Editing Images to Fit the Screen Resolution
You may find that your images are larger than the screen,
forcing viewers to use the scroll bars to view the whole image. This
is due to a high resolution of the images based on pixel size. The pixel
dimensions of the image are too large for the screen.
Computer
monitors, regardless of physical size, have a set number of pixels high and wide
that it views. You can set this using start>settings>control
panel>display>settings. Look for the "screen area"
setting. The common resolutions are 1024x768 pixels (squeezes more onto
your screen; things appear small), and 800x600 pixels (squeezes less onto
your screen; things appear larger). Every user has this set to his/her
viewing preference, which may be influenced by monitor size
Digital
pictures downloaded from cameras tend to be larger than 1024 pixels wide by 768
pixels high. This means that you can't see the whole image on a screen set
at this resolution (or at the 800x600 resolution). You need to use scroll
bars to move around the image. Because of this, the downloaded pictures
may not look the way you would prefer in a SlideShow presentation.
The solution
is to edit the images so they are a smaller pixel size. A digital camera
should have the software to do this, otherwise an image editing software such as
Adobe Photoshop will do.
Every camera
manufacturer has different image editing software, so you must review their
instructions to learn how to. You'll need to spend some time getting to
know the software. Once you get the hang of it, it shouldn't take more
than 30-60 seconds to edit an image.
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