How to Resize Digital Pictures for Web Publication
The pictures that you take with your digital camera are often several megabytes in size, much too large for most Web publishing. In order for the pictures to be useable, you need to resize them. If you have a specific size that you need the picture to be, you can use the Microsoft Office Picture Manager program. If you don't have the program, or just need to reduce the picture to a percentage of its original size, you can use Microsoft Paint.
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Instructions
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Microsoft Office Picture Manager
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Right-click on the picture you want to resize, and move your mouse over "Open With." Choose Microsoft Office Picture Manager from the listed options.
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Click on the "Picture" menu at the top of the window. Choose "Resize" from the drop-down box. The resize window will open on the right of the picture.
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Choose one of the three resize options. You can click on "Predefined" to be able to choose from six standard sizes. You can click on "Custom," and then enter your required width and height in pixels. You can also choose "Percentage," where you will enter a percentage, and it will reduce the image by that amount. Press "OK" when you are done.
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Click on the save icon, the little blue disk, at the top of the screen to save your changes.
Windows Paint
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Right-click on the image you want to resize, and move your mouse to "Open With." Choose "Paint" from the menu that appears.
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Click on the "Image" menu at the top of the screen, and choose "Resize/Skew" from the drop-down menu.
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Change the values next to "Horizontal" and "Vertical" from 100 percent to a lower percentage. The length and height of the picture will be reduced by the respective percentage that you enter. Press "OK" when you are done.
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Click on the "File" menu, and choose "Save."
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