Resizing Photos

RESIZING PHOTOS

Many of you have had questions regarding how to make uploading photos faster and easier for posting internet based advertisements.

Note:  This is also a fantastic way to alter the size of photos you send to the central office or your supervisor.

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Resizing a Photo in Paint:

1. Photos you upload should ideally be less than 100KB each.  Most cameras take pictures that are initially 1-3 MB (1000-3000KB).
2. Open any photo using the default Paint    program that comes with your computer.  You can usually find it here:  Start/Programs/Accessories.
3. With the image open in Paint, select:  Image/Stretch/Skew  
4. Change the 100% to 25% for Horizontal and Vertical stretch only.  
5. Select Ok and the picture should shrink dramatically, preserving the quality.  Select: File/Save to preserve the changes and your picture will shrink in size from several Megabytes (MB) down to a more manageable size that is around 100 Kilobytes (KB).