Make Your Photos Email Friendly

Have you ever tried to email photos to someone, only to have it bounce back?

Most digital cameras today take pictures that are three or more megabytes per picture and most email systems, whether they’re corporate or personal, limit the size of each email received. So, even if you’re attaching just a few photos, you’re potentially clogging inboxes, or your email may not get there at all.

To learn how to easily create and send small photo files, take a look at our helpful video below.  And, for a step-by-step walk-through, click here if you're using:

• Internet-based Email
• Outlook with Windows Vista
• Outlook with Windows XP
• Mac OS X Leopard

Internet-based Email Program (Gmail, Hotmail, AOL)

1. Browse to www.WebResizer.com.
2. Click on “resize photos now.”
3. Click on the “browse” button in the “upload an image” box. A separate window will open. Select the photo you want to resize and click the “open” button.
4. Back on the Web page you will see the file. Click the “upload image” button. Your image will appear on the web page.
5. Click on “download this image.” Select “save” when the download window pops up.
6. Another window will pop up to let you select the file name and where to save the file.
7. Create an e-mail message and select the option to attach a file. Browse to the file or files, attach them, and hit send.

Outlook with Windows Vista

1. Browse to the folder where your files are stored. If you haven’t changed the computer’s default settings, they’ll be in the “pictures” folder.
2. Right click on one of the selected pictures. Select “send to” and then “mail recipient.”
3. A dialog box will pop up with a pull-down menu for “picture size.” The higher the resolution you chose, the larger the file will be, but also the better prints your recipients can make. Once you’ve selected the “picture size,” click on “attach.”
4. An e-mail will open with the pictures already attached. It may take a few seconds, so don’t worry. Fill in the e-mail address, type in a message, and hit send.

Outlook with Windows XP

1. Browse to the folder where your files are stored. If you haven’t changed the computer’s default settings, they’ll be in the “my pictures” folder.
2. Right click on one of the selected pictures. Select “send to” and then “mail recipient.”
3. A dialog box will pop up.  Click on the button next to “make all my pictures smaller,” or select “show more options” to choose your image size. Once you’ve selected the picture size, click on “ok.”
4. An e-mail will open with the pictures already attached. It may take a few seconds, so don’t worry. Fill in the e-mail address, type in a message, and hit send.

Mac OS X Leopard

1. Open iPhoto
2. Select the photos you want to send by holding down the “command” key and clicking on them. Release the “command” key.
3. On the top menu bar select “share” and then “email.” A dialog box will pop up with a pull-down menu for “size.” The higher the resolution you chose, the larger the file will be, but also the better prints your recipients can make. Once you’ve selected the “size,” click on “compose message.”
4. An e-mail will open with the pictures already attached. It may take a few seconds, so don’t worry. Fill in the e-mail address and hit send.

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