Step 1 - Getting Started

The first screen that appears after loading ESP+ is the Start Screen shown here. There are several options that can be set by the system administrator including passwords, default save locations, default scanners, and a timer that returns the system to the Start Screen after a certain period has passed. These options are locked out by password protection to all but system administrators. Since it is so important that walk up users be able to use this system with minimal intervention, online Help is available at all levels of the program. ESP+ can be used as a touch screen system or with a mouse. Options to touch the screen or click the mouse will be given throughout the program. If a touch screen is being used, a touch anywhere on the Start Screen will start the process. If a mouse is used, a click on the Start Screen will move the user to the next screen.

Step 2 - The Scan Preview Screen

The Scan Preview Screen is where you will scan the microfilm/microfiche image(s), adjust the scanned image(s), then save, e-mail, or print the resulting image(s). Once the image you want scanned is pulled up on the microfilm scanner, a touch on or a click of the mouse on the Scan New button will scan the microfilm image and convert it to a digital image which will appear on this screen as shown below.

Step 3 - Working With the Scanned Image

Once the scanned image appears on the Scan Preview Screen, you can utilize a number of options to view the image in detail and make any necessary adjustments before printing, saving, or e-mailing the image. To view the image in greater detail you can zoom in or zoom out the entire image or parts you select by drawing a box around a selected part of the image. Brightness can be controlled with the Darker or Brighter buttons. It is not necessary to rescan the image after you adjust brightness. At any time the image can be restored to its original scan settings or inverted to positive or negative mode by the Restore button or the Invert Image button.

Step 4 - Printing, E-Mailing, or Saving the Image

When you have finished viewing and adjusting the image you can print, e-mail, or save the image by selecting the appropriate button. You will then be guided through the selected process. If the e-mail option is selected, a dialog box will appear which will allow an e-mail address to be entered. Once this is done the e-mail function will take place in the background. This is an important feature for those users who wish to limit access to their internal mail system.

Step 5 - Working With Multiple Page Scans

If you are working with more than one image you can create a multiple page TIFF image by placing the images in a folder. After you have viewed and adjusted each individual image which will make up the multi-page TIFF file, click on or touch the Add Image to Folder button. You can then call up another image for the folder using the New Scan button. The individual images will be labeled Image 1, Image 2, etc. as you add them to the folder. You can view any image that has been added to the folder, adjust it, then add it to the folder again. Both your original image and the altered image will be saved in the folder. Once all the scans making up the multi-page TIFF have been completed you may print, e-mail, or save the images. To begin the scanning process again, select the Start New Folder button.

The new delete function of ESP+ allows you to review the images in your folder and delete unwanted items before saving, printing, or sending them by e-mail.