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Kenner, LA 2 edits 90115534 (banned) Member Darkening text that is to light? I have a orginal receipt from officemax that is so light and hard to read with ink that when I copy it on my scanner it barely comes out on the paper. I know this won't be acceptable for the rebate center and was wondering if there anyway to darken the orginal receipt scan so the copy at least looks ok and readable without being so light? Should I instead go back to OfficeMax and try to get a another one? I just hate to because its pretty far from here. Thanks.



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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus Set the software to darken the scan and increase the contrast...and check it on the prescan.



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Levels in Photoshop, or any program, should be able to increase the darks and do exactly what you ask.

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Kenner, LA 90115534 (banned) Member cletus how do you do that? Could someone maybe do that for me if I have a copy of the image if I choose to post the picture?



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...and drag that black slider to the right some... Image >> Adjustments >> Levels...and drag that black slider to the right some...

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Kenner, LA 1 edit 90115534 (banned) Member I tried that then pressed ok but nothing really happened.



Nevermind. It worked but for some reason I can see some of the back of the receipt. You know where it says officemax and the return policy on the back of their receipts well i can see that now as well on the front of the receipt. Why is this? I shouldn't be able to. On the other receipts I have scanned before I never had this happen.



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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus You do have to scan it on the darker side; otherwise the information just won't be there.

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Kenner, LA 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos scan it on the dark side?



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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus Yes. Does your scanning software allow you to change settings?

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Kenner, LA 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos not sure. I am confused of what you are talking about though.



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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus Let's start then with which scanner, and which software you use to scan with.

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Kenner, LA 1 edit 90115534 (banned) Member Ok I scanning with the HP psc 1210v scanner/printer/copier and scanning with HP photo and imaging software. Came with the HP psc 1210v scanner/printer/copier.





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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus It has, I assume (hope) a preview mode? (you may want to post a screenshot of the scanning screen)

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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus First, set it to Black and white picture or text. Next, increase the resolution to 400 dpi, go -30 on the brightness, and +15 or so on the contrast. See how that looks.

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Kenner, LA 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos ok. brb

90115534 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos had to keep it as color picture or graystyle picture because then it wouldn't have the contrast option and wouldn't let me set it to 300 dpi. Is that ok?



When I select black and white picture or text it only allows me to control brightness and 300 dpi, then 600 dpi, and so on.



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Hoboken, NJ tmpchaos Numquam oblitus Try it both ways... when you try it as black and white, set it to 600, and darken it. You're trying to get the best rendition of the text, and not worrying too much about the paper.

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Kenner, LA 90115534 (banned) Member Ok. brb

90115534 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos while I was waiting on the scanner I tried messing with the levels option in photoshop and got the text to print darker but the bsck of the receipt you can now see on the same side sorta and the whole receipt is pretty dark. Not sure if the rebate place would accept that but it is a lot easier to read just sorta a little hard in certain spots where the images of the back of the receipt that now sorta appear on the front of it somehow.



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Hoboken, NJ 1 recommendation tmpchaos Numquam oblitus Put a piece of black (or dark) paper behind it when you scan it. That will prevent it from showing through.

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Only the color image one works where you can at least see the receipt some but not clearly sense the orginal receipt is so light.



I think i may have to go to officemax soon to get a darker copy because I don't want these mail in rebates to be denied or anything sense there not mine. I am just doing them for someone and I would feel really bad if that happen. I would blame myself. Though I should of asked for a darker copy when we were at officemax but I wasn't sure if it was just the lighting in officemax or what but I thought maybe they weren't really that light but I was wrong. When setting it as black and white picture or text with brightness as -30 or 0 you can't even see the receiptOnly the color image one works where you can at least see the receipt some but not clearly sense the orginal receipt is so light.I think i may have to go to officemax soon to get a darker copy because I don't want these mail in rebates to be denied or anything sense there not mine. I am just doing them for someone and I would feel really bad if that happen. I would blame myself. Though I should of asked for a darker copy when we were at officemax but I wasn't sure if it was just the lighting in officemax or what but I thought maybe they weren't really that light but I was wrong.

90115534 90115534 (banned) Member tmpchaos ok I will try that. I will let you know how it goes really soon. At least within 1 to 3 hours. I will try a few more times but keep on thinking that I am not even sure if the officemax rebate place will even accept the orginal one sense its so light and you can't reproduce the orginal yourself inless you go to officemax. Just hope they let me get a better copy sense the upc code has already been cut off the package.

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cletus thank you as well for the help. tmpchaos thank you for all of the help and I will keep trying but still have in the back of my mind if officemax will deny it or not sense the orginal receipt is so light. They may say as a excuse for denying. Orginal Receipt is to light or somethingcletus thank you as well for the help.