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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 10:36 AM
Scanning a document and resizing it to make it smaller to send a file?


How do I do this? It has been over 2 days and I still have not found this out. I am trying to send this document for a job application and every time I try and send it it says its too big.

This help is greatly appreciated.




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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 10:55 AM


Clearly, you've wasted two days by not asking here first.

What exactly is it? A scan of a document?
What are the physical dimensions of the doc, 8x10?
Is it something that needs to be print quality, or just something that can be read on screen?






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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 01:17 PM


It's my Police Academy Certificate and my College transcripts. I am not sure if they need them printed off or what. I wish I could ask, but I can't. All I know is my resume worked, but both the items I scanned form my printer did not.



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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 01:31 PM


Try saving them as a GIF file since they are smaller in size.



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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 01:31 PM


If you're not familiar with image editing software, I'd suggest rescanning the documents. When you launch the scanning software, adjust the resolution down to 100dpi - it probably defaults to 300dpi. That alone will give you a much smaller file.

Next, save and name each of the files accordingly into a folder. Find that folder in your finder, hold down the control button and click. Select the "Compress 'foldername'" option. That will create a single, compressed zip file of all your scanned images.





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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 03:27 PM


Would the resolution be on the computer or on my printer? I the second part of what you listed and that worked. I will try and add this to the application if I can. I'll check back in a bit for the resolution issue. Thanks for all your help.



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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 03:39 PM


The option to change the resolution at which the docs are scanned is in your scanning software.




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