How To Compress a Photos

Compress a Photos

Technology has enable people to capture and store special moments that are worth cherishing. There are many cameras available these days to fit every pocket, needs and tastes. If you are the type of person who loves to take and store photographs, you would know how important space is on your computer. The more pictures you store, the more space is used. The more space is used up, the more pressure is placed on the operating system to perform normally. This is why compressing photos is beneficial. Simply put, less space is used when you compress photos. Imagine one photograph occupying the space of six compressed photographs. That is how effective photo compression is. It is also easier to share your photos with friends and family via the internet when they are compressed as they are sent faster than uncompressed photos. The photo quality remains the same so you don’t have to worry about losing the quality. Programs that compress photos can work with any format but the photos will be stored as JPEG since this format is universally used and it requires the least amount of space compared to other formats. Not everybody knows the importance of compressing photos therefore, not everyone has a program for that purpose. Most, if not all computers have Microsoft Office. Now that you've read about photo compression, here are the steps to compress your photos using Microsoft Picture Manager:

Required Tools

    * Computer
    * Photos on the computer

Instructions

   1. Click the “Start” button on your computer.
   2. Scroll to “All Programs” then to “Microsoft Office.
   3. Scroll to “Microsoft Office Tools” and open “Microsoft Office Picture Manager”.
   4. When the window opens, in the left hand pane locate the folder containing the pictures to compress and click on it.
   5. The photos in the folder will be displayed. Select the ones you intend to compress. If its one, click on it. For more than one press “Ctrl” button while clicking on them. To select all, click the “Edit” button on the toolbar and click “Select All” from the menu.
   6. Click the “Picture” button and select “Compress Pictures” from the drop-down menu.
   7. Compress options will be displayed in a pane on the right for you to choose one. If you are compressing the photo to be used in a document, under “Compress for” click “Documents”. If it is to be published on a webpage, click “Web pages”. If you are compressing to send via email, click “E-mail messages. The total size of the files will be displayed at the bottom of the screen as well as the size when compressed.
   8. Click “OK”.

Tips and warning

    * TO undo the compression, click the “Undo” icon on the toolbar to reverse the actions.
    * When exiting Microsoft Office Picture Manager, you will be prompted to save the changes. If you don’t the compression will not take effect.
    * You can use a program like WinRar to compress files instead of using Microsoft Picture Manager.