Definition: To resize a graphic file is to change the actual size of the picture viewed from the graphic file. We use the software application, Graphic Converter, in the lab to do this task.
1) Open Graphic Converter.
2) Use File>Open command from the menu bar to
browse through your zip or floppy to find the picture you want to resize. Choose
the picture you want to resize and click OK.
3) Use Picture>Size>Scale to call up the dialog box that allows you to
choose sizes.
4) Make the width approximately 2-3" and the rest of the measurements will
alter their numbers automatically for you.
5) The picture is now a different size.
To convert the graphic file to a different format means to change the file from a .tiff or a .pic or .bmp to a usable format for our purposes in this class. We use .jpg or .jpeg for photographs and scanned pictures and .gif for draw pictures or pictures with large chunks of color.
1) Open Graphic Converter.
2) Use File>Open command from the menu bar to browse through your zip or
floppy to find the picture that you wish to alter. Choose the picture to be
converted and click OK.
3) Use File>Save As command from the menu bar.
4) Choose an appropriate name (preferably no longer than 8, lower-cased letters/numbers)
but leave the extension attached to the name.
5) Choose the format as .jpeg/.jpg if your picture is a photograph or scan and
.gif is your picture is a cartoon, drawn picture, or line drawing. Click OK.
6) When you choose .jpeg/.jpg, an additional dialog box comes up asking you
to adjust the quality of the picture to be saved. Make your alterations and
then click Save.
7) The file will be saved in the proper format.