HP Photosmart E217 User's Manual - Page 78

Using a Memory Card Reader, Transferring Images to a Windows Computer Using a, Memory Card Reader

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Using a Memory Card Reader If you are using a memory card in your camera, you can simply remove it from the camera and put it in a memory card reader (purchased separately). The memory card reader acts just like a floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive. In addition, some computers and HP Photosmart printers have memory card slots built into them, and you can use these memory card slots as you would use a regular memory card reader to save images to the computer. Transferring Images to a Windows Computer Using a Memory Card Reader 1. Remove the memory card from your camera and insert it into the memory card reader (or the memory card slot in your computer or printer). 2. Right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, then select Explore from the menu. 3. A screen appears that shows a list of disk drives under My Computer. The memory card shows up as a removable disk drive. Click on the + sign just to the left of the removable disk. 4. Two directories (folders) appear under the removable disk. Click on the + sign next to the folder called DCIM, and a subdirectory for your camera should appear. When you click on the subdirectory under DCIM, the list of your images should appear on the right side of the Explorer screen. NOTE: You may have more than one folder in your DCIM directory. If you cannot locate the images, check all the folders in the DCIM directory. 78 HP Photosmart E217 User's Manual

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HP Photosmart E217 UserĀ°s Manual
Using a Memory Card Reader
If you are using a memory card in your camera, you can
simply remove it from the camera and put it in a memory
card reader (purchased separately). The memory card
reader acts just like a floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive. In
addition, some computers and HP Photosmart printers have
memory card slots built into them, and you can use these
memory card slots as you would use a regular memory card
reader to save images to the computer.
Transferring Images to a Windows Computer Using a
Memory Card Reader
1.
Remove the memory card from your camera and insert it
into the memory card reader (or the memory card slot in
your computer or printer).
2.
Right-click on the
My Computer
icon on your desktop,
then select
Explore
from the menu.
3.
A screen appears that shows a list of disk drives under
My
Computer
. The memory card shows up as a removable
disk drive. Click on the + sign just to the left of the
removable disk.
4.
Two directories (folders) appear under the removable
disk. Click on the + sign next to the folder called
DCIM
,
and a subdirectory for your camera should appear.
When you click on the subdirectory under
DCIM
, the list
of your images should appear on the right side of the
Explorer screen.
NOTE:
You may have more than one folder in your
DCIM
directory. If you cannot locate the images, check all the
folders in the
DCIM
directory.