Preparing shots for emailing

This section is for those who do not want to get into any more technical hassle than is necessary, so we will not be talking about adjusting color, brightness etc. First thing you do is open a photo, then select "save as" from file menu. This will create a carbon copy of the file. Save it as a jpeg again, but save it on the medium low quality setting. Give it a new name to reflect email resolution. Come up with a system like C is for ceremony, then 1 for first image, 2 for second and etc. Then put on a tag on the end to signify it is a copy for emailing purposes only. I use "e72" which tells me its for email, and its at a resolution of 72 dpi. Be sure to end the name with .jpg (example: c1e72.jpg), or a Windows computer will not recognize the photo! Once that is done, you need to find out what pixel size the photo is, and what resolution it is at. Most programs have a menu item called "image size", or something relative to those terms. Go thru that command, and the size and resolution of the photo will be listed in the window. You want to specify the horizontal size to be from 600 to 800 pixels approx., and make the resolution 72 dpi. This is done by typing in the horizontal pixel dimensions (size), and the resolution. Make sure you leave the box checked that says "constrain proportions", so the new photo has the same proportions. This will give you a photo with a file size of about 80-125 kb, which is safe to email without clogging up someones email inbox. Remember, if you screw-up, the original images on the CD's that we gave you are locked onto the CD's, and you can always go back and reload any images onto your hard drive at any time. The original images cannot be changed in any way on that CD, but it is wise to burn additional copies onto new CD's in case something should ever happen to your original CD's. Keep CD's out of the light and sun as much as possible when not in use so they last a long time. If burning additional CD's, always buy the ones with the silver or gold media, never the cheap ones with blue or green media. Ask the clerk for help if unsure about this. Finally, to email photos, create the email, click on "add attachments" menu, scroll thru the folders on your hard drive until you can highlight the photo you wish to send. Click on the "open" or "add attachment" command, then send the email. Hey, my 87 yr old mother can do it, so you can for sure!