ah. Thanks Pam. I have never had this happen to me before... thanks again Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Reid" <pamreid@comcast.net> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:03 PM Subject: RE: [STATE-COORD-L] Photos > Patricia, > > You need to resize the files in an image program - I use Paint Shop Pro. If > they are sized in inches rather than pixels, 5x7 will be a tremendous photo. > For the average photo, sizing it at 350 pixels wide usually works well. > Another good idea is to compress the .jpg file at least 25% - this is > something you can also do in PSP. You would be amazed at how much that > reduces the actual size of the file which results in a much faster download > time for the user. > > Pam > > Pam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patricia Scott [mailto:legacy@comnett.net] > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11:07 PM > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [STATE-COORD-L] Photos > > > This may sound like a silly question, but how do i reduce the size of my > photos for display on a webpage. > > I have them saved as 5x7, but when they come up on the screen, they are > huge???? Nothing I am doing seems to work. I haven't had this happen before. > > Pat >