How to Resize Photos to Send by Email in Mac OS
The Apple Mail program comes with the Mac OS X operating system at no cost. Photos can be sent using the Mail program by attaching them to an email message. You can resize a photo so that it will be easier to send through the Internet or received by the email's recipient. The resizing process is done inside of the Mail program and does not physically alter the photo file on the Mac's hard drive.
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Instructions
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Launch the Mail program that comes with the Mac's operating system by double-clicking its icon inside of the "Applications" folder in the main hard drive.
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Click on the "New Message" button at the top of the Mail program's main screen.
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Enter an email address in the "To" text field at the top of the email window that appears on the screen. Enter a short message relating to the contents of the email in the "Subject" text field beneath "To."
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Click on the "Attach" button at the top of the email window. In the window that appears, navigate to the photo file that is to be sent. Double-click on the photo file to close the window.
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Click on the drop down menu tab that is to the right of "Image Size" at the bottom right of the email window. Select "Small," "Medium" or "Large" from the pop-up menu to resize the photo file.
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Click the "Send" button at the top left of the email window to send the email and photo file.
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Tips & Warnings
Moving the photo file on the Mac's hard drive prior to sending it through the email will cause the email to fail.
