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Photoshop Elements /

E-mailing Photographs

Photographs = Files

Your photographs are often called files.

Make the Photograph Files Smaller

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.

Make Them Smaller - Windows Computer

Method #1 -

Right Click

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.

Method #2 -

Task Pane Command

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.

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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.

Method #3 -

Microsoft PowerToys Image Resizer

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.

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Make Them Smaller - iPhoto (Mac)

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.

E-mailing Photographs with Photoshop Elements

Follow the many, but easy steps, below.

1) Open Preferences.

You must set the e-mail preferences the first time you use Photoshop Elements for e-mailing your photographs.

Organizer

If you're using the Organizer section, go to Edit > Preferences > Sharing.

The Preferences window below will appear.

Quick Fix or Full Edit (Standard Edit)

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.

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2) Select your e-mail client in the above Preferences window.

There are three choices:

1 - Outlook Express

Photoshop Elements will attach your photographs to your next outgoing Outlook Express e-mail.

2 - Adobe E-mail Service

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.

3 - Save to Hard Disk

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.

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Problem with Outlook Express (June, 2006)

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

3) Open the photographs that you want to e-mail.

4) Select E-mail or Sharing.

Organizer

If you're using the Organizer section, click the Share icon in the shortcuts bar and select E-mail.

Quick Fix or Full Edit (Standard Edit)

If you're using the Quick Fix or Full Edit (Standard Edit) sections, click the Share icon in the shortcuts bar.

5) Make selections in the Attach E-mail Window.

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.

1 - Outlook Express

You can select the dimensions and quality of the files.

2 - Adobe E-mail Service

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.

3 - Save to Hard Disk

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.

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You can attach more photographs by clicking the add button.

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6) Default Subject Lines & Signatures

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.

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7) Examples

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.

Low Quality (1)

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Pixel Dimensions: 640 x 425

Quality: Low (1)

File Size: 29 Kb

Resolution: 106 ppi

Transmission Speed: 9 Seconds at 56 Kbps

Medium Quality (6)

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Pixel Dimensions: 640 x 425

Quality: Medium (6)

File Size: 67 Kb

Resolution: 106 ppi

Transmission Speed: 23 Seconds at 56 Kbps

Software/Websites for Sending Large Files

If you need to send large files, try the following.

HJSplit

Pando

YouSendIt