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How to create a thumbnail JPG image of a JPG image?

Use the Image Resizer software. Download this free software from MIHOV at

Image Resizer

To create JPG thumbnails
1. Create an empty directory named MINIs
2. Copy the large JPGs into the MINIs directory
Make sure that names don't start with "mini-"
3. Start up Mihov Image Resizer
4. Select the JPG tab
5. If necessary, select Normal Quality and Pixels:200
6. If necessary, select Good JPG quality (second last dash)
7. In Mihov, select (ie browse to) the MINIs directory
(The list of large JPGs should appear)
8. Click on an image name to highlight it
(eg 6262.JPG)
9. Double-click on the image name to view it.
10. Click on the X in the top-right corner to stop viewing.
11. Hold the Ctrl key down and Click to highlight
more images that you want thumbnails of. Many
can be highlighted at the same time.
12. Click on Resize
A thumbnail of each large (highlighted) JPG will appear
in the list (e.g. mini-6262.JPG)
13. Double-click on any thumbnail image name to view it.
14. Click on the X in the top-right corner to stop viewing.

Done.
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\how2003 last updated on Sept 6, 2003