Q: Is there a way that I can scan a picture into my scanner (HP C4100 series) without having to like... use the paper to actually scan a copy out of the scanner?
A: You don't have to "scan a copy out of the scanner." Scanning makes an image in a computer file (..jpg, usually). There's nothing requiring you to print it out again. In fact, that really wouldn't be "scanning", but "copying." Hope that helps.