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Jim Asbury - 29 Apr 2008 19:26 GMT

I want to resize a photo to fit in a new space and it doesn’t fit with the
photos’ original dimensions. I then go and check with Publisher’s “design
checker” and it indicates it doesn’t fit the desired space. I’ve tried, but
failed to resize the photo multiple times only to have the same message
appear. What can I do to correct the photo’s size problem?

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Mary Sauer - 29 Apr 2008 22:02 GMT

Web page?

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>I want to resize a photo to fit in a new space and it doesn't fit with the
> photos' original dimensions. I then go and check with Publisher's "design
> checker" and it indicates it doesn't fit the desired space. I've tried, but
> failed to resize the photo multiple times only to have the same message
> appear. What can I do to correct the photo's size problem?

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Jim Asbury - 29 Apr 2008 23:32 GMT

No, It's for a printed brochure where I have 9 photos grouped together three
across and three high. Between them I'll have a thin black line. My problem
is all photos are of different sizes in their original format and they need
to be all the same size in the brochure with the same resolutions.

> Web page?
>
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> > failed to resize the photo multiple times only to have the same message
> > appear. What can I do to correct the photo's size problem?

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JoAnn Paules - 29 Apr 2008 23:42 GMT

If they don't all have the same proportions, you'll have to do some cropping
to make them the same size.

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> No, It's for a printed brochure where I have 9 photos grouped together
> three
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>> > failed to resize the photo multiple times only to have the same message
>> > appear. What can I do to correct the photo's size problem?

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John Inzer - 30 Apr 2008 00:09 GMT

> If they don't all have the same proportions, you'll have to do some
> cropping to make them the same size.

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JoAnn is absolutely correct.

FWIW...the following freeware
has a good crop tool.

FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

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Mr John FO Evans - 30 Apr 2008 11:23 GMT

> > If they don't all have the same proportions, you'll have to do some
> > cropping to make them the same size.

Or alternatively use a DTP program with the ability to re-size images
without external help.

John

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Mary Sauer - 30 Apr 2008 11:46 GMT

Create a nine cell table. With your cursor in a cell, fill, fill effects,
picture tab, browse to your picture, check the *Lock picture aspect ratio*. When
you are finished inserting the pictures, select the table, lines, more lines,
click the grid preset, select the line weight and color.

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> No, It's for a printed brochure where I have 9 photos grouped together three
> across and three high. Between them I'll have a thin black line. My problem
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>> > failed to resize the photo multiple times only to have the same message
>> > appear. What can I do to correct the photo's size problem?

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