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Photos were made for sharing, and Windows XP Starter Edition provides a number of options to help you show off those magical moments. For instance, you can send photos stored in My Pictures by e-mail. It only takes a moment. Here's how!
To send photos by e-mail |
Now you can share photos minutes after you take them by sending them in e-mail.
- Click Start, and then click My Pictures.
- Click the photo you want to send.
- Under File and Folder Tasks, click E-mail this file.
- Windows XP Starter Edition automatically compresses photo files prior to sending them, which lets the recipient open them faster.
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Why does it sometimes take a long time for a photo sent in e-mail to appear on your or a recipient's monitor? Digital images of all kinds consist of tiny dots, called pixels. Digital photos often consist of thousands of pixels, an amount that can take extra time to pass through the telephone and other communication lines over which Internet information travels. Some Internet service providers occasionally limit the size of individual files and attachments. If you have trouble sending or receiving a group of digital photos, try sending each image separately, or contact your Internet service provider for advice.
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Printing your photos
For social gatherings, you might want to pass around actual photographs. In that case, you can print your photos for special occasions or to share with family and friends who don't have e-mail. Windows XP Starter Edition makes it easy by supplying a wizard to automate this task. Here's how!
To print your photos |
- Click Start, and then click My Pictures.
- Click the photos you want to print.
To select more than one photo, press and hold down the CTRL key while clicking each photo. Release the CTRL key before clicking on the task you wish to perform.
- Under Picture Tasks, click Print this picture, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
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For the best results in color quality, try printing with the glossy photo paper used by professionals. Check your printer handbook for instructions. Software programs also are available for making your photos into calendars, greeting cards, and more.
If you don't have a printer, you can send your photos in e-mail to a Web-based photo-processing service. They'll print them for you on photo paper and then mail copies out to you and others. This is also a great way of sharing photos with distant relatives and friends.
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Other great ways to use your photos
Windows XP Starter Edition makes it easy to customize the screen saver that's displayed when you take a break from the keyboard. Here's how!
To customize your screen saver |
- Right-click on your Windows desktop, and then select Properties from the menu that appears.
- In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Screen Saver tab.
- On the Screen Saver tab, in the Screen saver drop-down list, select My Pictures Slideshow.
- Click Settings.
- In the My Pictures Screen Saver Options dialog box, click Browse to locate the folder containing the photos you want to display as a screen saver.
- Click OK, and then click OK again to save your settings.
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You can change the settings and select a different folder for your photos anytime.
Any photo you have in your computer can be displayed as a background on the desktop. Here's how.
To display a photo on your desktop |
- Click Start, and then click My Pictures.
- Click the photo you want as your desktop background.
- Under Picture Tasks, click Set as desktop background.
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You can control the size of the picture you place on the desktop. You can:
- Stretch the picture to fill the entire desktop.
- Center the picture on your desktop.
- Tile the picture across your desktop.
To adjust picture size on your desktop |
- Click Start, and then click My Pictures.
- Click the photo you want as your desktop background.
- Under Picture Tasks, click Set as desktop background.
- Minimize the My Pictures folder.
- Right-click the picture you placed on the desktop, and then click Properties.
- Under the Desktop tab, in the Position list, select Center, Tile, or Stretch and then click OK.
The image is sized to your specification.
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