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PhotoEditor – Reduce File Size

Start, Programs, Microsoft Office Tools, Photo Editor\ 

Resolution

File menu, Properties. For the web/monitor choose 72 to 96 dpi

Crop Image

Select the part you want to keep by clicking on the Select button

Image menu, Crop

Resize Image

Image menu, Resize

Always constrain the dimensions of your image (keeps the dimensions in the same ratio.)

Make sure the Allow Distortion box is not checked.

Resizing from large to small and back to large may make your image get fuzzy.

File Type & Image Quality

File menu, Save As, More

Usually you will select jpg for a photograph. Set the indicator to balance between high quality and file size. Remember that you do not need as high a quality when you are viewing an image on the computer versus printing an image.

Resources:

http://www.onethirty.com/web/photoeditor.html

http://www.hants.gov.uk/hantsweb/standards/howto/images.html#optimise