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How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:38 pm
by db5
SASman posted pictures that were upside down because he didn't know how to turn them. If you use Windows 10 here is the easy solution to dealing with all sorts of picture problems.
Once you have saved your pictures in a folder click on the first one and it should open in your photo editor. You can either use the icons at the top or right click to get a pull-down menu. I use the right click button because I can rotate, the edit (crop, resize, etc.). Save it and post it.
Re: How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:23 pm
by dusty
Thank You, Thank You
I guess it has been there all the time but ....
Re: How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:41 pm
by HopefulSSer
If you're on a Mac, the process is similar. Open the pic in Preview and click the icon in the menu bar that is the "box with the little arrow" to rotate the pic 90º counterclockwise. Repeat as necessary. Option-clicking it rotates the pic clockwise. Save and post.
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If the pic is too big, click the "Tools" menu and then "Adjust size..." Play with the percentage you like but I find 25% (i.e. 75% reduction) is fine. Again, save and post.
Re: How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:06 pm
by jsburger
I use Microsoft Office 2010 Picture Manager. We were able to buy MS Office when I was a Federal Government employee for $10. The only program I still use from MS Office is the Picture Manager. It is very simple to use. Rotate, crop, color correction, resize etc.. There are several preset resize options. I use the 1024 X 768 option all the time.
99% of the time if the picture is rotated correctly in the Picture Manager it will be OK on the forum. I still usually do a preview of the post to check. If it shows up wrong I know how to rotate it to fix it on the forum.
Re: How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:25 pm
by HopefulSSer
jsburger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:06 pm
I still usually do a preview of the post to check. If it shows up wrong I know how to rotate it to fix it on the forum.
Very important point!
Re: How to Fix Pictures Before Posting
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:30 pm
by garys
I use Linux on my computers. It comes with a picture viewer that rotates the pictures as needed. Also, Linux comes with Gimp for "photoshop like" capabilities for any other manipulating you want to do so getting the size and orientation I need is very easy. I haven't yet encountered a picture from my computers that show up wrong on the forum.