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Novice user seeking advice:
Have several letter-size b&w documents with printed text (9 point or 10 point font size, I’d guess) plus a few symbols (arrows and stuff), on stained or water-marked paper, that I’ve scanned in using Grayscale mode at 300 dpi (approx 3.5 MB/page).
Would like to clean up the background a bit (push the stains down a ways toward white), keep text reasonably sharp on screen or when printed on hp LaserJet laser printer, and reduce file size (and printing time).
What tools and steps should I pursue in Photoshop Elements? Inparticular, can I end up with a b&w rather than grayscale file and still keep reasonable sharpness on the text? JPEG or Gif (or PNG) for final file type?
Any advice (and email copy of reply) appreciated — thanks.
Have several letter-size b&w documents with printed text (9 point or 10 point font size, I’d guess) plus a few symbols (arrows and stuff), on stained or water-marked paper, that I’ve scanned in using Grayscale mode at 300 dpi (approx 3.5 MB/page).
Would like to clean up the background a bit (push the stains down a ways toward white), keep text reasonably sharp on screen or when printed on hp LaserJet laser printer, and reduce file size (and printing time).
What tools and steps should I pursue in Photoshop Elements? Inparticular, can I end up with a b&w rather than grayscale file and still keep reasonable sharpness on the text? JPEG or Gif (or PNG) for final file type?
Any advice (and email copy of reply) appreciated — thanks.
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