<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="guide" id="scanner"> <info> <revision pkgversion="3.35.90" date="2020-02-07"/> <credit type="author" its:translate="no"> <name>Robert Ancell</name> <email>robert.ancell@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="author" its:translate="no"> <name>Ali Shtarbanov</name> <email>ametedinov@gmail.com</email> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <link type="guide" xref="index#acquire"/> </info> <title>Selecting a Scanner</title> <p> If you have multiple scanning devices you can change the selected device: </p> <steps> <item> <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Select <gui style="tab">Scanning</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Change the <gui>Scanner</gui> value.</p> </item> <item> <p>Close the dialog.</p> </item> </steps> <media type="image" src="figures/preferences.png"/> <p> Local scanners are automatically detected each time <app>Document Scanner</app> starts and each time you plug in a USB scanner. If you connect a network scanner you will need to restart <app>Document Scanner</app> for the scanner to be detected. </p> </page>