Q&A for How to Email a Scanned Document

Return to Full Article

Search
Add New Question
  • Question
    How do I change the name of a scanned document after I have saved it to my desktop?
    wikiHow Staff Editor
    Staff Answer
    This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
    wikiHow Staff Editor
    Staff Answer
    For Windows, right-click the file and select "Rename". Type in the new name and press "Enter". For Mac, control-click the file. In the shortcut menu, select "Rename". Type in the new name and press "Return".
  • Question
    How do I attach several scans to an email in one step?
    Community Answer
    You can select multiple files by holding "CRTL" and then clicking on the files.
  • Question
    How do I scan a document and attach it to an email?
    Community Answer
    Upload the image from your scanner, then save it as a .jpeg or .png, or whichever format you prefer. Now you can attach it to your email by clicking "Attach" or "Send Attachment."
  • Question
    Why doesn't my PDF file show up when I am searching for it to attach it to my email?
    Community Answer
    Make sure "all files" is selected in the drop-down below the file name bar, otherwise PDFs might get filtered out. Also make sure you're looking for the file in the same place you saved it. You can try resaving it in a different location, e.g., your desktop, and see if you can find it then.
  • Question
    I scanned a document but when I tried to attach it to an email it was rejected as too large. What can I do?
    Community Answer
    If you own a photo-editing software, maybe you can try cropping the image so that it is smaller and email it in multiple parts.
  • Question
    How do I scan a result from school to an email address using my phone?
    Community Answer
    There are certain scanner apps you can download that let you take a picture of a document and convert it to a PDF on your phone. You could then email yourself that PDF.
  • Question
    When I attach my scanned document (jpeg) to an email, it brings all the other pictures with it from My Pictures, even though they are in different folders. What can I do?
    Community Answer
    Save the file on your desktop, and then try to send it from there instead. If that does not work, place the file in the windows folder Documents and try again.
  • Question
    What if they can't read my documents when they are emailed?
    Community Answer
    Save the scanned file in .pdf form and have the recipient download a PDF reader (most are free).
  • Question
    Is there a way to scan a document with my phone?
    Community Answer
    Yes, there is an app called Scanner Pro. It's very easy to use; it's like taking a picture.
Ask a Question

      Return to Full Article