1. How to Compress Pictures
Visual Use Instruction
March 2012
Prepared by: Janet Taylor
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2. Did you know....
Most pictures, unless compressed, may be up to several
megabytes of file size each in their native format?
Why compress pictures?
Compressed pictures take up less space on the server when stored.
Compressed pictures (especially several at a time) send through email
easier.
Compressed pictures or documents containing compressed pictures that
are sent through email can be downloaded by recipients more quickly.
ISO documents that include native file size pictures (uncompressed)
become more cumbersome (even impossible) to store, edit, route, and
manage than documents created with compressed pictures.
For these reasons, we would ask that you choose to compress
pictures when it makes sense.
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3. Visual Instructions on How to Compress Pictures
If you are working in “Windows XP”, you If you are working in “Windows 7”, you will:
will:  Select the file.
 Select the file. Or
 Highlight Open with,
 Highlight Open with,  Select Microsoft Office 2010.
 Select Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
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4. Visual Instructions on How to Compress Pictures
If you are working in “Windows XP”, you if you are working in “Windows 7”, you will:
will:
 In Microsoft Office 2010, select “Picture”.
Or
 In Microsoft Office Picture Manager,
 In drop down menu go to bottom and select
select “Picture”. “Compress Pictures ”.
 In drop down menu go to bottom and
select “Compress Pictures ”.
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5. Visual Instructions on How to Compress Pictures
If you are working in “Windows XP”, you if you are working in “Windows 7”, you will:
will:  In Microsoft Office 2010, look to the right side of your
 In Picture Manager, look to the right side of screen dialog and under “Compress Pictures”
your screen dialog and under “Compress
. Or  Select “Compress for: Documents”
Pictures”
 Click “OK”
 select “Compress for: Documents”
 Click “OK”
•Note the original
size compared to
the compressed
file size.
Your picture has been
compressed and you can save and close.
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