How can I improve the readability of newspaper scans created with the ScanSnap SV600?

If the background of a scanned newspaper image appears dark, you can use the [Remove Newspaper Background Color] feature to reduce or remove the background color. This feature makes newspaper text easier to read by removing the background color from the scanned image. For details, see Tips: Removing newspaper background color more effectively.

[Procedure]

[HELP]
 

• Windows
• macOS

Windows

1. Start ScanSnap Home. 
   For details, see How can I start ScanSnap Home?.
    
2. In the list, right-click the scanned data that contains the page whose background color you want to remove, and then select [Open with ScanSnap Home Viewer].
    
3. Click [Switch View] on the [Home] tab, and then select [Show All] from the submenu.
    
4. Select the page from which you want to remove the background color in the page list.
   If you need to remove the background color from multiple pages, select the pages while holding down the [Ctr] key or [Shift] key.
    
5. Click the [Correct] tab, and then click [Remove Newspaper Background Color] .
   The background color is removed from the newspaper image, making the text clearer and easier to read.
   If [Remove Newspaper Background Color] is grayed out or cannot be selected, delete the working data first and then try again. [HELP]
    
6. Click the [File] tab, and then select either [Overwrite] or [Save As].

macOS

1. Start ScanSnap Home. 
   For details, see How can I start ScanSnap Home?.
    
2. While holding down the [control] key on the keyboard, click the scanned data that contains the page whose background color you want to remove to display the Menu List.
   From the displayed menu, select [Tools] > [Remove Newspaper Background Color] to open the [Remove Newspaper Background Color] window.
    
3. Select the page whose background color you want to remove from the page list.
    
4. To remove the background color from multiple pages, hold down the [command] key or [Shift] key while selecting the pages.
     
5. Click [Remove Newspaper Background Color] .
   The background color is removed from the newspaper image data, making the text clearer and easier to read. If [Remove Newspaper Background Color] is unavailable, delete the work data first. 
   For details, see [HELP] .
    
6. Click the [Save and Exit] button.