TrishV Loc: Now living on Whidbey Island, WA

I am new to photography and would really appreciate some help with the best way to resize photos for placing them on the web - any help would be greatly appreciated. The programme I use is Elements 9. Thanks.

jthelw Loc: California

Elements 9 is excellent for resizing photos to display online. In brief, go to

FILE menu>Save for web

A before and after screen shows up, and like most functions on your computer, there are several ways to go about the task. Don't worry about experimenting with the settings; you can can cancel the function without ruining anything!

I usually use the JPEG-High preset, and if you press the small arrow button to the right, you can specify your preferred file size (some websites want you to keep your size under a certain number of kb). Alternatively. You can specify new pixel width/height or percentage of original image, so you have many choices.

BTW, for this website you don't need to worry about resizing – something miraculous happens when you upload your photos and the come out the right size! Anyway, happy resizing.......

lbigley Loc: Eugene, OR

For sending images quickly via email, I love Picasa and how it works with Gmail. Just select your photos, and it resizes it just right for email. Best thing, its a free program. I have elements also, but never use it for sending email photos because it just is too many extra steps. I think it also works for other email programs, but haven't tried them. Just 'cause its free doesn't mean it isn't useful.