Sizing pictures we have found to be the easiest with XAT.com jpeg optimizer.
It’s a free download at
http://www.XAT.comStep by step sizing instructions.
1. Open XAT jpeg optimizer
2. Open the picture you want to resize
3. On the left hand side is a tool bar. Select the Crop image tool and make a box around the image you want to crop, assuming you want it cropped at all. If not, skip this step.
4. Then select the transform image button which is just below the crop image icon. A small screen will pop up and you can resize your picture with that. 450 as your width on horizontal pics works best and 450 on height for vertical pictures. When you place 450 in the Width box and hit enter it will automatically adjust the height of the photo.
5. Save you photo. When you do this another small box will appear titled Compress Immage.
6. On the JPEG Quality, set the photo at 80. When you do that you will see the file size numbers above the picture change. If 80 does not get you into the file size limits you can remove the check mark from the “Extra Color” box and change the Extra Compression to 10. That should do it for 90% of the pictures you deal with.
7. Now that they are resized and ready for upload its time to go to the Gallery.
Gallery instructions
1. Select the Gallery tab on the menu
2. Then select “My Gallery”
3. Then on the left under Gallery Name select what ever you named your categorie, or gallery.
4. After step 3 you should see your gallery photos. At the bottom of the page is a Bulk Upload option for you pictures.
5. Select Bulk Upload
6. You can then select Browse and select the picture file you want to upload. I believe, but may be wrong, the Title and Description is optional under the bulk upload option.
Getting the Photo into a post.
1. From the Gallery pic you want in a post select the picture. It should pop up as a larger image instead of a thumbnail size.
2. Right mouse click and select properties
3. Highlight the address for the pic, right mouse click and select copy.
4. While in you post, right mouse click and select paste.
5. Highlight the address you just pasted, and select the Insert Image just above the smilies. Its the icon next to the WWWHyperlink icon. Once you do that it adds the appropriate code to the address that causes the image to appear in your post.
I know that all this may seem rather overwhelming as I know it was for me the first time several years ago but rest assured, do it a few times and it will become second nature. If you have any problems let me know and I will do my best to help out.