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

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[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.

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

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From here choose your photo and save, pretty easy.

[colin79]

this is all great, but since HD is about distilling and not acting as a MS reseller, why not allow instructions on how to resize in Linux? I am volunteering to provide an initial write-up. I think that culturally Linux users are much closer to the average distiller than MS people. Final consideration: Linux users may be smart enough and not in need of such instructions, so the link on the wiki is just a testament to MS people's limitations.
What do you think, mods?

[tommysb]

Colin - preface, I'm a Linux user myself. This is generally a helpful place, and the spirit of this post is to help people out. There are varying levels of computer literacy present here, and I would guess the majority of users are on MS/Mac. Like you said, Linux might tend to be a more computer literate demographic.

I wouldn't read this as an advert for MS, and I think you are putting you personal feelings about this kind of thing in the wrong place. You should check the rules, but this is tending towards 'politicicisaton' of peoples choice of operating system. If you feel there is value in doing a Linux tutorial, feel free. But do it because you think there's a real need for it and it would be helpful, rather than just because you are offended that someone is giving a tutorial using MS.

[Salt Must Flow]

I most always take pics using my phone and to crop the images too. When I post my phone's pics here from my PC, more often than not, the pics are displayed upside down for some reason. I find it convenient to open a pic in MS Paint, flip the image (vertically), save it, flip the image again (vertically), save it again then post the pic. Whenever I do that, the image is always displayed in the proper orientation on the forum.

[The Booze Pipe]

I most always take pics using my phone and to crop the images too. When I post my phone's pics here from my PC, more often than not, the pics are displayed upside down for some reason. I find it convenient to open a pic in MS Paint, flip the image (vertically), save it, flip the image again (vertically), save it again then post the pic. Whenever I do that, the image is always displayed in the proper orientation on the forum.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get my images upright, they’re always sideways!

[Yummyrum]

I most always take pics using my phone and to crop the images too. When I post my phone's pics here from my PC, more often than not, the pics are displayed upside down for some reason. I find it convenient to open a pic in MS Paint, flip the image (vertically), save it, flip the image again (vertically), save it again then post the pic. Whenever I do that, the image is always displayed in the proper orientation on the forum.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get my images upright, they’re always sideways!

Booze Pipe , are you posting from your phone or a PC?

If it is your phone , edit your pic first , such as a small crop .This will strip the orientation data off the pic and it will post right way up every time .

[The Booze Pipe]

I most always take pics using my phone and to crop the images too. When I post my phone's pics here from my PC, more often than not, the pics are displayed upside down for some reason. I find it convenient to open a pic in MS Paint, flip the image (vertically), save it, flip the image again (vertically), save it again then post the pic. Whenever I do that, the image is always displayed in the proper orientation on the forum.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get my images upright, they’re always sideways!

Booze Pipe , are you posting from your phone or a PC?

If it is your phone , edit your pic first , such as a small crop .This will strip the orientation data off the pic and it will post right way up every time .

They are cell phone pictures that I send to my PC via email. I use the forum from my laptop. So I just need to hit the picture with a slight crop before starting the process?

[Yummyrum]

Lets find out .

I’ve just taken these on my iPhone and uploaded as taken from my phone .I have also emailed them to my PC as is .

IMG_3797.jpeg

IMG_3798.jpeg

[Yummyrum]

I have just done a small edit ( cropped them ) on my phone and uploaded them from my phone .

IMG_3797.jpeg

IMG_3798.jpeg

EDIT : so that works .
Now I will see if they are on my PC and see what happens .

[Yummyrum]

These have been received as unedited pics from my phone and uploaded from my PC

Portrait.jpeg

Landscape.jpeg

EDIT: OK , so they looked OK on my PC but are still flipping .

[Yummyrum]

These are the pics that were emailed again to my PC after I had edited (cropped) them first on my phone .

Portrait edited.jpeg

Landscape edited.jpeg

EDIT: well bugger me , that works .
I was was expecting it not to as the pics had the right orientation on the PC so I figured the orientation data was still attached ....but apparently not

So in summary .

Edit the pics on your phone before Uploading them to the forum or Emailing them to your PC and they will appear correct .

[Salt Must Flow]

This may help some people who also take pics with their phone, but use their laptops or PCs to upload to the forum. There are free programs like 'Phone Link' you can run on the PC/laptop that links to your phone wirelessly. I take pics with my phone, sit down at the PC/laptop, open 'Phone Link' and the pics are accessible right there. I copy them from the phone, paste them into a folder on the PC/laptop and do anything I need (editing, flipping images, uploading, etc...).

Phone Link does other convenient thing too, like it shows text notifications and you can reply to texts easily from the PC/laptop. You can access your phone's apps too.

[BlackStrap]

Phone Link does other convenient thing too, like it shows text notifications and you can reply to texts easily from the PC/laptop. You can access your phone's apps too.

I'm usually at my Windows PC, my eyes and the small screen of my cell don't get along very well. I use the Phone Link quite a bit as it lets me know what my phone is trying to tell me. It's not perfect, but allowing the program to connect to wifi or use mobile data...It stays connected as long as I have access to the Internet. I agree with you Salt...To me it is very convenient.

[Bristolian]

I use WhatsApp to send the pics to myself, then at the PC, I use the WhatsApp app to download, and crop as necessary there