If your family's entry is not dependent on other information in the document, you might consider simply cropping your information out.Move the line with your family's information up under the column headers and then crop off the balance of the document.that should remain with your family information. If this is done, remember to retain the page numbers, column header information, date information, etc. If the image contains information about unrelated individuals or families, it may be desirable to make modifications to the document. Drag, adjust and then press Enter.Д¬onsider removing unnecessary information Select Edit, Crop Selction to finish the cropping. All four sides may be adjusted by dragging. This makes the image appear larger when viewed on screen and avoids unnecessary use of ink/toner when printing.Дrag a frame around the area to be kept. Crop off black backgrounds and other unneeded margins.If the results are not as desired, use CTL-z to go back one step. Try the 'Legacy' option to see which option gives better results. Select Image, Adjustments, Brightness/Contrast. If the results are not as desired, use CTL-z to undo and try again. Brightness and Contrast sliders are in the pop-up window, but often the Gamma Correction slider works better. If necessary to improve readability, adjust the brightness, contrast, and/or gamma of the scanned image using a photo editor.In this case, use as high a resolution camera as available, a tripod to keep the camera steady, and use ambient or side-lighting so that there is no visible glare on the document.ДЄdjust scanned image quality in a photo editor Large documents may require using a camera.Attempt to get the best contrast and focus that the scanner is capable of.Using lower resolutions causes images to pixelate making reading, translation, and interpretation difficult.The machine defaults at the Family History Library are 300DPI and should be changed to 600. Scan paper documents at a resolution of at least 300DPI.When one creates a digital image from an original document or from microfilm: 3.2 Plan B - Merge image and additional information into PDFД«asic image preparation Scanning from originals or microfilm.3.1 Plan A - Add information to the face of image.3 Merging image with additional information.2.2 Consider removing unnecessary information.2.1 Adjust scanned image quality in a photo editor.

Scanned document editor