My scanned documents increase in size when saved to a folder (e.g. from 3.3 MB to 85.7 MB).

[TomC13]

I find that when I scan a document of 5 or more pages, and then save it to a folder, it has a much larger size than the original document.  This becomes a problem when attaching the document to an E-mail message.  The increased size can not be handled by the server for my MSN network.  Is there a method, via settings, to prevent the document from increasing in size when scanned, saved, and attached to an E-mail message?  Thank you for your help. 

[A4Apollo · Accepted solution]

Hey there! @TomC13, Thank you for joining the HP Forums!

I understand when you save the scanned from your printer the scanned document size increases.

Don't worry I'd like to help you out.

Did you make any changes to your printer?

Are you trying to scan multiple pages using the ADF (Document feeder)?

Please try few steps recommended below.

Right-click the Start button () or the lower left corner of the screen, click Search, type HP, and then click the name of your printer.
Click Scan a Document or Photo.
In the left window of the scan dialog, select a shortcut based on what you are scanning.
With the shortcut highlighted, select your preferences. The preferences listed below are examples, and more can be found in the software.
Scan Size: Letter, legal, 4x6 inch (10x15 cm), custom
Any preferences changed for these shortcuts are not saved after the scanning dialog is closed. To make permanent changes, you must create a custom scan shortcut.
Once you have finished selecting your settings, click Scan.

Refer this article to know more information about Scanning From the Control Panel.

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[TomC13]

Dear MrRobot:

Your advice gave sent me to the settings screen to review my settings I have been using.  I found that the Resolution settings allow eight choices (from 75 dpi to 4600 dpi).  My setting was for 300 dpi.  I reset to 75 dpi and ended up with a document size of 7,469 KB.  This was a manageable size to be handled by my E-mail server.  I checked the quality of my document and found it to be excellent.  Thus, I will utilize a lower dpi setting when E-mailing future documents.

I really appreciate your advice to dig into my settings and finding some choices of settings that might give me problems when scanning various documents.

[sandytechy20]

@TomC13

I see that you were interacting with @A4Apollo. I'd like to help.

Thanks for the reply.

I appreciate your time and effort.

Good to know that issue is fixed.

Feel free to contact us in feature if you need any assistance.

Cheers.