How Do You Use Microsoft Paint To Reduce Photo File Size?
If you want to reduce not only the visual size of your photos, but also the hard drive space used, follow these easy steps using the free Microsoft Paint program. First, open the folder where your pictures are located. In this step you can move your cursor over the images and see what their file sizes are. Another way you can find the file size is to right-click on the files and select “Properties.” Select the file you want to reduce, right-click on it and select “Open With” then “Paint.” After the file opens in Paint, click on the “Image” button at the top. A drop-down menu will appear. Highlight “Stretch/Skew” and click on it. Change the horizontal and vertical value. For this project, I changed both of these values from 100 to 60. Sometimes you will have to click “Edit” at the top and select “Undo” if you reduced it too much or not enough. If the picture is satisfactorily reduced, click “File” and then “save as” to rename your reduced file. In this example, the photo I used was redu
