Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)"Cropping" is the act of selecting the area you want to keep in an image and discarding the rest whenscanning it.On the Basic Mode tab and Advanced Mode tab, you can specify cropping frames (scan areas) on theimage(s) displayed in the Preview area of the screen.When you perform a scan, each area specified with a cropping frame will be scanned as a separate image.Note• In whole image view, you can specify multiple cropping frames on the preview image.• Refer to "Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window" for your model from Home of theOnline Manual for how to adjust cropping frames with IJ Scan Utility.Initial Cropping FrameIn thumbnail view:No cropping frame is specified. You can drag the mouse over a thumbnail to specify a cropping frame.In whole image view:An active cropping frame is automatically specified around the preview image. You can drag the croppingframe in the Preview area to specify the area.Note• You can change the auto crop setting in the Preferences dialog box. Refer to Cropping Frame onPreviewed Images in "Preview Tab" for details.Cropping Frame Types(1) Thick cropping frame (rotating or stationary)Represents a selected cropping frame. Appears only in whole image view. You can select multiplecropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key. Output size, image corrections, andother settings on the Basic Mode tab or Advanced Mode tab will be applied to all the selectedcropping frames.(2) Thin cropping frameIn thumbnail view:Output size, image corrections, and other settings on the Basic Mode tab or Advanced Mode tabwill be applied.782