Reduce photo size in Vista?

It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the original
photo to an email message that has already been created by the user. But,
if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo in size and
attach it to that user-created email?

I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email into
the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want to reply
to an existing email message and retain it in the same conversation thread).

I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop or
IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?

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Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia
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Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the contextual
menu click 'Resize'.
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Best regards,
Andre Da Costa
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com

"Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the original
> photo to an email message that has already been created by the user. But,
> if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo in size and
> attach it to that user-created email?
>
> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email into
> the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want to reply
> to an existing email message and retain it in the same conversation
> thread).
>
> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop or
> IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>
> --
> Lindsay Graham
> Canberra, Australia
> ---------------------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.

Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.

"Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the contextual
> menu click 'Resize'.
> --
> Best regards,
> Andre Da Costa
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>
> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by the
>> user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo
>> in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>
>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email into
>> the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want to
>> reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same conversation
>> thread).
>>
>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop or
>> IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>
>> --
>> Lindsay Graham
>> Canberra, Australia
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.
>

No 'Resize' option in my R-click menu in Photo Gallery either. Any other
ideas, Andre (or anyone else)?

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Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia
---------------------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.

"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.
>
> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
> news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
>> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the
>> contextual menu click 'Resize'.
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Andre Da Costa
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>
>> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by the
>>> user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo
>>> in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>>
>>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email
>>> into the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want
>>> to reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same
>>> conversation thread).
>>>
>>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop
>>> or IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lindsay Graham
>>> Canberra, Australia

Hmm must be new in Live Photo Gallery 2008 and the 2009 beta. In Vista's
Photo Gallery, the only resize option I see available is when you click
email. If you download the new version, you get additional resize features I
mentioned earlier.
--
Best regards,
Andre Da Costa
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com

"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.
>
> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
> news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
>> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the
>> contextual menu click 'Resize'.
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Andre Da Costa
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>
>> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by the
>>> user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo
>>> in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>>
>>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email
>>> into the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want
>>> to reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same
>>> conversation thread).
>>>
>>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop
>>> or IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lindsay Graham
>>> Canberra, Australia
>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.
>>
>

The newer Windows Live Photo Gallery beta has a "resize".
It also has more features than WPG.
http://get.live.com/photogallery/overview


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"Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
news:eqxj#...
> No 'Resize' option in my R-click menu in Photo Gallery either. Any other
> ideas, Andre (or anyone else)?
>
> --
> Lindsay Graham
> Canberra, Australia
> ---------------------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.
>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
>> news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
>>> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the
>>> contextual menu click 'Resize'.
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Andre Da Costa
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>
>>> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>>>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>>>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by the
>>>> user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo
>>>> in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>>>
>>>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email
>>>> into the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want
>>>> to reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same
>>>> conversation thread).
>>>>
>>>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop
>>>> or IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Lindsay Graham
>>>> Canberra, Australia
>
>

You can use Paint. It has an Image | Resize menu item.

steve

"Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the original
> photo to an email message that has already been created by the user. But,
> if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo in size and
> attach it to that user-created email?
>
> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email into
> the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want to reply
> to an existing email message and retain it in the same conversation
> thread).
>
> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop or
> IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>
> --
> Lindsay Graham
> Canberra, Australia
> ---------------------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.

You can resize a picture using Paint.

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Walt

"Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
news:4C4586FF-A536-4CF3-AEA5-...
> Hmm must be new in Live Photo Gallery 2008 and the 2009 beta. In Vista's
> Photo Gallery, the only resize option I see available is when you click
> email. If you download the new version, you get additional resize features
> I mentioned earlier.
> --
> Best regards,
> Andre Da Costa
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
>> news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
>>> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the
>>> contextual menu click 'Resize'.
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Andre Da Costa
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>
>>> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>>>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>>>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by the
>>>> user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo
>>>> in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>>>
>>>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email
>>>> into the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want
>>>> to reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same
>>>> conversation thread).
>>>>
>>>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop
>>>> or IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Lindsay Graham
>>>> Canberra, Australia
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.
>>>
>>

Thank you for the additional suggestions.
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Best regards,
Andre Da Costa
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com

"Walter Goldschmidt" <> wrote in message
news:ggaeg0$9uc$...
> You can resize a picture using Paint.
>
> --
> Walt
>
> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
> news:4C4586FF-A536-4CF3-AEA5-...
>> Hmm must be new in Live Photo Gallery 2008 and the 2009 beta. In Vista's
>> Photo Gallery, the only resize option I see available is when you click
>> email. If you download the new version, you get additional resize
>> features I mentioned earlier.
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Andre Da Costa
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>
>> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Not on my menu. Any ideas Andre.
>>>
>>> "Andre Da Costa" <> wrote in message
>>> news:8C3490AB-1706-4BA7-B15A-...
>>>> Open Photo Gallery, select the image, right click it and on the
>>>> contextual menu click 'Resize'.
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Andre Da Costa
>>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>>
>>>> "Lindsay Graham" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but that
>>>>> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach the
>>>>> original photo to an email message that has already been created by
>>>>> the user. But, if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a
>>>>> photo in size and attach it to that user-created email?
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created email
>>>>> into the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want
>>>>> to reply to an existing email message and retain it in the same
>>>>> conversation thread).
>>>>>
>>>>> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photoshop
>>>>> or IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lindsay Graham
>>>>> Canberra, Australia
>>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit.
>>>>
>>>

Lindsay
I am asking the same question that you have but I do not really see th
answer to the problem of how to reduce the photo size when you want t
attach a picture to an email that is user-created? Did you ever ge
another response? I am new to the Forum and not sure I am seeing all o
the responses correctly. In Outlook, when I selected "file attachmen
and then chose a photo, it always asked "do you want to change the size
I always reduced it. This option is not available on the Vista Hom
premium version I have on my brand new desktop. I saw something about
newer version of Live gallery but not sure I can download that. Pleas
send any fixes my way. Thanks
Lindsay Graham;891620 Wrote:
> It's easy to reduce the size of a photo for sending by email, but tha
> always creates a new email message. It's also easy to attach th
> origina
> photo to an email message that has already been created by the user
> But
> if I have already created an email, how do I reduce a photo in size an
> attach it to that user-created email
>
> I know I could copy and paste the contents of the user-created emai
> int
> the system-created email, but I don't want to do that (eg, I want t
> repl
> to an existing email message and retain it in the same conversatio
> thread)
>
> I also know that I could reduce the image size by going into Photosho
> o
> IrfanView etc, but is there a way I can do it from within Vista
>
> -
> Lindsay Graha
> Canberra, Australi
> --------------------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that all may benefit

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