Installation
sudo apt install simple-scan
Scanning
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Set the page size
Menu > Preferences > Scanning > Page Size
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Set the resolution and document type depending on the type of document
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Black-and-white text documents
- Menu > Preferences > Quality > Text Resolution > 300 dpi
- Click the button to the right of Scan > Text
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Colour documents
- Menu > Preferences > Quality > Image Resolution > 300 dpi
- Click the button to the right of Scan > Image
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Photos
Note: Tweak the DPI as needed for better image quality
- Menu > Preferences > Quality > Image Resolution > 600 dpi
- Click the button to the right of Scan > Image
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For each page, insert it into the scanner and click Scan
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Click Save when you’ve scanned all the documents