Launch the HP Director by double clicking on the icon located on the desktop.

Before selecting an option it is important to make sure that the configuration for the scanner is correct. If the configuration is not correct, the final scanned image may too big, may be of poor quality, the wrong file type or may scanned to an undetermined location.

To check the configuration:

1. Click on the Settings menu from the HP Director.
2. Select the option for Scan Picture Setting.
3. Under the Scan settings tab: select the appropriate resolution and output file type that is required.
• For web graphics: scan images as JPEG format (.jpg)
• For print graphics: scan images as TIFF format (.tif)
4. Under the Save Settings tab: Change the save path to the I:\ drive or another drive other than C:\

Before scanning starts:

Make sure that you have selected the Millions of Colors option from the Output type menu located at the top of the hp scanning window (even if you are scanning something in black and white)

To start the scanning process:

1. Click on the Preview button at the bottom of the hp scanning program window.
2. When the preview image appears, use the dotted selection window to crop any unwanted areas from the preview. Only the areas within the dotted outline will appear in the final scan.
3. Once the selection area is correct, click the accept button.

Advanced Scanning Options:

The only advanced options that should be used at the time of scanning is the RESIZE option.

It is important to use the resize option to enlarge an image when scanning to avoid image manipulation and loss of resolution problems later.