplex to scan both sides of a page. Scan Mode: Choose Flatbed or Document Feeder from the pop-up menu.Ĭhoose Text for black-and-white images with high contrast, such as a text document choose Black & White for grayscale images and choose Color for color images. You may need to click Show Details to see all the available options. For information about adding scanners, see Set up a scanner. If you don’t see your scanner in the list, make sure it’s set up in Printers & Scanners preferences. You see the Import dialog showing the overview scan being prepared.
In the Preview app on your Mac, choose File > Import from Scanner > . You can scan several smaller images at once, save each image in its own file, and straighten any images that were crooked on the bed during scanning. If pages need different settings (for example, some are grayscale and some are color), scan them in different groups.įlatbed scanner: Place the items on the scanner bed. The same settings are used for all the pages in the feeder.