[Dingie_Dinah]

I know this has been addressed before, but consider me a computer illiterate!!! I have some photo's that are deemed too large for the site. How do I make them smaller??? I know I probably have a program on my computer to do it, but how????? I know I should know this, but Just consider this a brain f$$$..... LOL!!!

HUGZZZZZZZZZZZ and thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[Kay2]

On my computer, Dinah, my photos open in Microsoft Picture Manager and under"edit" I can resize them to a specified number of pixels.

I also have heard Foxye speak of , maybe it is called "photo bucket" (sorry if this is wrong) and you can resize them there. Also Anthony has said that he will resize things for you.

Hope that helps!

Kay

PS Any picture program will resize the photos.
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[Dingie_Dinah]

thanks Kaye!!! I'll try it again... I think I had a brain freeze. I know I've done it before!!

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Health to Spare,
And Friends Who Care

"Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin and Healthy Feels"

'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'

[Kay2]

Dinah, did you get your picture resized????

How ya feeling??? Hope you are better .

Love ya,
Kay
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[crazywoman]

Well now I find this Dinah, after you've figured it out.
But decided to post it anyway, in case it will help someone else.

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Q:
How do I make an avatar for a forum?

A:
Avatars are small pictures that you can have displayed along with your user name at most online forums. There will usually be a link in the area where you modify your user profile. Be sure to check out the size limit for avatars at that forum--they range from 50 x 50 pixels (or 20kb) all the way up to 100 x 100 pixels.
Now, how do you go about making one? First you need to bring up your imaging software: Photoshop, PictureIt, PhotoImpact, PhotoPaint, etc. Then you need to resize the image to the appropriate dimensions. See today's tip for instructions on resizing
Another resizing option would be to download the free PIXresizer program we featured a while back and select the pixel dimensions you need...
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1466
After you create the image, go back to the forum user profile editing section, go to the avatar manager and browse to the folder where your picture is then upload to the forum's server.
There may also be an option to use an avatar that is located on a web page. In that case you would enter the URL (web address) for that image into the area provided.
Now when you post on the forum your avatar will appear.
~ David http://www.worldstart.com/

Today’s Tip
Making Pictures the Right Size
What's the "right" size for a picture? Well, that depends on the photo. Most monitors display at 72 dpi (dots per inch). So, if you want the picture to be 5 inches wide (probably about the biggest you would want for an e-mail message), the picture would be 360 pixels wide (5 inches x 72 dpi = 360 pixels).
Pixel is short for "Picture Element" and is the smallest unit of visual information used to build an image. If you have ever zoomed in on an image, Pixels are those little squares that you see. The more pixels in an image, the better the resolution.
So, how do you make the picture the right size? Use your imaging software! Most scanners and digital cameras come with some sort of imaging software that will allow you to resize an image.
Open the picture in your imaging software and resize the image to your desired resolution. You can usually do this via an Image or Edit menu. Your menu style and commands may vary depending on your software.
Usually, you'll get a screen that lets you input the image size in pixels. If there's a checkbox that allows you to constrain proportions, make sure that's checked (this insures that when you change the height or width the picture remains proportional).
That should do it. Since you've changed the picture size, you may want to save it under a different name. Use the Save As command under the File menu of your imaging software.
This comes in handy when you want to place a picture on your desktop or if you send it by email. Now your friends won't wait forever to download a 10 meg picture file that is WAY too big when it could have been 10K and just the right size.
~ Steve
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