Reduce photos quickly - how to compress image data

Depending on how you want to send your photos, the data volume of an attachment can present you with problems. To help you send your images anyway, we'll show you how to compress your image data quickly and efficiently.

How to reduce the size of your photos quickly and easily

If you want to compress images on your PC, you don't necessarily need to buy another software. Most laptops and computers have sufficient on-board tools.

• Paint: Select the image you want and use a right mouse click. Now a dropdown menu appears from which you select "Open with". Indicate that you want to open the image in Paint. In the upper bar you will find the "Resize" button. Reduce the size of the image by adjusting the percentage down from 100. Subsequently, save the image.
• Online: Use service providers such as ILOVEIMG or CompressJPEG. Open the online presence and upload them the desired images. Afterwards you can reduce the image according to different criteria. The advantage to this solution is that you can achieve a compression of 50 percent.

Wann lohnt sich die Anschaffung einer Software?

Sie können kostenfreie Softwareprogramme herunterladen, die eine Verkleinerung ohne Qualitätsverlust ermöglichen. Programme wie TinyPic oder Image Resize eignen sich dafür sehr gut. Zudem brauchen Sie dafür nur wenig Speicherplatz.