Copying from camera (source) to folder (destination) onto your PC (without using camera software)

Choose a place for your new folder in My Pictures, My Documents or on the Desktop

• Create new folder
  Right-click mouse > new > folder.  Give Folder a Name

    ·        Connect camera to pc with lead

    ·        Go to START > Click on My Computer

    ·        Look for devices – usually the make of the camera – or removable disk

    ·        Double click on device

    ·        Reveals DCIM folder or images on the camera

    ·        When the picture file names can be seen

    ·        Change the VIEW to thumbnails

    ·        Select and open the destination folder (the new folder you’ve created)

    ·        Put cursor into folder area

    ·        Select Paste (Edit>Paste or Right Click>Paste)

    ·        Images will then be copied into folder

    ·        Close Folder after images have finished copying

There are a number of ways to copy and move folders and files

In all cases you need to tell the computer what you want to copy (or move) and where you want to put it.

1. Right-click, copy, paste

·        Select what you want to copy or move – file(s) or photos, or a folder

·        Right-click on the selected item(s)  -  a menu box opens

·        Click COPY to copy or CUT to move the item

·        Open where you want to copy or move the folder to

(for example My Pictures or My Documents)

·        Right-click in empty space in the new location

·        From the menu box select PASTE

·        Your item(s) will be copied or moved to this new location.

2.  Drag and Drop

 

 

Select your file and folder and use the DRAG technique (hold left-click down
whilst moving the mouse) to move it to the new location, then relase the left-click

Why do I need to reduce the file size for email?

When pictures or photographs are imported into a computer from either a camera or scanner, they will be of a fairly large file size.

A 1 page word document might be: 20 – 25 KB

A single photograph (dependent on the camera) might be: 1 – 1.5 Mb (or 1,000 – 1,500KB - you can see the difference)

In simple terms, file sizes on computers come in 4 quantities:  

Bytes, KB  MB and GB.

·        A single Byte is tiny and nothing is ever usually this small.  

Any file will be normally be measured in a number of KB at least

·        KB is often the smallest quantity used, for example 120KB

·        Mb is approximately 1000 Kb

·        Gb is approximately 1000 Mb – much bigger.

Email (and any other uploading of images to websites etc) requires your computer to send your picture (or document) as lots of little bits of information across the internet.  Often for email there is a size limit for files that you can send.  It’s a bit like trying to get a big parcel through your letter box, too big and it won’t fit!

If we can reduce the file size, it will make sending it via email much quicker and easier and will ‘fit’ into the mailbox at the other end.

It’s good to get a picture file size to a few hundred KB (eg 250KB or less)

Making your pictures smaller so that you can email them faster

A simple and quick way to use either way method is as follows:

 

In the box on the right hand side you are given options to alter your picture including

brightness, colour, rotate and flip, cropping, red eye removal and at the bottom,

'Change picture size'.  You can try these later.

 

To compress your picture select COMPRESS PICTURES

·        Click Compress Pictures

·        In the ‘Compress For’ list on the right hand side, select DOCUMENTS.

(NB the EMAIL option reduces the file size to a level that seriously effects
the quality of your picture, reducing it to a DOCUMENT level is usually
small enough for it to be sent via email.)  

You will see at the bottom of right hand box that it shows you the old and

the new file size

 

·        If you’re happy with this, click OK

 

IMPORTANT

    Now you need to save this version of your picture HOWEVER, it is best
    to keep your original picture in its original uncompressed quality, in case
    you need it for any other purposes.

 

    To do this, click SAVE AS and add a ‘c’ letter at the end of the file name

    to create a different name to the original file and to indicate that
    this is the compressed version

For emailing or uploading to a website

Remember your pictures straight from your camera are usually much larger than you need and the file size is often too big to be easily emailed.

To make pictures easier to email means reducing the size of your picture.

A straightforward way is to:

·        Right- click on the picture you want to reduce

·        Select OPEN WITH and then PAINT

The picture opens in PAINT and is usually very large so that you cannot see the whole picture in the screen. Now we need to reduce the size.

