Easy Picture Posting with MSPaint

[Still Life]

Admittedly, I'm posting this as a link for me to point to when someone asks how to post a picture. Been a few requests as of late.
So many of the existing posts point to off-site Resizing programs, and it's simpler than that.

Maximum picture size on HD is 800x800 pixels
To resize:
Open your picture in MSPaint
Click Resize
Click Pixels
Change LARGER number to 800
Leave Maintain aspect ratio checked
Do Save As and remember new name

To post on HD:
At bottom of your post, click Upload attachment
Browse for your resized photo, and click Add the file
Add a comment if you want
Put cursor where you want picture to display in your post, and click Place inline

Let's still!

[still_stirrin]

Sticky worthy.

Great job Still Life.

Thanks.
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[Bushman]

We have several threads on posting but I agree this is well written. If you use an iPad there are several good apps. I use SimpleResize very easy.

[contrahead]

I do a lot of digital graphics but had to check to see if this newer friggin computer of mine still had MSPaint... (which I haven't thought of since Win 95 or Win 3.1 came out)

[Pikey]

Maybe so CH - but it's the easiest way I've found to submit a photo.
Sometimes "newer" is not always "better".

[Pikey]

Bump

[Yummyrum]

Pikey this what I have been doing too .... its easy and reliable

[Pikey]

Yeah I know mate - posted it on Artisan some time ago

Just bumoed it to make it easier to find for linking to newbies.

Be good to make a sticky out of it really

[Pikey]

bump - so I can find it again easier

[heynonny]

I allus used mspaint, then I tried & loved paintdotnet. cropping is much easier, after you get the hang of it.

It is free, too!

For diehard XP users, like me!

http://www.oldapps.com/paint_net.php?system=windows_xp

Newer:

https://www.getpaint.net/

[BillyPrefect]

If you've got an Apple computer system, open a picture in "Preview", click up on Tools, then "Adjust Size..." and then under "Fit into:" you can pick 800 x 600.

[Bushman]

On my iPad I use an app called image size. Here is what the app looks like.

When you click on the app you get a screen that looks like this:

From here choose your photo and save, pretty easy.