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Resize digital pictures quickly
Digital cameras can take beautiful pictures, but e-mailing large
photo files can really be a download problem for the
recipient…especially if they are using a land line ISP.
Resizing pictures before you e-mail them—or even before you burn
them to a CD—is made simpler using a free Windows XP download called
the Image Resizer which is a handy program from Microsoft PowerToys
for Windows XP.
Keep in mind, when we talk about resizing an image we are talking
kilobyte’s, not inches.
You can Download the Free program here
Image Resizer
Scroll the list of programs in the right column and click on Image
Resizer to download it.
Using the Image Resizer
Ordinarily, it's
recommended that you make a backup of your original digital photo
before resizing it. However, Image Resizer creates a duplicate file
in the same folder as your original and resizes the duplicate; your
original picture file is not altered in any way during the process.
When you install the program a shortcut is added to the Right-Click
options menu so you do not have to open the program to resize a
photo.
1. Open the folder that contains the pictures you want to
resize. In Thumbnail view, place your pointer on the picture you
want to resize. The small message panel gives you details of the
photo including the size in kilobyte’s (KB).
2.
Right-click on the picture and from the drop down options menu
click, Resize Pictures.
3. In the
Resize Pictures dialog box, click the size you want your photo to
be, and click OK. In general, Small is a good selection for most of
your needs, such as e-mailing pictures or saving on a CD.
4.
The original file is still
intact; and a new, resized file, named Evelyn (Small).jpg, has been
added to the same folder.
Note that the size of the original is
80.3 KB; the resized photo, 43.1KB.
Resize multiple photos at once
To resize a sequence of
photos at once, click the first photo in the sequence, hold down the
SHIFT key, and click the last photo in the sequence. All the photos
in between those that you clicked will be selected. Follow the steps
outlined above to resize the sequence of selected photos.
To resize non-sequential photos in a folder, click the first photo,
and hold down the CTRL key while you click the other pictures you
want to resize. Once you have your photos selected, follow the steps
outlined previously to resize the selected photos.
Advanced features
Image Resizer includes some additional advanced
features. Click the Advanced tab to show the
following options:
Custom lets you manually set the
size
you want for your photos.
Make pictures smaller but not larger
constrains resizing to only sizes smaller
than the original photo.
Resize the original pictures
(don't create copies) permanently
applies resizing to your original photo.
Try different sizes. Send them to yourself to see the results. With
this easy way to resize your pictures, you just might start sharing
all your photos—rather than just a few—with your friends and family.
Tip...When you download photos
from your digital camera onto you computer, copy them to a CD to
preserve their original size. Go back to the file where you made the
download; use the shift key to select all the photos and, using the
Advance feature, select Small for a size and then check the box to
"Resize the original pictures (don't create copies)". The single set
of photos stored in your computer will require less space and always
be just the right size for e-mailing or using in a project or
document.
Click to Download
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