Directions for transmitting photos:

When you send photos to someone it is very easy to put them in a folder, create a single file from it and attach that file to an e-mail. If you don't do this then you and the recipient both have to laboriously attach/download each picture one at a time.

If you have just a little patience and follow these simple instructions this can be easy on everyone.

If you are sending pictures to be put in a gallery or slide-show, and you send full-size pictures just as they come from your camera, then we can respond to requests for Hi-res or red-eye removed versions. If you do re-size them to make them easier to transmit, leave them at least 1024X768 or so.

WINDOWS:

  1. Place all photos to be sent in a folder (e.g. MYPIX)
  2. Right-click on the folder, select [Send to] then select [Compressed (zipped) folder]
    This will create a file called MYPIX.zip in the same folder as your MYPIX folder
  3. E-mail that file to the recipient

If the file is too large for your e-mail provider(s), but less than 100MB, go to www.yousendit.com and use the [Send a File (Try it Now)] box.
You may send one file at a time, absolutely free if you don't select any optional items (receipts, tracking, etc.)
If it's bigger than 100MB, either break it up into less than 100MB segments or mail a CD.

MAC:

TIGER:

To create a compressed file, either Control-click on the file and choose Create Archive (which is Apple-speak for "make a compressed ZIP file"), or you can click on a file, then go to the Action menu (the button that looks like a gear up in the Finder windows toolbar), and choose Create Archive from there.
Either way, it quickly creates a new file, with the file extension -.zip.- This is the compressed file. You can also compress many files into one single archive file - just Command-click (or Shift-click contiguous files) on all the files you want included, then choose Create Archive of X Items from the Action menu. A file will be created named "Archive.zip" (that's it!).

See #3 above.

LEOPARD:

Identify the file or folder of files you want to compress into a .zip file.
Right-click or ctrl-click the file or folder of files and choose Compress.
The text in quotes shows the name of the file or folder of files you are about to compress.
The .zip file will automatically be created in the same location as the original files.
For example, if the file or folder of files you are compressing is on the Desktop, the .zip file will also appear on the Desktop.

See #3 above.