This thread is for all members to contribute their valuable knowledge to the wider community.How to use Microsoft Paint to reduce photo file sizeIf you want to reduce the visual size of your photos, follow these easy steps using the free Microsoft Paint program included on your PC.
Needed -
* Computer with Microsoft Paint
* Picture files
From the Start menu Go to Programs, Accessories, Paint.
Step1First, open the folder where your pictures are located. In this step you can move your cursor over the images and see what their file sizes are. Another way you can find the file size is to right-click on the files and select "Properties."
Select the file you want to reduce, right-click on it and select "Open With" then "Paint."
Step2After the file opens in Paint, click on the "Image" button at the top. A drop-down menu will appear. Highlight "Stretch or resize/Skew" and click on it.
Step3Change the horizontal and vertical value to whichever size is needed, Sometimes you will have to click "Edit" at the top and select "Undo" if you reduced it too much or not enough.
Step4If the picture is satisfactorily reduced, click "File" and then "save as" to rename your reduced file, a tip is to never save the picture with the same origional name,(rename it when saving to something different, call it something else like (Countessa 2) for example, just in case you oops and mess up.
TIP* - When downloading or saving pictures it is easy to forget or lose where it went, so I recommend you make a new folder on your desktop for downloads and save there, that way you know where it went, from there you can install or move to the preferred location.
To do so (right click on the desktop from the box that appears select new folder, then right click the new folder and go to rename call it whatever you like).Next... How to insert pictures into a post. Stay tuned. 
PS. If anyone would like Avatars, Signatures or Logo's, don't hesitate to ask, I will also add a Tutorial later for Avatar/Sig creation.
