FIGURE 17-7 Attaching a file to a Microsoft Outlook message 3. Click Attach. The file is now attached to your email. To attach additional files, select them and click Attach. 4. When you’re done attaching files, save or send your email as you normally do. Attaching a File to a Netscape Communicator Email Message If you use Netscape Communicator to send image files, follow these steps: 1. Click the paper clip icon, as shown in Figure 17-8, and select File from the pop-up menu that appears. A dialog box opens. Click here to attach file. Browse for files to attach. CHAPTER 17: Adding Scanned Images to Your Web Pages and Email 329 17 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. FIGURE 17-8 Add an attachment by clicking the paper clip icon. 2. Browse for the file you want to attach, and select it. 3. Click Attach. The file is now attached to your email. To attach additional files, select them and click Attach. 4. When you’re done attaching files, save or send your email as you usually do. Email Your Photos Faster and Save Computer Space Emailing images is not much more difficult than sending simple text messages; however, the image files can take a much longer time to send and download. They can also take up a lot of space on the respective computers of both the sender and recipient. Here are a few time- and space-saving tips to keep in mind when emailing images: Delete sent messages to save space. When you send an image as an attachment, most email programs, such as Microsoft Outlook Express and Netscape Communicator, keep a copy of the sent message, along with the attachment—unless you configure the programs not to save sent messages. If you don’t actually need to save a copy of such email, it’s a colossal waste of space. Delete unneeded copies of sent email as soon as practical. Click here to send attachment. 330 How To Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Select your file format carefully. Most image-editing programs allow you to select from a variety of formats for saving a file, as exemplified by the PhotoSuite Save menu shown in Figure 17-9. Some formats are decidedly more efficient for sending over the web. Chapter 8 provides you with information about various file formats and their relative advantages and disadvantages when it comes to emailing scanned photos and posting them to the web. FIGURE 17-9 Image-editing programs allow you to save files in a variety of formats. Use compression software. Compression is a process that reduces file size by eliminating redundant data. This is a particularly useful thing to do when sending large image files over the Internet. The redundant data is replaced when the file reaches its destination. A popular compression program is WinZip. You can download a trial version at www.winzip.com. Spring for a faster Internet connection service. While your dial-up connection might be great for standard email, images take more time to send and receive. If you plan on sending a lot of photos over the web, you might want to evaluate a high-speed Internet service such as cable or DSL (discussed in Chapter 2). PhotoSuite Format File menu CHAPTER 17: Adding Scanned Images to Your Web Pages and Email 331 17 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Consider a CD burner. If high-speed Internet connections aren’t available in your geographical area or in your budget, consider the advantages of a CD burner. You can burn several dozen photos onto a single CD and mail it to friends and family using a cardboard envelope you can get at any office-supply store and less than a dollar in postage. Posting Scanned Photos on the Web Using a Communal Site Even if you don’t want to bother creating and maintaining a website, you can still post and share photos on the Web. When you do so, friends, family, and associates who have the correct password can log on to a designated website and view your photos. One of the advantages of doing this is that your intended recipients can circumvent their slow dial-up connections and the time spent downloading. They also don’t need to dedicate any space whatsoever to view the picture. They can decide whether they want to download and store the posted photos on their own hard drives. Both PhotoSuite and PhotoDeluxe come with simple, uncomplicated features that allow you to upload photos to their communal websites in a matter of minutes. Posting Your Pictures on PhotoSuite’s GatherRound.com PhotoSuite 4 allows you to create password-protected picture albums (photo databases) on its communal GatherRound site. You can upload your favorite photos and even entire albums to www.gatherround.com, and invite family and friends to see them. Best of all, this web service is totally free. To share your work via GatherRound.com: 1. Click the Share button, located directly below the Menu bar, as shown in Figure 17-10. 2. If you’re new to the service, after establishing an Internet connection, click the Create Account button. Type your name, email address, and an account password. If you’re already a member, type your email address and password in the appropriate fields, and click the Login button. 332 How To Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. FIGURE 17-10 You can access the GatherRound website directly from PhotoSuite. If you want to view more information about GatherRound before you create an account, click the Go to GatherRound.com button to launch the GatherRound home page. 3. On the next Activity panel that appears, either select an existing album or create a new album. If you’re creating a new album, click the Create New Album button. In the dialog box that appears, type an album name and a brief description. Click here to access site. CHAPTER 17: Adding Scanned Images to Your Web Pages and Email 333 17 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. . practical. Click here to send attachment. 330 How To Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Select your file format carefully also don’t need to dedicate any space whatsoever to view the picture. They can decide whether they want to download and store the posted photos on their own hard drives. Both PhotoSuite and PhotoDeluxe. the appropriate fields, and click the Login button. 332 How To Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. FIGURE 17-10 You can