need help with attachments and resizing

bobbie-dazzler · Post by **bobbie-dazzler** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:26 am

I tried to follow the link to the video on how to do attachments, I did try on my own, but was too big, so thought I would watch the vid.
But it goes all funny on me, it comes up saying, 'how to resize pictures' but it carries on scrolling up and down, and I cant make head or tail of it.

Can someone just write it, in the most simplist terms please.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:05 pm

What photo editor are you using

bobbie-dazzler · Post by **bobbie-dazzler** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:03 pm

thescruff wrote:What photo editor are you using

I dont know what you mean?

I just go into browse and pic the pic I want and upload it if I can, but its too big.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:07 pm

What do you look at the pics with on your computer

darrenba · Post by **darrenba** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:24 pm

The easiest way to resize pictures is to use either Microsoft Image Resizer (Powertoy) for XP or if you are using Vista then use VSO Image Resizer. Both are free products and very easy to use.

Microsoft Image Resizer
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... ySetup.exe

VSO Image Resizer
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/

Steve the Gas · Post by **Steve the Gas** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:07 am

I don't wanna resize my attachment !

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:16 am

darrenba wrote:The easiest way to resize pictures is to use either Microsoft Image Resizer (Powertoy) for XP or if you are using Vista then use VSO Image Resizer. Both are free products and very easy to use.

Microsoft Image Resizer
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... ySetup.exe

VSO Image Resizer
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/

That is what I always use as it by far the quickest and easiest way to get the job done, especially if all you want to do is get the pics small enough to post on t'internet

bobbie-dazzler · Post by **bobbie-dazzler** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:27 pm

Cant I do it paint?, I'm sure hoovie you helped me with this before

Ooooh!!!!! I hate computers !!!!!

Thanks everyone for your help, specially Scruff, bless him, patience of a saint.

But the Big Big thanks goes to BLUDALL

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:33 pm

If it is a picture that you are resising, have you tried this-

how-to-resize-pictures-using-microsoft- ... t1160.html

AuntiePink · Post by **AuntiePink** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:38 pm

Bobbie you can use Paint - click Image then Attributes and you'll see a box where you can change the picture size using pixels, cms or inches. HTH :)

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:41 pm

AuntiePink wrote:Bobbie you can use Paint - click Image then Attributes and you'll see a box where you can change the picture size using pixels, cms or inches. HTH :)

I don't think that will work, because it doesn't on my computer- I just end up with a small piece of what I started with

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:56 pm

I will repeat what I said before and what Darren said - get the Powertoy

Bobby - I'll PM you

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:00 pm

If you can't see the tutorial that I made then you might be able to see this one-

<embed src="http://www.ultimatehandyman.org/flvplayer.swf" quality="high" width="450" height="367" name="VideoPlayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="file=http://www.ultimatehandyman.org/uploads ... r=0xFFFFFF" wmode="transparent" border="0"></embed>

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:02 pm

ultimatehandyman wrote:
AuntiePink wrote:Bobbie you can use Paint - click Image then Attributes and you'll see a box where you can change the picture size using pixels, cms or inches. HTH :)
I don't think that will work, because it doesn't on my computer- I just end up with a small piece of what I started with

Auntiepink is right that you can use paint, but missed something out

If you use Image then Attributes and out in the size you want, you end up cropping stuff to the right and bottom of your pic, which is probably NOT what is wanted.

How you do this in Paint is to goto Image BUT then goto Stretch/Skew
If you then select the same percentage for Horizontal and Vertical, then you end up with a smaller - but complete - version of your pic.

I have used Paint exactly like that to resize pics, but for posting purposes, I now just use powertoy resizer as you can do a whole bunch of photos with just two mouse clicks.

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:06 pm

I just use Photostudio 5.5, came with the scanner, so simple to use, takes seconds.