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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: northie66 on July 06, 2010, 08:43:54 pm
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Thought this might help some of you out. Most computers have MS Paint.
How to make a photo smaller with MS Paint:
Open the folder or file with the picture in it. Choose one photo and RIGHT-CLICK on it. This gives a drop-down menu. Choose "Open with..." (left-click) and you will get another drop-down menu. Choose "Paint" (left-click).
The photo appears in the Paint screen. Across top menu bar, click on "Image." Drop-down menu -> choose "Resize/Skew." This gives you a dropped box. In the top half of the box it says Resize. That is the only area you use. The default settings are Horizontal 100% and Vertical 100%. Change each to 25% and click "OK."
That's almost it. You need to save your hard work, either replacing the original file or making a new name so that you have both versions of the picture. Within Paint, left-click on "File." This gives a drop-down menu.
To do replacing, click on "Save." You will get a box informing you that a file with that name already exists; do you want to replace it? Choose "OK."
To have both versions, click on "Save as..." You will be given a box with a horizontal bar for the new name. Type it in and then Click "OK."
Good luck.
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I still think microsoft power tools are easier they save the large image autmaticlly as well as the small
Jimbo
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now you post this. lol, it only took me 1/2 hour to figure it out. i could not post anything because it was too big. thanks, mike
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Thanks for the tip Janet. To save a little confusion for some my version of XP says "Stretch/Skew rather than Resize/Skew. The menu that comes up must be the same as you mention since you can resize the picture. It would seem to me that resize would be a better word to use than stretch.
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Bump... for any newbies. ;D
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OK I'll bite, What is "Bump"?
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I thought I saw someone say that there wasn't any biting on this forum - ;D
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Sorry... bump just means to put the topic on the top of the list again if you want people to see it. It's "forum-ese".
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Like getting your name in the paper eh!
Jimbo
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People have asked me so I figured I'd bump it.