How to Photo Shrink 101
Posted by RMAP NurseQ. How do I resize my photo to make it fit on my online forum profile picture?
A. Thanks to Susan, again, one of our patients, here is the answer:
“Open your “Paint” program. Usually, that is found in the “Accessories” folder on the Start Menu (lower left corner of your screen).
Open your photo in the program.
On the top bar, click on the “Image” button.
Then select “Stretch/Skew”.
Change the horizontal AND vertical numbers to 50%. This will make your photo half as large as it was.
Then click on File and “SAVE AS”. Save your resized photo with a new name. Do NOT do a “Save” as this will permanently change your original photo.
Then try uploading your new, smaller photo. If it is still too big, repeat the above process, starting with your ORIGINAL photo, and try smaller percentages (maybe 40% or 30%) until you have a size that will upload. It all depends on how large your original photo is as to what percentage change is required to make it small enough for the website.”
