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# Select and Scan dialog box

> Pick a scanner source — hardware or virtual — and launch a scan.

The **Select and Scan** dialog box lets you choose a scanner source and start scanning. The dialog's contents change depending on which scanner you pick.

## When it appears

* **Automatically** — if you've configured Scanning Station to show the scanner selection dialog each time scanning starts.
* **Manually** — click the arrow next to the **Scan** button on the [main window toolbars](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/main-window-toolbars) and choose **Select and Scan...**

Pick a scanner from the **Scanner** drop-down, then configure the settings.

## Hardware scanner

| Option                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| :---------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Use native scanner interface**          | Use the interface provided by the scanner driver.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Use application interface**             | Use the interface provided by Scanning Station.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Scanning Options...**                   | Opens the scanner settings dialog. If you chose the native interface, it's the driver's dialog; if you chose the application interface, it's the [Scanner Settings](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/scanner-settings) dialog. |
| **Show scanning options before scanning** | If selected, Scanning Station displays the scanner settings dialog before each scan.                                                                                                                                                            |

<Warning>
  If you use the native scanner interface, also select **Show scanning options before scanning**. Otherwise, scans will fail when scanning settings haven't been pre-configured in the scanner driver.
</Warning>

## Virtual scanner

| Option                               | Description                                                           |
| :----------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Folder**                           | Path to the folder containing images to import.                       |
| **Browse...**                        | Opens a file dialog to select the folder.                             |
| **Remove successfully loaded files** | If selected, images are deleted from the source folder after loading. |

## Actions

* **Scan** — start scanning.
* **Cancel** — close the dialog.

## Related topics

* [Scanner Settings dialog box](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/scanner-settings)
* [Select scanner source](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/select-scanner-source)
* [Scan images](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/scanning-images)
* [Scanning and export settings](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/scanning-export-settings)
* [Interface](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/interface)