I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

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Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I use GIMP and scale the file. Easy.
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:43:37 +0000
Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I think that would depend on the email client, for example Claws-Mail
asks if I want large files compressed before sending.

I should point out that compressing a .jpg doesn't usually help much,
as it's a highly compressed format to begin with. Most graphics formats
are. You gain most with text files, but they are not usually very big
anyway.

Try making .zip or .bz7 files out of a few random .jpgs to see how much
it helps. They may even get slightly larger due to the overhead of the compression method.

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Joe

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On 10/01/2025 15:43, Scott wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I know nothing about ForteAgent, so can't answer the specific question.
However I can recommend PowerToys:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/

The image resizer tool is very quick and easy - highlight a file, group
of files, or folder(s) - right click and "Resize with Image Reszier",
select what options you want, and it does the lot very quickly.

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Cheers,

John.

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On 10/01/2025 16:16, John Rumm wrote:

On 10/01/2025 15:43, Scott wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I know nothing about ForteAgent, so can't answer the specific question. However I can recommend PowerToys:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/

The image resizer tool is very quick and easy - highlight a file, group
of files, or folder(s) - right click and "Resize with Image Reszier",
select what options you want, and it does the lot very quickly.

Fine, but no-one has mentioned this "obscure word" yet.

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Sam Plusnet

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On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:14:52 +0000, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 10/01/2025 16:16, John Rumm wrote:

On 10/01/2025 15:43, Scott wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I know nothing about ForteAgent, so can't answer the specific question.
However I can recommend PowerToys:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/

The image resizer tool is very quick and easy - highlight a file, group
of files, or folder(s) - right click and "Resize with Image Reszier",
select what options you want, and it does the lot very quickly.

Fine, but no-one has mentioned this "obscure word" yet.

As the OP who made the mistake, I have now tried to migrate this
discussion to 'Obscure Outlook question'. Cambridge dictionary defines
obscure as 'not clear and difficult to understand or see' which
represents my user experience.

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On 10/01/2025 16:18, Joe wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:43:37 +0000
Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I think that would depend on the email client, for example Claws-Mail
asks if I want large files compressed before sending.

I should point out that compressing a .jpg doesn't usually help much,
as it's a highly compressed format to begin with. Most graphics formats
are. You gain most with text files, but they are not usually very big
anyway.

I get the impression the OP is using "compress" in the sense of make
smaller by lowering the resolution, colour depth or image quality rather
than applying actual data compression algorithm to the image data.

Try making .zip or .bz7 files out of a few random .jpgs to see how much
it helps. They may even get slightly larger due to the overhead of the compression method.

Indeed. Hence why throwing away 90% of the data can work better :-)

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Cheers,

John.

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On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:16 +0000, John Rumm
<see.my.signature@nowhere.null> wrote:

On 10/01/2025 16:18, Joe wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:43:37 +0000
Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

I usually compress .jpg file attachments when I send a email to avoid
size problems when sending. This involves saving the draft, closing
the draft, opening again, clicking 'File' then selecting 'Resize large
images when I send this massage'. Is there a way of automating this as
the default setting?

I think that would depend on the email client, for example Claws-Mail
asks if I want large files compressed before sending.

I should point out that compressing a .jpg doesn't usually help much,
as it's a highly compressed format to begin with. Most graphics formats
are. You gain most with text files, but they are not usually very big
anyway.

I get the impression the OP is using "compress" in the sense of make
smaller by lowering the resolution, colour depth or image quality rather
than applying actual data compression algorithm to the image data.

Try making .zip or .bz7 files out of a few random .jpgs to see how much
it helps. They may even get slightly larger due to the overhead of the
compression method.

Indeed. Hence why throwing away 90% of the data can work better :-)

Sorry, as OP I messed this up. It was intended to be a question about
Outlook and I wanted to make the standard Outlook method the default.
Now in my new thread - Obscure Outlook question.

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