Resize your photos using Paint in Windows Vista |
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| Step-by-Step instructions how to resize a large image using "Paint", a basic image editor included with Microsoft Windows. This page is for Microsoft Windows Vista users. If you use a different operating system, use an Apple/Mac, or wish to use other, more advanced graphics editors please refer to their Help and Support for instructions and use. These instructions are provided as customer courtesy with no guarantee for accuracy or success - Use at your own risk! We cannot provide technical or other support for your computer hardware and software! If you’re not comfortable using these instructions, please ask your office technical support for help. We are not responsible for (including but not limited to) malfunctions, errors, damage to your computer equipment, or loss of data experienced as a result of your use of these instructions. |
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| We will use a large photo and reduce file size and dimensions. Our original is 2 MB (file size) and has dimensions of 1,280 x 960 pixels (= 34 x 25 inches). This (scaled down) image is large enough to fill a 19" monitor. When done, it will be a more reasonable 512 x 384 pixels (= 5 x 4 inches) and less than 70 kb (less than 1/30th of the original) file size! |
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| We use the image called "sample_photo.jpg". You see that it is a 2.1 MB (2.013 kB) file. |  |
| On your Main Task bar: - Click "START"  -Select and click on "RUN". |
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| A small window will appear. Type in "mspaint.exe" (without the quotes) and click "OK" |  |
| The "Paint" program will open. In the "Paint" top toolbar click "File", scroll down to "Open", and click on it. |  |
| You may have to navigate to the correct folder on your computer. Select the photo you wish to edit and click "OK". |  |
| In the "Paint" top toolbar click on "IMAGE", scroll down to "RESIZE/SKEW", and click on it. |  |
| In the popup window, you'll see Horizontal and Vertical percentages of 100 by default. For our example, we have changed them both to 40. You may have to try different percentages for your image. - Leave the "SKEW" alone. Click "OK". |  |
| In the "Paint" top toolbar click "File", scroll down to "Save As", and click on it. A small window will open asking for a filename. (We recommend typing a new image name. This will allow you to keep the original in case you want to make any changes.) |
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| We called ours "sample_photo_new.jpg". Click "SAVE". That's it. You're done with this photo. The next few steps will show the difference between the two files. |
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| You see that there are now two files in this folder (compare to Step 2) |  |
| We see that the new image has been reduced to 68 kb. If you hover your mouse (without actually clicking on it) on the filename, you'll see the image pixel size and filesize. |  |
| We also see that the original is still 2 MB. Hover your mouse on the original filename to see the pixel and filesize. |  |
| This (scaled down) screen shot shows us, that instead of an unwieldy 34 x 25 inch poster we now have a manageable 5 x 4 inch image. |  |
| Every computer is different and may have been customized by the user (You). The preceding instructions may not work for you for a wide range of reasons. Please consult your user manual, office help desk, office technical support, or other help resources particular to your setup. These instructions are provided as customer courtesy with no guarantee for accuracy or success - Use at your own risk! We cannot provide technical or other support for your computer hardware and software! If you’re not comfortable using these instructions, please ask your office technical support for help. We are not responsible for (including but not limited to) malfunctions, errors, damage to your computer equipment, or loss of data experienced as a result of your use of these instructions. | |
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