bkuhr Posted November 23, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2011 Suggestions on best way to scan documents for email? Using lexmark software that came with scanner, document scans come either .jpg or .pdf A single 8.5x11 page is typically 3-5meg, a bit large for email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted November 23, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2011 pdf is generally the best way to scan documents, however if you do jpeg you can compress and/or resize the image... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted November 23, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 23, 2011 I scan frequently and attach the image to email. I use Microsoft 'Paint' program, open from device scanner. Save as .JPG. usually a full page scan is about a 400kb file without resizing. I have both Microsoft XP and Windows 7, and use the same technique on both systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted November 23, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2011 I use my Canon Scanner every day to scan and e-mail my order and route forms. Using the software from the scanner (CanoScan) each page , 8 1/2 X 11, done in .PDF format is only 51.2 kb. A full color shot at 8 1/2 X 11 done at 400 dpi is only 168 kb. There must be another setting you can select, I'd hope. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted November 23, 2011 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2011 Suggestions on best way to scan documents for email? Using lexmark software that came with scanner, document scans come either .jpg or .pdf A single 8.5x11 page is typically 3-5meg, a bit large for email. You can change the DPI, to about 300 (and black and white), for most normal text documents this is fine. I'm going to suggest that if you do this type of thing regularly then you should be using Dropbox. It sure makes this type of thing easy, since you only have to drop the document into your Dropbox folder on your desktop and then email the link to as many people as you need to. You can modify the file while its in your Dropbox, so any links you send will access the newest version. Its also great for synchronizing files between your various computers. Dropbox is free and comes with a 2GB account...if you ever need more than that you can pay to get more room. Also, Dropsend is another good program for sending really LARGE files, but the free account limits you to 5 free 'sends' per month. http://www.dropbox.com http://www.dropbox.com/features http://www.dropsend.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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