The time since Digital cameras have been introduced, are always  trying to supersede the importance of scanners. But, still scanners stand where they are, as they are useful for digitizing the family photo album, archiving documents and sending kids' artwork to distant family members. They are absolutely essential for serious design work.

Scanners for Dummies explains as how to get the maximum from the  scanner by guiding through everything from basic hookup and software installation to moderately advanced graphics-editing techniques. The author, Mark Chambers explains the terms and concepts used with translating a physically recorded image (such as a photograph) into a digital file (such as a JPEG or GIF image).

Topics Covered

• Digitizing images via a scanner connected to a computer running Microsoft Windows.
• Hardware connectivity (via parallel, SCSI, USB, and Fire Wire) is covered before the author explains the scanning procedure and how to manipulate images in an editing program.
• Suggestions for craft projects and some troubleshooting tips round out the volume.