Adding a Scan of a Business Card to a Contact?

[junkmail]

In an ongoing process of trying to rid my life of clutter I would like
to get rid of some of the business cards that I have. Is it possible
to add an actual scan of a business card to an Outlook (2007)
contact? I am not talking about just adding the information but I
would like a JPG of the actual card. I know there are business card
scanners but I think I would be able to do the same thing on a flatbed
scanner, what I can't figure out is how to add this scan to a contact.

Mike

 

[dlw]

isn't there a place to put the contact's picture on the General tab? Just
put the jpg of the business card there instead.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Bad idea, since that location isn't big enough to present a readable scan of
a business card.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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[Roady [MVP]]

Put your cursor in the Notes section of your contact and then on the Insert
tab select Picture.

 

[junkmail]

Thanks Roady, that worked great. As a follow up does the JPG (or
scan) become part of the contact file? In other words in once I scan
and insert if I delete the orginal JPG will a backup of Outlook
contain the JPG?

Mike

Put your cursor in the Notes section of your contact and then on the Insert
tab select Picture.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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In an ongoing process of trying to rid my life of clutter I would like
to get rid of some of the business cards that I have. Is it possible
to add an actual scan of a business card to an Outlook (2007)
contact? I am not talking about just adding the information but I
would like a JPG of the actual card. I know there are business card
scanners but I think I would be able to do the same thing on a flatbed
scanner, what I can't figure out is how to add this scan to a contact.

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[Roady [MVP]]

Yes, the scan in contained in the Outlook item then and doesn't have any
connection anymore to the original file location.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Thanks Roady, that worked great. As a follow up does the JPG (or
scan) become part of the contact file? In other words in once I scan
and insert if I delete the orginal JPG will a backup of Outlook
contain the JPG?

Mike

Put your cursor in the Notes section of your contact and then on the
Insert
tab select Picture.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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In an ongoing process of trying to rid my life of clutter I would like
to get rid of some of the business cards that I have. Is it possible
to add an actual scan of a business card to an Outlook (2007)
contact? I am not talking about just adding the information but I
would like a JPG of the actual card. I know there are business card
scanners but I think I would be able to do the same thing on a flatbed
scanner, what I can't figure out is how to add this scan to a contact.

Mike- Hide quoted text -

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