scanned pictures not actual size

[julzstufz]

I scanned a picture of my baby's feet and handprints. Next I created a powerpoint slide and inserted the feet and hands to the slide.

When I print the slide, the feet and hands are much bigger than their actual size. WHY??? How can I get the slide to keep the picture the ACTUAL size of the feet?

Thanks

 

[tjtjjtjt]

Sound like you are having resolution issues. What was the resolution of the scan in pixels per inch ( ppi)? Most monitors are only set to display 72 or 96 ppi while it is possible you are scanning at a much higher resolution, like 150 or 300 ppi (or even higher). This makes the picture display larger a screen than it would print.
The solutions? Check out your scanner information and set the resolution value accordingly.

tj

 

[julzstufz]

Thanks, but the feet still aren't printing at their true size value. These are a pair of baby feet stamped on to paper and then scanned into the computer. Therefore it may be difficult to actually get a true measure of them and change their value as you suggested, due to various toes' height, etc. Any other ideas?.

 

[julzstufz]

Any tip on how to quickly change my scanner's resolution? I would like to try your idea.