Thursday, 9 February 2006 - 2:49 PM EST
Name:
mamagoo
you can do it in Paint, but first check to see if you have the jpeg and other file formats there. Open paint and when you choose to save as: you will see a list of other formats or maybe just .bmp....
mspaint by default only has the bitmap format listed, but if you have installed photo software from scanners or camera's or other types of applications like that, then msPaint picks up those other format options....
but even if the other formats aren't there all you have to do is tag the file name with .jpg extension and it will be saved as such....it should if it doesn't work that way on your computer then use another .app like the free irfanview that cw mentioned.....but try paint first and see what happens....
so if you can use Paint now then to resize an imgage what you need to do is go to 'Image' in the paint menu and choose stretch/skew option form the drop dropdown choices next step you will see fields to change the percent % size of the graphic....
a graphics like yours will have to be sized way down to about 30%-40% or more. the smaller the number the smaller your going to be takeing it too... for instance if you want that one to be your smaller thumbnail one.... here's how:
enter the 30 in both fields for horizontal and vertical....then click ok, the picture will resize if you don't like the size then 'try again' but 'first' choose "undo" from the "edit menu' then try again with anothersamller or larger number etc.. until you have what you want....if you want to know the file size before you save it go to the 'image menu' again and choose attributes.....
when saving choose save as: to a file name of your choice such as myNewImage_small.jpg or choose a format if they are there.....
always keep your master one handy, but name your new smaller ones differntly....
good luck hope this helps
but as cw mentioned, irfanview is very good also.....