Photo Editing

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Gail

Hi
Is anyone familiar with Microsoft Office Picture Manager or Microsoft Picutre It! Photo 7.0? The reason I ask is I need to resize my images because they download VERY slow, as my report indicated. In Picture Manager I "resized" the images but I don't know how to change the kb size. For instance, the size of my one photo is 288 x 216 (75.7 kb), which is the slowest. When I use the compress size feature, it actually makes it larger. The original size 75.7kb, when compressed 110kb. I know that PhotoShop is a good program but also very expensive. I am hoping I don't need to go purchase one just to edit a few pictures.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as usual!
 
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Ronx

It appears that you asked Photo Manager to compress the image for a
Document - compression for Web Pages would make it smaller.

A better choice would be to use Irfanview, downloadable from
www.irfanview.com

Note that repeatedly saving the same image will cause it to deteriorate, it
is best to always work on a copy of the original, and only save once. If
the result isn't suitable, get another copy of the original and start
again.
--
Ron
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
Gail said:
Hi!
Is anyone familiar with Microsoft Office Picture Manager or Microsoft
Click to expand...
Picutre It! Photo 7.0? The reason I ask is I need to resize my images
because they download VERY slow, as my report indicated. In Picture
Manager I "resized" the images but I don't know how to change the kb size.
For instance, the size of my one photo is 288 x 216 (75.7 kb), which is the
slowest. When I use the compress size feature, it actually makes it
larger. The original size 75.7kb, when compressed 110kb. I know that
PhotoShop is a good program but also very expensive. I am hoping I don't
need to go purchase one just to edit a few pictures.
 
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E. T. Culling

A few articles to read:
http://www.eleanorstravels.com/usingphotos.htm
http://www.eleanorstravels.com/ComparingPrograms/comparingprograms.htm
http://www.eleanorstravels.com/frontpage_images/index.htm

This is great if you're a beginner:
http://www.eleanorstravels.com/PSPA/pspa.htm
And I highly recommend Photoshop Elements v.2 NOT the full version of
Photoshop!!
Reading all those will keep you busy for awhile! Good luck!
Eleanor

Gail said:
Hi!
Is anyone familiar with Microsoft Office Picture Manager or Microsoft
Click to expand...
Picutre It! Photo 7.0? The reason I ask is I need to resize my images
because they download VERY slow, as my report indicated. In Picture Manager
I "resized" the images but I don't know how to change the kb size. For
instance, the size of my one photo is 288 x 216 (75.7 kb), which is the
slowest. When I use the compress size feature, it actually makes it larger.
The original size 75.7kb, when compressed 110kb. I know that PhotoShop is a
good program but also very expensive. I am hoping I don't need to go
purchase one just to edit a few pictures.
 
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Wally S

Eleanor,

This is the first time I've seen you recommend something other than
PaintShop Pro. In fact, I went and got PaintShop Pro because of your
recommendations, and it's great. Many thanks. (and I also have Photoshop
Elements.)

Wally S
 
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Gail

To everyone that responded to this message
Thank you so much for all of this information. Unfortunately, I asked my question a little too late. I already "inserted" my images that I tried to work with in Microsoft Picture Manager. I obviously should have "imported" the images. However, I still need a photo editing program so that I have more flexibility with working with images. I would like to start another thread to comment on a few things on this site. Please look for the following thread
"To All, From Gail......Thanks For Everything!


----- Crash Gordon® wrote: ----

I like PE too, mainly because I'm so familiar with PS. Too bad my trial period ran out yesterday :-


| Eleanor
|
| This is the first time I've seen you recommend something other tha
| PaintShop Pro. In fact, I went and got PaintShop Pro because of you
| recommendations, and it's great. Many thanks. (and I also have Photosho
| Elements.
|
| Wally
|
|
| | > A few articles to read
| > http://www.eleanorstravels.com/usingphotos.ht
| > http://www.eleanorstravels.com/ComparingPrograms/comparingprograms.ht
| > http://www.eleanorstravels.com/frontpage_images/index.ht
|
| > This is great if you're a beginner
| > http://www.eleanorstravels.com/PSPA/pspa.ht
| > And I highly recommend Photoshop Elements v.2 NOT the full version o
| > Photoshop!
| > Reading all those will keep you busy for awhile! Good luck
| > Eleano
|
| > | >> Hi
| >> Is anyone familiar with Microsoft Office Picture Manager or Microsof
| > Picutre It! Photo 7.0? The reason I ask is I need to resize my image
| > because they download VERY slow, as my report indicated. In Pictur
| Manage
| > I "resized" the images but I don't know how to change the kb size. Fo
| > instance, the size of my one photo is 288 x 216 (75.7 kb), which is th
| > slowest. When I use the compress size feature, it actually makes i
| larger
| > The original size 75.7kb, when compressed 110kb. I know that PhotoShop i
|
| > good program but also very expensive. I am hoping I don't need to g
| > purchase one just to edit a few pictures
| >
| >> Any help would be greatly appreciated, as usual
|
|
|
|
 
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