Microsoft Paint
How to resize photos using Microsoft Paint
- Click "Start", then move your curson to "All Programs". Next move your curson to "Accessories", then "Paint".
- Click "File", then "Open" to open the image you would like to resize.
- Click "Image", then "Attributes..." to check the original width in pixels.
- Then, click "Image", then "Stretch/Skew".
- Reduce percentages of both Horizontal and Vertical to resize the
photo to approximately the following:
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- 800 or less for a photo gallery photo (If original was less than 800, no need to resize.)
- 300-400 or less for a photo to be inserted in a Page or News
Item
- 75 for a portrait photo (height will need to be 100 pixles for portrait)
- Click "File", then "Save As" to save your resized photo.