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How to Send a Picture Through Scanning

Digital technology has changed the way people take and share pictures with family and friends. Traditionally, you would take a picture, get the film developed and order reprints to send copies to others. With digital pictures, you can attach and send them to whomever you want using most email programs. If you have a shoebox full of pictures that you would like to share, you can easily convert them to digital files using a flatbed scanner.

Things You'll Need

Flatbed scanner
Desktop or laptop computer

Instructions

- 1
  Turn on your desktop or laptop computer and flatbed scanner.
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  Locate the picture you want to send. Inspect the picture and use a soft dry cloth to clean it if the front of the picture is dirty.
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  Lift the lid of your flatbed scanner and place the photograph face-down on the scanner platen. Open the software for the scanner on your computer. Create a folder where the picture will be saved and set the scanning parameters to photograph. Press the "Start" button on the scanner or click the "Start" button in the software.
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  Review the picture in the preview window of the software. Make adjustments to the picture, if allowed, and save it to the folder as a JPEG image.
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  Open your email program and create a new email. Click "Add attachment" and locate the folder containing the newly scanned photograph. Click the file to highlight it and click "OK" in the window.
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  Add the email address of the person to whom you are sending the picture and click "Send" to send the email with your picture.

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