HOW TO SIZE YOUR PICTURES FOR
DIGITAL MEDIA COMPETITIONS
USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

 

      1.     Open photo you wish to resize.
2.     Select Image in pull-down menu on top line.
3.     Select Resize, Image Size.
4.     In Image Size box:
      a.      First, change Resolution to 72 pixels/inch.  Make sure “Constrain Proportions”
            and “Resample Image” are both checked.  Select OK.
      b.     Next, change either the Width (for horizontal picture) or the Height (for vertical picture)
            pixel dimension to 1024.  (The other dimension will change automatically.)
5.     Select File in pull-down menu on top line.
6.     Select Save As . . . and rename your picture (example PHOTO2).  Select JPEG under “Format”
      if photo is not already a JPEG.  Select Save.
7.     In JPEG Options box, make sure “Quality” is 12 Maximum.  Check OK.

 

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