Transfer your photos to your PC regularly to reduce the chance of losing photos.
Many digital cameras have software that enables you to transfer photos to a PC. If the picture is alreayd a print you can use a scanner to make the transfer. To back up a picture to a PC or laptop familiarize yourself with the process of transferring them.
Instructions
From Camera
1. Run the imaging software that came with your camera or download software to your computer and follow the set-up instructions.
2. Connect the camera to your PC via the USB cord or by inserting the camera's memory card into your computer or the card reader.
3. Go to the "Start" section of the computer, usually at the lower left hand side of the computer screen and click on it. Choose "Computer" or "My Computer" if the screen does not appear automatically.
4. Read the screen that appears, which should come under "Devices With
Removable Storage."
5. Double click to open and then choose the camera folder and find the image files that you want to copy.
6. Copy the images from the removable storage folder to the "Pictures" folder on your computer.
Scanning
7. Take the photo that you want to scan and place it face down on the scanner.
8. Go to the "Start" menu by clicking on the icon in the bottom left corner of the computer.
9. Go to "Control Panel" and choose "Devices and Printers" or "Scanners and Cameras" and choose the scanner you have.
10. Double click on "Scanner" and wait for the scanned image to appear on your screen.
11. Save the scanned image to your computer by using the "Save" option on the scanning software or by right clicking and choosing "Save As." Save the scanned image to the folder of your choice.
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