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Thanks for the 'thumbs up' Janice. Once I got started, it just seemed to 'come to mind'. Obviously, with PSE, we have the opportunity to try out various things and then decide what you like etc.

Just as a side note, David liked his 'card'. I use MS Publisher, save as pdf and email it!!! It's then up to the recipient to print out! He did also get a 'conventional' card too!   His birthday is today!  

Hey Julie, I really like your birthday card! I also like the .pdf idea - I usually post to my Flickr page and then send the link; however, if the recipient wants to download the file, they have to have an account.

Thanks Moto, yes, I do use the method you describe above, especially if I need the image to be a particular size. However, when I want to just reduce the size of a jpg/png to send with an email, I'll usually use Image Resizer. It's a free download, is in the menu when I Right click on a jpg/png so I just select from Large, Medium, Small or for webpage and it saves it in the same folder as the original, with the same name but (Large) or (medium) included in the file name, so you don't lose the original. I find it ideal for most of my needs.

Srmoment, yes, i do often email a pdf card, especially to my brother because I don't know where he is as he swaps between Scotland and France, or elsewhere! As I said, I create the card in MS Publisher, which makes it so much easier, then 'Print' as pdf, either using a pdf printer or MS pdf Printer so the 'pages' are in the correct orientation for the recipient to print out on paper, fold up the card and then stand it with all the other cards etc. It's good for all sorts of cards if you want to email it

Julie

I use save for web when I need to get a layout down to a specific size, like for forums that specify 600x600 pixels. I use 100 percent quality, but as the file is only 600x600, overall file size ends up being very small. However, that doesn't have a lot to do with how it appears on the website. It seems my Scrapbooking websites have a set size they post your photos at and I lose control of the physical size.

For here, I use the clipping tool that Mac has (which works the same as the one on the PC.). That automatically reduces quality which allows postimage to easily handle it. I choose how it will appear in the post during upload in the postimage screen. I do not have a gallery here.

When resizing, I worry about overall pixel size rather than how it will appear because so many forums take control and you can't do anything other than what they want anyway.

For emailing, I know no one is printing, so I use the clipping tool as the easy way to resize. I don't like the reduction in quality, but AOL handles large photos poorly, so I do what I have to.