Jean, Try 600 dpi when you are scanning a slide or a small area of a snapshot. 100 dpi might be enough for a full page picture or document. I like to pick my own settings depending on the planned use of the image file rather than use the default setting in the scanner software. I've worked with three slide scanners that can save about 2400 dpi for 35mm slides. The usual problem is working with files that are very large, around 16 mb each. A more expensive slide scanner allows adjustments prior to the scan, setting the darkest and lightest areas. One of my display pictures has mountains in bright sun and people in dark shade that didn't show at all with an automatic setting. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Jones" > I have a HP ScanJet 5370c that sets up to scan slides. I have managed to > get a fairly good copy of one slide but am hopeful someone on the list can > tell me the best settings. I want to be able to print these pictures and > want as much clairity as possible. What I've encountered is the scanned > pics are very small and when enlarged they loose detail. Is there a way to > solve this???