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Help with reducing the size of photo's, ...

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~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 13 Apr 2012 19:01

l have a photo that needs to be made smaller. l copied it to Micorsoft word from my Pictures, but it is enormous.....
how do l make it smaller. l'm sure l've asked this before, but forgotten what to do:((

jude

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Ukraine...

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 13 Apr 2012 19:07

Click on it it will show dots along the outline, drag one of the corner dots inwards to shrink it

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Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

Island

Island Report 13 Apr 2012 19:07

Hi Jude
If your pic is in 'word' just left click inside the image, then drag the handles to the size you want.

You say you have it in 'my pictures', why not open it in office/gallery, go to 'edit' and select 'compress in the right hand column.

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I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

Island

Island Report 13 Apr 2012 19:08

Snap! :-D

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I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 13 Apr 2012 19:09

do you mean it appears enormous,?

or that it is megabytes large?

Island, would that reduce the mb size?

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Island

Island Report 13 Apr 2012 19:12

Yes Bob :-D

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I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 13 Apr 2012 19:15

;-)fanks.......... <3

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me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 13 Apr 2012 19:16

Wow...brilliant thank you:) never knew that before:)

gonna print picture ontofabric now:)

jude x

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Ukraine...

Island

Island Report 13 Apr 2012 19:31

Jude, which method did you use? I found compressing great for emailing or loading to blogs as it makes pics quicker to go. Handles are useful for editting in a word doc. Well that's my way LOL :-D

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I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 13 Apr 2012 19:52

as the song goes....
"l did it your way"....:)

Thanks again :-D

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Ukraine...

Ron2

Ron2 Report 14 Apr 2012 19:35

Despite having a Microsoft Foto Suite I always use "Paint" (you will have such proram on your PC) to downsize pics. VERY simple to use. I tell it to decrease by 50 then decide if any further decrease needed, if yes I decrease by 75. Works every time. If you want step by step instrs please let me know

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 14 Apr 2012 19:44

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/reduce-the-file-size-of-a-picture-HA010192200.aspx

Roy

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 14 Apr 2012 20:46

Thank you both:))

jude :-)

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Ukraine...