How To Reduce The Size Of A Photo Or A Picture

To reduce a photo’s file size, you can compress it, lower the resolution, crop it, or remove unnecessary metadata. The .jpeg format, with its adjustable compression levels, is optimal for image compression. This guide will instruct you on using photo editing applications or online tools to decrease any photo’s size.

Method 1: Use Microsoft Paint

Method 2: Use Microsoft Office Picture Manager

You can use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to reduce photo size, provided Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 is installed on your computer.

Documents to compress photos for document insertionWeb pages for compressing your photosE-mail messages to compress your photos for e-mailDon’t Compress – Select this option if you don’t want to compress your photo.

Method 3: Use compressjpeg.com

Numerous free web services can reduce your photo sizes. We’ll exemplify with Compress Jpeg. Clicking the image compares the old photo with the newly compressed one.

Method 4: Use GIMP

GIMP is an open-source, multi-platform photo editing software that can minimize photo sizes without altering image dimensions. Keep in mind, however, that reducing an image’s space can result in the loss of original detail. To avoid further image degradation, limit the number of saves.