Scanned file size

[DandyDon]

I'm using an Officejet 4500 G510n all in one wireless with a MacBook.  I received a job application attachment (.pdf) in email that was 2.6 MB, to fill out by pen.  I downloaded and completed it and scanned it in to email back.  The scanned forms came to 46 MB!!  How do I get it to scan at about the same size as I received?

[AMacGuyAtHP]

There are a number of things you can do to reduce scan size:

* Decrease the scan resolution. You shouldn't need anything over 200 dpi for a document scan - unless you plan to convert to text (via OCR). 300 dpi is adequate for scans when you plan to OCR the output.

* Scan in Grayscale or Black & White. Black & White will provide you with the smallest file size.

* Make sure that you save the file to a format such as PDF or JPEG.  These formats will compress the image.  Don't save the document in a uncompressed format such as TIFF.

* If the software provides you the option to set the image compression (sometimes referred to as "Quality"), try setting the value for more compression.

Hope this helps,