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Emailing Photos - Reduce File Size
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I want to email some photos. I gather I need to reduce the file size otherwise they wont send.
Can anyone tell me how to do this in simple terms! Do I need to download some software - ideally free of charge as I won't do this very often.
My pc OS is Windows 8.1 if that matters and I use Firefox browser and Yahoo email.
Thanks
Can anyone tell me how to do this in simple terms! Do I need to download some software - ideally free of charge as I won't do this very often.
My pc OS is Windows 8.1 if that matters and I use Firefox browser and Yahoo email.
Thanks
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You can try this excellent FREE image software
http:// www.fas tstone. org/FSV iewerDo wnload. htm
Just make sure that you are working with a copy of the original file.
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Just make sure that you are working with a copy of the original file.
If you have a number of photos to email and the total combined size is an issue, you should be able to zip/shrink them up to into a single file using the standard Windows zip utility. Info on how to do this can be be found at:-
http:// windows .micros oft.com /en-gb/ windows -8/zip- unzip-f iles
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Thanks jno and quizman55. I am aware of dropbox but really just want to email the photos direct to the recipient.
With regards your suggestion Quizman, does the recipient need to also have the relevant software or will the photos be viewable with whatever they normally use when opening in an email.
Thanks again
With regards your suggestion Quizman, does the recipient need to also have the relevant software or will the photos be viewable with whatever they normally use when opening in an email.
Thanks again
It makes a reasonable point re jpegs. So maybe an external site to download to and from is the better solution. If you are happy with lower quality pictures decent jpeg software can allow you to define the trade off between file size and picture quality. But I think that the external site is your best solution.
My thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.
In the end I have discovered the site below, and this worked great.
http:// www.sna pfiles. com/get /tinypi c.html
In the end I have discovered the site below, and this worked great.
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Thanks Mushroom. I'll look into MS Paint and find out if MS8.1 features it. Thanks Crapatcryptics. The total file size was around 18mb, so well under the 25mb max you mention, but I tried sending the photos several times but no luck. Even when I tried sending in two halves where the total was circa 9mb each email but they still wouldn't send.
Thanks again, John
Thanks again, John