Best way to scan and email a document

[thebigdintx]

What is the best way to scan in and e-mail a document? I have a Dell all-in-one printer model 922? I have done it, but it saves my scan as a jpeg image file, and then the file is too large when I send it in an email. I would like to be able to save it and email it as a .doc file using open office writer. I have vista business 32-bit as my operating system. I don't have word, i have open office. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[convergecult]

its always going go to be a jpeg/or gif but you should have a setting somewhere that can change the quality and file size or some printers have a scan to email icon. we use it at my work but we have a brother printer and it works with outlook express