Then click "Show more
options" to specify a
size. Small (640 x
480 dpi) is selected by
default. You can also
choose Medium (800 x 600
dpi) or Large 1024 x768
dpi). If your
recipient is just going
to view it on a computer
screen, use Small or
Medium. If they
will want to print the
photo, use Large.
(The larger the image,
the longer it will take
to upload and download.)
After selecting the appropriate size,
click OK. Windows automatically optimizes your photos and attaches
them to a new message in your e-mail program. The original picture
remain in its folder and is not altered.
If you use a Hotmail or
Gmail type of email
account and must sign on
to the Internet to send
mail, you will need to
use a program to resize
them. A good
choice is IrfanView. It
is a powerful, photo
editing program and it's
free. Download it here -
InfanView.
Open your photo in
IrfanView. Then click
Image and select
Resize/Resample. In the
right side of the box
that opens, you can
select the picture size.
The smallest listed, 640
x 480, that's a good
size for emailing.
If you would like to
specify a smaller size
you can do so under "Set
new size". If you find
pixels confusing, you
can choose to work with
"inches" instead.
Then, simply enter the
dimensions you want your
picture to be in the
boxes. Click OK and then
click File, and then
Save.
If you're tying to
decide how large a file
to send, I would shoot
for photos that are
somewhere between 50 and
60 kilobytes in size. It
may take a little trial
and error to get the
size you want, but
that's part of the
learning process.
