Picasa 3.8 (for Windows: XP, Vista & 7)

    Using Google’s Picasa, we will be able to resize our pixel dimensions, adjust our file size (quality/compression) and make a duplicate file all from one dialog box.

    Assuming you have made all the changes needed by your image, we need to EXPORT the picture. You can either go up to “File” on the top menu bar and choose “Export Picture to Folder…” from the drop-down menu or on the panel across the bottom there is a Button with a folder icon labeled “Export”. Either way, open the Export dialog box.

    Now we need to make some decisions. First, where are we going to save the image to (“Export location” & “Name of exported folder”). It should automatically try to put the image in the same place it came from (but just don’t blindly assume that it is correct, give it a quick look-see to confirm it is going to where you want it to go). If you want it to go somewhere else, select the “Browse” button and navigate to where you want to store it.

    Next is the part where we choose how many pixels we want on the longest dimension (“Image size”). In the “Resize to” box, type in “768” (without the quotes). Don’t use the slider as it gives preset sizes, none of which works for us.

    Our next decision is the “Image quality” or how big the file will be kilobytes and the overall quality. Smaller file size, less quality – larger file size, higher quality. We want to get to that sweet spot around 350kb. Unfortunately we have no way to tell what the file size will be until after we do it.

    There are a few preset choices in the drop-down menu, but it is suggested that you start with “Custom” and take the slider all the way to the right or 100. We always want the highest quality image we can get, but we have to trade it off with file size. And just to add to the confusion, every image needs a different quality setting to get close to that magic 350kb.

    Go ahead and click “Export’. A window should open (if not you will need to navigate/browse using Windows to wherever you saved the file to). Check file size to see if it is too big or too small (how close did it come to the 350kb). One way to do this is to single click on the file in question, then Right Click and select “Properties”. If it is not a file size that is acceptable, then you will need to redo the process. A bit of a hassle with this hit or miss system, but it is workable. Once you get the file/photo resized and compressed/quality, rename the file (right there in the “Windows window”) to whatever naming convention called for by the particular competition you are entering.

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