E-mail pictures too big

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 23 Aug 2005 8:53 am

When I attach pictures to e-mails in OUtlook Express, in addition to the attachment icon in the attachment window, the picture is embedded at the bottom of the e-mail, already opened. First of all, I don't want the picture already opened like that. Worse, the picture is at least two times too big for the screen. When the attachment button is clicked, the picture opens at a suitable size. How can I get rid of these huge picures that open automatically; and failing that, how do I make them open at an appropriate size.

Thanks for any help.

David Doggett
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 23 Aug 2005 10:35 pm

You will need to use a program such as Winzip to wrap it inside a zip/rar file and attach it as such. Email clients will not attempt to display the contents of zipped files. They will display a .jpg, .bmp, .gif as an inline image, as you discovered. Zip those photos up and send them on.

Wiz

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 24 Aug 2005 5:26 am

Thanks, Wiz. I'll try zipping them.

Bob Kagy · Post by **Bob Kagy** » 24 Aug 2005 2:44 pm

What wiz said.

Another possibility is to download Picasa free from the Google website. It's a digital photo editing and organizing program and allows you to change the size of a digital photo (saving the original), then attaching the smaller to the e-mail.

It's pretty nice, user friendly, powerful, and did I mention?...free. No strings attached.

btw did you ever get Tabledit? I'm still wondering whether to or not. Or was that somebody else?

BK