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scanning operator

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Description

Scanning operators tend scanners. They feed print materials into the machine and set controls on the machine or on a controlling computer to obtain the highest resolution scan.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

digitizationreprographyimaging techniquesprinting techniquestypes of papernumerical sequencesmaintenance of printing machinesprinting on large scale machinescopyright legislationdigital printing

Practical Skills

operate scannerset scanner controlsproduce scanned imagesprepare documents for scanningfollow safety precautions in printingwrite calibration reportcalibrate electronic instrumentscreate digital fileshandle scanning material safelycreate digital imagescheck for flaws in scanned materialperforate printed mediamanage digital documentsmaintain system logslay out digital written contentprocess printing inputdigitise documentsuse microsoft officetroubleshootuse word processing softwaremeet deadlinesperform image editingfollow a briefcut page edgesinspect printing outputuse spreadsheets software

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

Supported by

EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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