Scan in at 600dpi then use an image editor to increase contrast etc. There’s always Pixelmator or Acorn.
Regards Sam <http://www.facebook.com/macambulance> <http://www.twitter.com/macambulance> <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/macambulance/> MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen ACMT +44 (0)7747778022 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 25 Apr 2015, at 13:09, Tony Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd scan them as a multi page PDF then use the Adjust features in Preview. > For anything that really isn't clear you can use the Annotate feature to set > out the correct words. > > Regards, > > Tony > Sent from my iPhone > Email: [email protected] > Tel: +44 7428 706227 > >> On 25 Apr 2015, at 11:13, Virginia Routh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am trying to scan my grandfathers First World War diaries so that other >> members of the family can read them. They are written in ink in quite clear >> handwriting but on some pages the ink is fainter than on others. I am using >> my MBP and a Canon Pixma MG 3500 scanner/printer. Any tips about how to >> achieve a clear legible result? Should I alter the resolution or anything >> else? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
