Instructions to Resize Images, Zip and Send

1. Open Windows Explorer (click on start, go to All Programs, Accessories... if you haven't moved it Windows Explorer should be there
2. Go to the folder where you pictures are. In our example, we are going to the Lydias Pics folder inside our My Pictures folder
   
   Example 1
   
   
3. Click on View and Select Details. It is Easier to select if you have a lot of pictures
   
   Example 2
   
   
4. Select all of the pictures. There are a couple of ways you can do this. If all you have in the folder are the pictures you are going to resize, click on one of the pictures and then hit Ctrl A (the Ctrl key and the letter A at the same time). You can also just Left Click the mouse and hold the left button down while you select all of the photos. When you have them selected they should all be blue
   
   Example 3
   
   
   
5. With the pictures selected position your cursor over them and RIGHT click (not Left). This will bring up a popup menu. On the popup menu select Resize Pictures
   
   Example 4
   
   
   
6. The size selected should be Small (fits a 640 x 480 screen). Click on the Advanced button
   
   Example 4
   
   
   
7. Click on the option to Make the pictures smaller but not larger
   
   Example 5
   


8. Select only the pictures with (Small) in the name. Right click (not Left). This will bring up a popup menu. On the popup menu Highlight Send To and click on Compressed (zipped)Folder
   
   Example 6
   
   
   If a warning window pops up with the Compressed (zipped) folder message just click on Yes.
   
   Example 7
   


9. Go to your email program and send me the zipped file as an attachment
   
   Example 8