Comments on: Sending Pictures By Email

By: Louis

Louis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:29:16 +0000

Hi, I have exactly the opposite problem now with Outlook Express. Whenever I want to send a picture in a small size to someone who just want to look at it onscreen, I also use the MSPowertoy rightclick (Large) option which does an excellent job. However, as Maurice rightly pointed out, download speeds have drastically improved, so if I want to send a full size e.g 1.5 mb picture to my family who wants to print it, I just sent it, and ignored Microsoft’s popup about downsizing. Now someone has actually used the MS downsizing popup, and I find it impossible now to send normal size pictures with O/Xpress — even if choose the ‘do not make smaller ‘option, it would still decreae the sizr e.g from 1.5mb to say 1.1 mb ehen sending. Is there some code I can insert somewhere that neutralises MS Windows from interfering with the actual size of my pics when I send it through O/xpress ?

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:12:09 +0000

“Or in windows XP you can right click on the picture in my pictures, select resize pictures”
That only works if you download the add on to Internet explorer its free on microsoft site and works well. But is not there until you get it. there are a list of add ons some usefull some not depends on what ya are doing.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:32:56 +0000

If you use a Mac and you will of course put your photos in iPhoto you just select the ones you wish to email and click on email and you have the choice how small to make your images. All done with mirrors.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:42:11 +0000

A very important detail is resolution. So 72 dpi is deep enough to screen display.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:27:05 +0000

I also immediately thought about Jason’s and Pat’s comments when reading this article, but the big question is:

- Does XP/Vista downsize the pictures and keep the same level of quality / compression, or will one suffer from a larger loss compared to doing it the “manual way”? Because the manual way requires quite a bit more work!

Also, I email my 3MB pictures anyway because internet connections are improving in terms of speed. I tend to RAR/ZIP them if I send a large bunch.

By: Jason Connolly

Jason Connolly — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:34:00 +0000

Or in windows XP you can right click on the picture in my pictures, select resize pictures.
This gives you 4 size options to pick from:
1: small (fits a 640×480 screen)
2: Medium ( fits a800x600 screen)
3: Large (fits a 1024×768 screen)
4: Handheld pc ( fits a 240×320 screen)
This makes a copy of the selected pictures in the file where the pictures are stored.
And if you click on the advanced tab there is also a custom button so you select the size of your choice.
Now thats simple enough.

By: Pat Grunwald

Pat Grunwald — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:58:05 +0000

In Windows XP one can merely highlight the title of the picture or photo that one wishes to email and click on Email this File under File and Folder Tasks. A box with the choice of Make All My Pictures Smaller – or keep original size – will appear. If you choose to, the reduced photo is then sent to Outlook Express as an attachment to an email. Couldn’t be easier.