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8.1 Sending Photos by E-Mail
Sending and receiving photos by e-mail can be challenging. Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) limit the size of individual files and attachments to 1 or 2 GB (you
can usually assume the limit is 1 GB) or if they do make it through the recipient
may have problems viewing them, especially if they are using an older computer.
[See the discussion on the WinZip Courier service at the end of this section for a
means of delivering files up to 100 MB.]
NOTE: If both your and the customer’s ISP allows large file transfers, just
ensure the number of photos you’re sending in each e-mail adds up to a number
lower than the limit.
NOTE: Many ISPs and/or users have anti-spam software installed. If the
recipient tells you they haven’t received your e-mail, ask them to ensure their ISP
and/or personal anti-spam program is set to receive files sent using your e-mail
address.
Before you send photos across the internet, get them into a form guaranteed
to be readable on the other end and that doesn't take up too much space. The
common JPEG format should be considered mandatory for e-mail; avoid BMP,
TIF, or RAW unless your customer has special requirements. If you have picture
in something other than JPEG, use your editing or e-mail software to convert it to
JPEG before you send it.
Intended use by customer
Size to send
Photo viewed on computer only
640 pixels x 480 pixels
Photo printed at 4" x 6"
800 pixels x 600 pixels
Photo printed at 5" x 7"
1024 pixels x 768 pixels
If you have trouble sending or receiving a group of digital photos over the
Internet, try sending each photo in a separate e-mail.
If you are sending uncompressed files (e.g., RAW or TIF) you can reduce the
image file by “zipping” it using Windows or a compression program such as
WinZip or PKZip. However, image files that are already compressed (e.g., JPEG)
won’t benefit, and WinZip can even increase the file size. Compressing large files
is easy to do in Windows XP: simply right-click a file or group of files, select Send
To > Compressed (zipped) Folder and then attach this folder to an e-mail. When
sending a bunch of pictures, it’s much easier to send a compressed folder than to
e-mail the photos individually.
8.1.1 Attach to E-Mail
The simplest way to attach a photo file to an e-mail is to open your e-mail
program and attach the image file. However Windows gives you an easy way to
resize (or not) your photos, attach them to your e-mail and send them.
Navigate to the folder containing your photos in Windows Explorer. You then
select the photo(s) you want to send, right-click on the photo(s), scroll down to