Computer problems and/or advice 2014

[ChrisB]

I guess that's what I'm really asking Maggie.  I can't find any info about how to reduce the size of the photo to a thumb nail for uploading.  I have iPhoto that I downloaded.  But maybe there's something better anyone got a recommend for me?

[Maggi Young]

http://www.imore.com/reduce-iphone-and-ipad-review-batch-resize-your-photos-optimized-web

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/resize-graphics-and-photos-for-ipad-and-iphone.html

[Gerry Webster]

I guess that's what I'm really asking Maggie.  I can't find any info about how to reduce the size of the photo to a thumb nail for uploading.  I have iPhoto that I downloaded.  But maybe there's something better anyone got a recommend for me?

Chris - if you have iPhoto (presumably on a Mac), you don't need anything else. Put your pic in iPhoto - either add to Library or simply click & drag it. Select the pic, then go to 'Share' on top menu, then 'Export'. Set the size at 600 (maximum dimension). That's it - simple. Upload to the forum as an attachment. If you want to first crop or sharpen (not too much!) the photo, you can do that in 'Preview'.

[ChrisB]

Hi Gerry
The options I get under share are
Mail, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, message, AirDrop, iTunes or beam
There are other categories of create a project apps and print but they don't seem to apply for what I want to do.  I can't find export anywhere but I'm still learning how to use my ipad.  I have looked through the manual but it doesn't seem to cover what I want to do either.  May have to go to the apple forum I guess.. Thanks for your help

[Maggi Young]

I suspect that "Mail"  will be a good bet, Christine  - we often used to advise people to email pictures to themselves  in order to see what the reduced photo would look like .
 So long as you are only saving a second file and not overwriting the original.

[ChrisB]

I'll have a go Maggi determined to figure this out there has to be a way to do it...

[Ian Y]

Christine, you need to download an app to resize pictures -I have just tried a free app called simple resize from the App Store  it does the job and is very easy to use.

[Gerry Webster]

Chris - I have no experience of iPads but I assume the iPhoto application works in the same way whatever the hardware. I use it for all the photos I post (& email) - it is so easy.

[Gerry Webster]

Chris - I've just looked up iPhoto in 'Help' on my Mac. This is what it tells me:

"To learn more about iPhoto, see the iPhoto website at www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/. Or, if you have iPhoto on your computer, open it and choose Help > iPhoto Help."
 

[ChrisB]

Thanks so much everyone. I think I'll have a go at the app you suggest Ian and see how I get on with that...

[Alan_b]

I'm afraid iPads will perform some tasks like a fully-fledged computer but baulk at others that seem as if they should be relatively simple.  The answer to most problems is to find an 'app' that achieves what you want, if such a one exists.  So I'm sure Ian is pointing you in the right direction.  The existence of such an app strongly implies that the facility is not built-in to your iPad so the only alternative would to be to transfer the photo to a computer and resize it there.   

[ChrisB]

Quite right Alan.  I have now downloaded an app that works beautifully and is free with adverts so I've been able to upload the snowdrop bulb picture to the forum.  Still getting to grips with what my new little machine can and cannot do.  Learned already that it only likes pictures taken using it doesn't like importing them much at all.  Had to download iTunes to do that and link to my PC. But on the whole I love this new toy....