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Offline joanne56

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picture too big to post
« on: Tuesday 05 June 07 00:06 BST (UK) »
Can anybody tell me how to reduce the size of a picture so I can post it? My image is 570kb and taken on a digital camera.

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Re: picture too big to post
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 05 June 07 00:18 BST (UK) »
I presume you have it in a photo program of some sort (I use a Mac so i have iphoto) which will let you send it as an e-mail. Select e-mail and use the small or medium size option — whichever keeps it under 300k. When you have it in the e-mail form save it as a jpg on the desktop.
Alternatively put it in photoshop and downsize it that way.
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Re: picture too big to post
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 05 June 07 00:30 BST (UK) »
hi Joanne

If you have a photo program...open the pic with the program and go to the tool bar and look for resize.....make it about 6" x 4" or about 800 X 500 pixels....something like that.....and get it down to less than 500kb.

If you dont have a photo program then download this one:
http://www.irfanviewpack.com/

Very good and easy.

If you are stuck...send me a PM and I will resize it for you

Indi  ;D


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Re: picture too big to post
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 June 07 00:43 BST (UK) »
Thank you very kindly, easy when you know how isn't it?   ;D

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Siddall, Walker, Mercer; Manchester
Davis, Henshaw; Middlesex/London
Wicks, Harbor; Berkshire
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