There are several ways to edit the size of a picture. First, when you upload a picture, whether in the Asset Manager or for a photo gallery, there will be an option you can select called, "Resize for Internet". This option automatically reduces the width of the graphic to 800px (if the graphic is wider than that) and the height of the graphic to 600px (if the graphic is taller than that).

You can also reduce the size of a picture just on a particular web page. You can do this by placing the graphic on the page (see "Insert Pictures Into Pages") and then clicking on the graphic in the Page Editor. This will select the graphic and you should see little red boxes around the graphic in the corners, on the top and bottom and on the sides. As you move your mouse over one of those boxes, your pointer should change to a double arrow. Click and drag the mouse to make the graphic smaller or larger.

Note: Adjusting the size of the graphic in the Page Editor only changes the graphic's size on that page. It does not change the dimensions of the actual graphic file.

The third way to adjust the size of a graphic is in the Asset Manager. To get to the Asset Manager click the image icon in the Page Editor as if you were going to insert an image. On the right side of the "Source:" box, click the folder icon to enter the Asset Manager. Then click on the small pencil icon next to the picture name in order to bring up the NE1 Image Editor.

Across the top of the image editor are various tools for editing a picture. The "w:" and "h:" windows represent the picture's width and height in pixels. Because the aspect ratio (the ratio of width to height) will always remain the same, it is safe to increase or reduce these numbers without distorting the picture. Reducing the width, for example, will also reduce the height to maintain the aspect ratio. Enter a number into either of the 2 boxes and click the "Resize" button. The changes will be instantly applied. Click "Save" to save the changes and "Exit" to return to the "Asset Manager".

The Image Editor also includes tools for cropping or rotating graphics. To get to the Image Editor click the image icon in the Page Editor as if you were going to insert an image. On the right side of the "Source:" box, click the folder icon to enter the Asset Manager. Then click on the small pencil icon next to the picture name in order to bring up the NE1 Image Editor.

To crop a picture, click and drag your mouse to create a selection of the area that you want to keep. (All parts of the picture outside of this box will be cut.) Click the "Crop" button to see the changes. Click "Save" to save the changes and "Exit" to return to the "Asset Manager".

To rotate a picture 90 degrees to the left, click the "90 CCW" button. To rotate a picture 90 degrees to the right, click the "90 CW" button. Click "Save" to save the changes and "Exit" to return to the "Asset Manager".

To edit graphics which have been uploaded, click the image icon in the Page Editor as if you were going to insert an image. On the right side of the \"Source:\" box, click the folder icon to enter the Asset Manager. As you can see by the illustration, the picture in the library is quite large. To edit that picture, click on the small pencil icon next to the name of the picture. This will open the NE1 Image Editor, which allows you to edit a picture directly online. From there you can edit the size of the graphic, rotate the picture, crop (cut out parts) the picture, or even adjust the color and brightness of the graphic.

*Tip 1: Graphic size is always an important issue for several reasons. First, the size of the picture is related to the size of the file. Large pictures will take up more disc space than small pictures. Secondly, a larger picture will take longer to appear on a web page than a smaller picture. Visitors with slower internet access will not appreciate having to wait for a picture to appear.

The more you can do to reduce the load time for graphics, the more enjoyable the experience for your visitors. In fact studies have shown that if someone has to wait more than 3-5 seconds for a web page to load, they will most likely leave the website. In addition to reducing the dimensions of a graphic, there are other ways to reduce the file size of the graphic file and thus reduce the load time. One way is to reduce the quality of the graphic. For most pictures on the web, it is not necessary to have the highest quality picture. Save your graphic at a medium picture quality that reduces the file size, but doesn\'t cause pixilation (that blocky look). Also, some graphic/photo editors have an \"optimize for the web\" feature. Normally pictures include extra information to allow more versatility for editing. When you optimize a picture for the web, the graphic/photo editor only saves info it needs to display the picture and thus reduces the file size of the picture, sometimes to as little as 1/3 the original file size. The advantage of the optimize for the web feature is that it does not reduce the quality of the picture, just the file size.

*Tip 2: In general it is usually best to keep graphics in a photo gallery at 800px by 600px or less. This is the resolution of some people\'s monitors, so for them, this would be a full screen picture. For others with a higher resolution for their monitor, this is usually sufficiently large. Have graphics larger than this may cause graphics to extend beyond the viewing space of the monitor for some visitors making it impossible for them to see the entire graphic all at once.

*Tip 3: Graphics being used on your website should be smaller than those used in the photo galleries. It\'s best to allow the use of the graphic and template you are using to determine the appropriate size of the graphic. It\'s difficult to give specific dimensions as different templates offer different size spaces for the web pages. However, it\'s best to make sure the picture can be clearly seen while not extending past the edge of the template.

*Tip 4: When you insert a picture into a page, be sure to describe the picture in the \"title\" setting. This setting is used primarily by sight-impaired visitors or visitors who prefer to not have graphics displayed. The text in the \"title\" setting of the picture is displayed in place of the graphic. By describing the picture in the \"title\" setting visually-impaired visitors and visitors not viewing graphics can still know what the picture was.