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# Select Source

Selects the scanner that you want to use.

The dialog displays settings for the selected scanner and the scan job.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Media - Scan - Select Source.

## Sources

Displays a list of available scanners detected in your system. Click on a scanner in the list and press Select to open the scanner configuration dialog. The configuration dialog depends on the scanner driver installed.

## Scan Area

### Left, right, top, bottom

Set the margins of the scan area.

### Preview

Displays a preview of the scanned image. The preview area contains eight handles. Drag the handles to adjust the scan area or enter a value in the corresponding margin spin box.

## Device used

Select the scanner device in the list of devices detected by your system.

## Resolution [DPI]

Select the resolution in dots per inch for the scan job. The available resolutions depends on the scanner driver.

## Show advanced options

Mark this checkbox to display more configuration options for the scanner device. The set of options is displayed in the Options box and depends on the scanner driver.

## Options

Displays the list of available scanner driver advanced options. Double click an option to display its contents just below. The option and its values depends on the scanner driver.

## About Device

Displays a popup window with information obtained from the scanner driver: device address, vendor, scanner model and type of scanner.

## Create preview

Scans and displays the document in the preview area. Use the Create Preview command to view a sample of the scanned document and set the scan job properties.

## Scan

Scans an image, and then inserts the result into the document and closes the dialog.