How do you make your uploaded digital pictures smaller?

I have a bit of a problem, i have a 7MP camera but when i save them in my pictures and want to add them as say an avatar or something small....i don't know how to "shrink" them....Do i need a special program or can i do it without one?

If i need a program can i download it for free.

P>S> i also can't shrink ones any of my friends e-mail me either....frustrating.

Picasa, infraview, Kodak鈥檚 Easyshare are all free downloads and will let you re-size your images.

A good size for email and Internet use is 400x600 pixels at 72 dpi. When you save the file it should be under 100k in size to minimize transfer times. I know some people who make their re-sized image 4x6 inches at 72 dpi and then use enough jpeg compression to make them under 100k.

IMPORTANT: When you re-size any image, be sure to rename it so you do not loose your original file. The original 2 to 3 mb file is the reason you spent more money to get a 7 megapixel camera in the first place.

Share this with your friends and then you will all be using the same size files to send to each other.

Try Picasa. I can download from my digital camera and there is a facility for reducing the size.
I'm sure I downloaded this program for free but it was a long time ago!

if u google infraview , u can download for free a programme that contains resizing , and plenty of other functions , well worth a look at :) hope this helps

Either compress them using photo editing software or put them in a compressed file format (WinZip or WinRAR)

Go to Microsoft Office Picture Manager, which could be a part of Office with Windows XP Professional. Once you have opened the photo file in this package, go to 'Edit Pictures' and 'Resize' in it. It is easy after that. I have done it many times and the picture quality and clarity remains the same while the bytes reduce and it is then easy to store or email to friends. Hope this helps.

I use a separate program called "Irfanview" to shrink my pictures. When shrinking pictures, also choose the "resample" option to preserve picture quality.

theres a program called paint which i think you get on windows xp. I use this to send emails and it down sizes the file. any help? have yo tried picassa 2 which is free to download.

OK, here is the easiest and best way to do it and best of all it's
free. I hope you're running Windows XP.. just go to this website
and download image resizer..

Then all you have to do is put your mouse on the photo you want to resize, right click and let the program what size you want.. You can make them small. Good Luck and Enjoy..

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downl...