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saved. If this is the first time you are saving the document, a Save As dialog box displays 
allowing you to name it and save it with a .SDF extension.  

You can open a Composer document as follows: 

1. Choose the Open command from the File menu. The Open dialog box appears. 
2.  Navigate to the file you want to open and click Open. 

To close the Composer, choose the Exit command from the File menu. 
 

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Using Sharpdesk Imaging, you can view images, manipulate them, annotate them, and print 
them. 

This section discusses some basic concepts and terminology to help you better understand 
Sharpdesk Imaging. 

Imaging can be described as using computer software to create, modify, and process electronic 
images. Typical Imaging operations include: 

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Scanning text, photographs, or drawings and saving the results in an image file.  

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Displaying images using techniques such as thumbnail representations, magnification, 
rotation, and size to fit.  

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Sending image documents by e-mail or fax.  

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Adding annotations to images.  

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Performing electronic cleanup of images to make them easier to view.  

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Combining several imaging operations into a single, automated procedure that runs while 
you perform other tasks.  

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An image is an electronic representation of a text document, a photograph, a line drawing, or 
other graphical entity. You can create an image by scanning a printed page, a photograph, a 
drawing, by saving a fax, or by creating an image with a drawing or graphic-design program. 
After a page of text is scanned and saved, it takes on the properties of an image file, and can no 
longer be opened with a word processor or text editor. 

Images are saved as image files, which use file name extensions such as .TIF , .BMP , .JPG , and 
.AWD . The extension indicates the format used to store the image. 
Some formats, such as .BMP and .JPEG, contain just one image per file. 

 

Other formats, such as .TIFF and .AWD, are similar to a book. They contain one or more pages 
with each page holding a single image. 

 

Because image files are standard Windows files, you can use Windows commands to perform 
operations such as: 

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Organizing files into folders  

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Attaching an image file to an e-mail message  

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Copying, renaming, or deleting files  

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Printing or faxing files  

An image document is a collection of one or more images that are logically related. A simple 
image document might be a blank form, scanned and saved in an image file format. 

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Another image document could be a collection of faxes, memos, and photographs that are 
scanned to a multi-page image file. 

 

With Sharpdesk Imaging, you can perform a variety of imaging operations by making selections 
from menus or by clicking on tool buttons.  
Many options present dialog boxes. If you are not sure about which values or properties to set, 
accept the default values. These values were chosen to give satisfactory results in a variety of 
situations. As you experiment with the different options and property settings, you can create 
results that suit your preferences. 
Sharpdesk Imaging consists of the Imaging application and ActiveX controls. The Imaging 
application is described in the following sections. 

This section briefly describes what you can do with the Imaging application. For more detailed 
information, including how to perform specific tasks, refer to the on-line Help while using the 
application. 

Imaging Application reads and displays the following types of image files: 

TIFF Document 

.TIF, .TIFF, .JFX 

Bitmap Image 

.BMP 

Fax Document (Windows 95 and 98 installations only) 

.AWD 

GIF File 

.GIF 

Image Bookmark File 

.IBK 

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