Hello Jim ,
What I do is to save the scanned image onto my " desktop " . Load your e-mail package as usual , write the e-mail , and then before sending , choose to " attach " the scanned image to the e-mail . I use outlook and the attach , or insert , option looks like a small paperclip when you are in the " New Message " screen . Click on that paperclip icon , and the image file can now be attached to the new e-mail just by double clicking on the images icon .
My e-mail package is " Outlook " so I don't know exactly how that would work if you are using different e-mail software .
Hope this might help ,
Ingo .
Scanning , sending
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I don't recommend scanning to the "desktop" as it clutters it up.
When you scan the image in, it needs to be saved as either a .jpg or .gif file as these are the two most common formats used on the web. These formats also compress the data into smaller files. On most scanners and the software provided that means scanning the image to a graphic program and saving it from there. An image resolution of 75 to 150 is generally all that's needed for web graphics (anything more than 150 and the file size increases quite a bit).
I have a picture folder on my hard drive that I save the pictures to (C:\Pix) and also a TEMP file that I use for temporary storage of files - such as downloads, e-mail attachements that I save temporarily to view or store til I attach it, etc (C:\Temp).
Once you have the document scanned in and you have the size, cropped or whatever and you save it then you can attach the file to your e-mail message.
When you scan the image in, it needs to be saved as either a .jpg or .gif file as these are the two most common formats used on the web. These formats also compress the data into smaller files. On most scanners and the software provided that means scanning the image to a graphic program and saving it from there. An image resolution of 75 to 150 is generally all that's needed for web graphics (anything more than 150 and the file size increases quite a bit).
I have a picture folder on my hard drive that I save the pictures to (C:\Pix) and also a TEMP file that I use for temporary storage of files - such as downloads, e-mail attachements that I save temporarily to view or store til I attach it, etc (C:\Temp).
Once you have the document scanned in and you have the size, cropped or whatever and you save it then you can attach the file to your e-mail message.
