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Your photographs are often called files.
You have to reduce the size of the photograph files to speed uploading and downloading an e-mail with photographs.
Scroll down, or click here.
1) Select a photograph or photographs in My Pictures or another folder.
2) Right click on the selected photograph(s).
3) Click Send To.
4) Click Mail Recipient.
5) Select Make all my pictures smaller.
6) Click Show more options.
7) Select the size of the e-mail version of your photographs.
8) Click OK.
The program that you use to send e-mails is called the e-mail client, such as Outlook Express.
Your e-mail client will open with with the photographs attached to the blank outgoing message.
1) Select a photograph or photographs in My Pictures or another folder.
2) In the task pane on the left side of the window, in the File & Folder Tasks menu, click E-mail this file.
3) Select Make all my pictures smaller.
4) Select Show more options.
5) Choose the size of the e-mail version of your photographs.
6) Click OK.
The program that you use to send e-mails is called the e-mail client, such as Outlook Express.
Your e-mail client will open with with the photographs attached to the blank outgoing message.
You can use the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP Image Resizer to quickly resize your photographs.
1) Download the free software.
2) Select a photograph or photographs in My Pictures or other folder.
3) Right click, and choose a size.
A copy of the original photograph or photographs is placed in the folder.
1) Open iPhoto and select a photograph.
You can select more than one by holding down the Command key.
2) Go to Share > E-mail.
3) Select the size of the photograph(s) to be e-mailed, and enter titles and comments.
4) Click Compose.
iPhoto opens a New Message window in Mail with the photograph(s) attached.
Follow the many, but easy steps, below.
You must set the e-mail preferences the first time you use Photoshop Elements for e-mailing your photographs.
If you're using the Organizer section, go to Edit > Preferences > Sharing.
The Preferences window below will appear.
If you're using the Quick Fix or Full Edit (Standard Edit) sections, go to Edit > Preferences > Organize & Share.
The Preferences window below will appear.
Select Sharing in the column on the left side of the window.
There are three choices:
Photoshop Elements will attach your photographs to your next outgoing Outlook Express e-mail.
If you select Adobe E-mail Service, Photoshop Elements will create and send the e-mail.
You can simply attach the photographs to an e-mail, or you can add borders and the like.
You must set up the service:
A) You should be connected to the Internet.
B) Enter your name and e-mail address.
C) Wait for Adobe to e-mail you a verification code.
D) Enter the verification code in the Sender Verification box.
Select Save to Hard Disk if you want to manually attach a photographs to your e-mail.
Copies of your photographs will be saved in the Outgoing E-mail Attachments folder unless you designate a different folder.
If you can't send e-mails via Photoshop Elements Organizer and Outlook Express, read this Adobe Support Knowledgebase document:
Can't send e-mail from the Organizer (Photoshop Elements 3.0 and 4.0 on Windows) Issue
If you're using the Organizer section, click the Share icon in the shortcuts bar and select E-mail.
If you're using the Quick Fix or Full Edit (Standard Edit) sections, click the Share icon in the shortcuts bar.
The Attach E-mail window varies depending on the preference you set above.
The Attach E-mail window below is for the third option, Save to Hard Disk option.
You can select the dimensions and quality of the files.
You can select the dimensions and quality of the files.
As mentioned, you can simply attach the photographs to an e-mail, or you can add borders and the like.
You can select the dimensions and quality of the files.
Your original files are not changed.
Rather, copies of the original files are changed.
As mentioned, the copies are saved in the Outgoing E-mail Attachments folder unless you designated a different folder when you set your e-mail preferences.
Go to My Documents > My Pictures >
Outgoing E-mail Attachments.
You can attach more photographs by clicking the add button.
Read this if you're using options 1 or 2 above.
Photoshop Elements adds a default subject line to your e-mail:
Here are the photos that I want to share with you
The program also adds a signature: I sent these photos using Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 4.0. Find out more: http://www.adobe.com/photoshopelementswin
You can create your own default subject line and signature.
Go to Edit Default Subject Lines & Signatures.
Here are examples of a photograph at two qualities: Low (1) and Medium (6).
The original pixel dimensions of the photograph below are 3000 x 2000, which were reduced to 640 x 425.
Pixel Dimensions: 640 x 425
Quality: Low (1)
File Size: 29 Kb
Resolution: 106 ppi
Transmission Speed: 9 Seconds at 56 Kbps
Pixel Dimensions: 640 x 425
Quality: Medium (6)
File Size: 67 Kb
Resolution: 106 ppi
Transmission Speed: 23 Seconds at 56 Kbps
If you need to send large files, try the following.