Microsoft Picture Manager Written by Jacqui Sharp http://jacquisharp.blogspot.com http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com

Go to Start – All Programmes – Microsoft Office – Microsoft Office Tools – Microsoft Office Picture Manager

Go to Start – All Programmes – Microsoft Office – Microsoft Office Tools – Microsoft Office Picture Manager

If you have never opened MPM before just click OK on the next window (it is a dialogue window asking you what picture files you want to download) If you can’t see any photos click on the + next to My Pictures If you know that there are more pictures on your computer that are not showing up then click on Locate pictures in the Getting Started Menu This should find all your photos for you and add them to the left hand side panel

If you have never opened MPM before just click OK on the next window (it is a dialogue window asking you what picture files you want to download)

If you can’t see any photos click on the + next to My Pictures

If you know that there are more pictures on your computer that are not showing up then click on Locate pictures in the Getting Started Menu

This should find all your photos for you and add them to the left hand side panel

Click on a Photo. It will highlight in orange around the frame (or you might have to click on a folder then a photo) Look down at the bottom left side of your screen, you will see the size of the photo you have selected This photo is the size of 3 and a half floppy disks. Far too big to have on a website or blog =

Click on a Photo. It will highlight in orange around the frame (or you might have to click on a folder then a photo)

Look down at the bottom left side of your screen, you will see the size of the photo you have selected

Double click the photo and the editing menu should appear on the right hand side of the screen (if it doesn’t click Edit Pictures on the Toolbar at the top of the screen ) Click on Edit Pictures

Double click the photo and the editing menu should appear on the right hand side of the screen (if it doesn’t click Edit Pictures on the Toolbar at the top of the screen )

Click on Edit Pictures

Click on Compress Pictures Click on Documents At the bottom of this dialogue box you will see Estimated total size, Original which is 3.44 MB and the compressed which is 541 KB If you click on Web Pages the estimated size will be 103 KB If you click on E-mail messages it is 13.2 KB ( way too small!) Click OK to select the option you want!

Click on Compress Pictures

Click on Documents

At the bottom of this dialogue box you will see Estimated total size, Original which is 3.44 MB and the compressed which is 541 KB

If you click on Web Pages the estimated size will be 103 KB

If you click on E-mail messages it is 13.2 KB ( way too small!)

If you are using an online Photo Editing programme like FotoFlexer you wouldn’t want a photo any bigger than 500 KB because of the time it takes to upload and for the effects to take place Blogger allows a maximum size of a huge 8 MB but over a slower connection a photo of that size would take forever So the rule for a clear photo that will not take too long to upload or download is Yes it does!

If you are using an online Photo Editing programme like FotoFlexer you wouldn’t want a photo any bigger than 500 KB because of the time it takes to upload and for the effects to take place

Blogger allows a maximum size of a huge 8 MB but over a slower connection a photo of that size would take forever

So the rule for a clear photo that will not take too long to upload or download is

You must save what you have done before you can you use it

You must save what you have done before you can you use it