JPEG & PDF

[toalisi]

I scan the weekend crosswords and attach them to an e-mail to a friend overseas.

I now have the new Windows 7 and my friend says she is receiving them as JPEG and
cannot read them, and is wondering why I have changed things.

As far as I can tell I have done exactly as I always have but I'm told they used to be PDF.

Any thoughts would be most welcome as we are both 'oldies' and don't really understand these things!

[another-view]

Your friend could use internet explorer or firefox to read the JPEG files.

[rojash]

Two points:
1: Any computer is capable of displaying a jpeg.
2: You haven't said how you're scanning, but there is normally a choice within the scanning application to allow you to select the output format: jpeg, tiff, pdf, etc.

[toalisi]

Thank you both.

rojash how do I go about setting the output format?
I have an Epson stylus CX3650

Sorry I'm so clueless and thanks for your patience,

[rojash]

Well, you still haven't said what method you are using to scan, but for example, when scanning using Epson Scan with my Epson Perfection 2480, there is a drop-down adjacent to the scan button which allows me to set such things as the location for the saved document, the naming method and the image format. The Image Format drop-down offers: JPEG, Bitmap, multi-tiff, tiff, and PDF.

Alternatively, assuming your friend is using Windows XP, she could simply save the attached jpeg to her desktop, right-click and choose "open with", then "choose program", highlight the entry "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer", check the box "Always use the selected program..." and click OK.
She only needs to do that once, and subsequently, the jpegs should open automatically with the correct application.

[toalisi]

Thank you again rojash!

I'm sending a copy of your message to her now and I'm sure the problem will be solved.

We are very grateful to you.