Adding pictures

[Wossname]

Using my phone, where my day to day photos are, when I try to add a picture to a post, it tells me it's too large. So I re-size it, several times. It's still too large. I succeeded once, possibly on the laptop, but it was ages ago and I can't remember how I did it.

Not very techy, me. How can I do this, on my phone?

[Horse]

I use a Samsung, so Android.

With the standard picture editor:
- first, crop (the two L shapes) to focus on the important bit, removing unnecessary stuff around the outside
- 3 dots menu options, resize. Try the options to find the size that RTTL will allow

[weeksy]

Using my phone, where my day to day photos are, when I try to add a picture to a post, it tells me it's too large. So I re-size it, several times. It's still too large. I succeeded once, possibly on the laptop, but it was ages ago and I can't remember how I did it.

Not very techy, me. How can I do this, on my phone?

I use Flickr. I've set the attachment deliberately low as it just adds to the backup and storage on the back end.

If the masses want more capacity then I can increase it.

Edit
Go on then, I've increased limits

But let's be sensible guys, a camera can do pics easily at 10mb. We're then looking at sizes that would zoom in 20x and still have clarity. I can't see any reason a picture needs to be more than 1mb.

[KungFooBob]

Not the easiest thing to do on a phone, however...

If you have a Friendface account, create a new album and set it to private so only you can see it.

Upload any photo's you want to share on here to that album, they won't appear on your FB timeline (cos they is set to private innit).

You can right click the pictures and copy the link/url to paste into the img tags on here.

Hey Presto, free image hosting.

[Wossname]

Many thanks for the help, all, but - I'm now hiding under the table in shame. I don't have a FF a/c, or Flickr. I'm on a Samsung (Android)too, but the 3 dots menu doesn't give me a "resize" option. The option that sounds useful is "Open in Photo Editor Pro" but that just allows me to muck about with the pic.

I'm probably in the wrong place entirely. Or the wrong planet. It'll have to be in words of 1 syllable max.

#feelinghelpess

[KungFooBob]

If you've got an android phone chances are you have a Google Drive account... you can share pictures from there, but I've drunk to much cheap Lidl rum to type out how.

[weeksy]

Many thanks for the help, all, but - I'm now hiding under the table in shame. I don't have a FF a/c, or Flickr. I'm on a Samsung (Android)too, but the 3 dots menu doesn't give me a "resize" option. The option that sounds useful is "Open in Photo Editor Pro" but that just allows me to muck about with the pic.

I'm probably in the wrong place entirely. Or the wrong planet. It'll have to be in words of 1 syllable max.

#feelinghelpess

How big is the actual pic?

Can you not create a Flickr account or another hosting option?

[Horse]

I'm on a Samsung (Android)too, but the 3 dots menu doesn't give me a "resize" option.

When it drops down, it might not display ever option. Try dragging / scrolling down.

[Wossname]

I think you'll have to leave me alone for a while, so I can look into how to use Flickr. I know it as a name but that's all. TVM for help - back soon I hope!

[Horse]

Screenshot_20201105-203500_Photo Editor.jpg (388.35 KiB) Viewed 1211 times

[Yorick]

I send the pics from my phone to myself via Hotmail. There's various resize options. I usually choose 10% of original size. Then all pics are accepted on here.

[Wossname]

@horse : here's my options list... (Samsung A5) - no resize option.

@Yorick : I'm working on this, but can't see how to resize photos on Hotmail. I told you....

Screenshot_20201108-191659_Gallery.jpg (833.85 KiB) Viewed 1185 times

[Horse]

Like this?

20201108_200757.jpg (78.04 KiB) Viewed 1173 times

That's the options from just viewing an image.

Have you selected the 'pencil' icon, to start editing? That's what I have to do to get the resize option.

Edit: just realised that you have the various editing options in your screengrab. Try selecting 'crop', the two L shapes, then try for the menu.

[Horse]

Otherwise, sorry, I've run out of ideas

[weeksy]

How big is the picture?

[Wossname]

Horse - yes, those are my only options from just viewing a picture. No pencil, I'm afraid - just the "open in photo edit pro" which just allows me to fiddle with cropping, colour etc. It's a Samsung A5, which may be more basic or have different options from yours.

Weeksy: 7.88mb.

TVM both anyway.....

[weeksy]

Horse - yes, those are my only options from just viewing a picture. No pencil, I'm afraid - just the "open in photo edit pro" which just allows me to fiddle with cropping, colour etc. It's a Samsung A5, which may be more basic or have different options from yours.

Weeksy: 7.88mb.

TVM both anyway.....

Mate, 7.88mb is a gazillion X gazillion pixels. If you printed it out full scale it'd fill your living room wall.

[Horse]

That'll be why he's trying to resize it

[weeksy]

That'll be why he's trying to resize it

I know, but my point is kinda that, well, I'm prepared to try and help, but there's only so much I can do.

I've doubled the allowed size, but in no way can I make them 8mb.

[Wossname]

Yes, and I understand that. As H says - it's why I need to re-size. Just like everybody else seems to do quite happily. Woe is me!

What size should I be aiming for?