·        Select IMAGE in the top menu (on the left)

·        Then select STRETCH/SKEW

 

·        Now click OK

The complete picture should now fit comfortably in the screen area.

If it is still too big and doesn’t fit, click on EDIT and then UNDO and repeat making the numbers in the boxes smaller.

If the picture was too small repeat the above and make the numbers in the boxes bigger.

Now you need to save the picture.

·        Click FILE (top left)

·        Then click SAVE AS

Check where it will be saved by looking in the SAVE IN box so you can find it later. Give the file a new name in the FILE NAME box

·        Click SAVE

Creating a document with words and pictures (using WORD 2003)

(This may also be used for WORKS but there are some differences)

To create a basic document:

• Find the WORD icon (or WORKS)

Usually in START or on the Desktop

Double click to open

• It will open a new blank page

Or if it asks you what you want to do:

On the right hand side of the page look for BLANK DOCUMENT

To adjust the screen size of the page, look for a box in the top menu with a % sign

Click on the arrow and choose a size that suits you.

• To write anything, click on the document.

A new line will automatically be created when your typing gets to the end of a line.

To create a new line or paragraph, press the Return or Enter key (the big one at the right hand side of your keyboard).

New pages will automatically be created when you reach the end of a page

Select File and then SAVE to save your document.  Give it name and location.

To Add a TEXT BOX

This enables you to write some text and then move it around the page so that you can change the page layout.

• First go to INSERT (or Organise on other versions)
• Look for and click on TEXT BOX
• On your page click anywhere OUTSIDE the box that appears

A small text box will then be created (or left click, hold and drag to create a shape)

Most scanners come with software, make sure it has been uploaded to your computer. Make sure your scanner is connected to your computer and switched on.

·        Go to START

·        Then look for CONTROL PANEL

·        In Control Panel look for SCANNERS AND CAMERAS and double click this

·        In the next window double click the icon that represents your scanner

·        A window opens that says ‘Welcome to the Scanner Wizard’.

·        Click NEXT

·        In the next window select either COLOUR for colour picture or GREYSCALE for a black and white photograph or BLACK & WHITE for a document

·        Click NEXT

·        In this window in the first box you can type a name for the scan

·        In the second box choose a file type – jpeg is the most commonly used format

·        In the third box choose where you will save the image.  This is important.  It often automatically saves it in My Pictures unless you use the BROWSE function to select a different destination.  Remember where you save it!

·        Click NEXT

·        The scanner will scan you picture.

It does this twice so wait until it has stopped making a noise.

·        In the next screen select ‘Nothing, I’m finished working with these pictures’ and click NEXT and then FINISH

Your scanned image can now be found in the location you saved it in.

Find your image and right-click on it and select OPEN WITH and then PICTURE MANAGER.  Explore the EDIT PICTURES function including CROP and Brightness and Contrast.

Most scanners come with software that would need to be uploaded to your computer that leaves an icon on your desktop.

Make sure your scanner is connected to your computer and switched on.

·        Double click the scanner icon on the desktop

·        The easiest way to use a scanner is to use the auto functions

·        Put photograph or document in scanner

·        Check that it is the right way round (although this can be adjusted later) and face down on the glass

·        If the scanner software allows you to select a destination for the scanned image, create a folder (as destination) in My Pictures, My Documents or Desktop - Right click > new > folder.  Give Folder a Name

Scanners can allow you to choose where you save your scanned images or they will automatically be saved in the My Pictures Folder.  They can be copied from there later.  Look for an Option button or a Customise button that will help you choose where to save your pictures from the scanner. 

Remember where your chosen folder is to be able to select it later.

Scanners always preview the image you’re copying. This tells the scanner the type of image and exposure to use – IT DOESN’T SCAN THE IMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER

·        Click Preview (if it has one) or Scan button (different scanner operating software gives different options).

·        If the preview image looks OK, then click SCAN

·        The image will then be scanned and saved to your chosen folder

(or to a default folder on a public library pc – see tutor)

Go to your folder, find image and right-click on it and select OPEN WITH and then PICTURE MANAGER.  Explore the EDIT PICTURES function including CROP and Brightness and Contrast.