MSWPS  GALLERY PHOTO  INSTRUCTIONS IN DETAIL


Each member may have  their own   "gallery"  or  folio pages 

Instructions on how to get your art on the internet.
You need to send a file attached to an email.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR GETTING YOU PHOTO READY FOR EMAILING.
Please  prepare  your photo  according to the instructions below.
We  can only work with   photographs in a digital format file ending in  the letters   .JPG
Open your photo file as a JPG  in Photoshop.

 INSTRUCTIONS  FOR USING  PHOTOSHOP 
Open a photo in photoshop - by clicking FILE- then drop down to the word "OPEN"  and click on a file ending in JPG that you would like to send .
When the photo is open, you are able to prepare it- 
Select - "IMAGE"  then scroll down the list and click on  "IMAGE SIZE"


This brings up the "window" -  see below -  labelled  "IMAGE SIZE". 
1.  Make sure a TICK is in the "RESAMPLE"  BOX before you begin to resize the photo- 
     you can find the RESAMPLE BOX  in the lower left hand corner see number 1
2. Change "RESOLUTION"  to 72 pixels/inch  see number 2
3.   Next-  "PIXEL DIMENSIONS"  choose "pixels" for  "WIDTH", make it  400 pixels   see number 3
 

 Then click OK

SAVING CHANGES
These changes need to be saved as a new file name so you don't overwrite your existing  high quality file.
Select  from top line menu bar of Photoshop 
Click FILE  then  click  "SAVE AS"   - choose as a JPEG [if it is PSD  file  you will need to got to "LAYERS"  select "FLATTEN ALL LAYERS"    to make this a JPG]

Then  you will see window - "JPEG OPTIONS" select "IMAGE OPTIONS", slide triangle across to  QUALITY  to LOW or 3 or small file, 
then click OK. 

Then attach this new file to an email to me.
To  email  Liz click here   any number of  photos per email now OK.

For assistance  with  sending a photograph attachment to and email  in Outlook Express please see a good web site  here.
OR
EMAIL: HOW TO SEND AN ATTACHED PHOTO FILE
Summary - 
Open Outlook Express, 
click  File > New > Mail Message>
enter email address  for recipient
enter a subject eg Camera Club
To attach a file to your new email message, click Insert > File Attachment.
Locate the file you want to send by browsing, Select it by clicking on it once and then click the Attach button. 
This file you selected has now been attached to your new email message. 
Click on the Send button located in the upper left of the new message window. 
Then wait until it has had time to go - watch blue line at bottom of Browser window.

DISC  - CDROM
Alternatively we can accept your files on a a CD .



If you have not  ever resized a photo in Photoshop see this web page which will show  you all the basic steps in pictures - click here
Another web site with  pictures of how resize  here


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