Trying to resize ppicture 600x600 (or there abouts).

My pictures seem to get squashed when I resize them to the forum standards for the competition entry ... any ideas ? : (

are you using photobucket?

No, I'm resizing in Paint and uploading direct from my Laptop.

You're better off uploading them to photobucket & resizing them on there - it's a lot easier!

It is simple enough to create an account on there ?

Yes, very simple (and free!). It's also very simple to upload from your computer.

Photobucket The tutorials below will help you with using photobucket (make account with photobucket)

-- Getting Started

• Sign Up For An Account
  
• Choose Your Account Settings
  
• Create an Album
  

-- How To Upload Images,Photos or videos:

• Photobucket Upload with the Main Uploader
  
• Upload With The Bulk Uploader (Images Only)
  
• Upload with the non-Flash Uploader
  
• Upload Images/Photos From Your Emails
  
• Upload Images/Photos From Your Mobiles Phone
  
• Upload from your webcam
  
• Upload from a Web URL
  
• File Type Parameters
  
• Set Your Upload Opions
  

-- Linking & Posting Media & Albums

• Link Your Media To Website
  
• Link Multiple Files To A Website
  
• Link A ClickAble Thubnail To A Website
  
• Post An Image To An Forum
  
• Open An Album
  
• Chage The Album View
  
• Change Your Link Options
  
• Rename An Album
  
• Download An Album
  

-- Edit Your Images

• Resize An Image
  
• Rotate An Image
  
• Crop An Image
  
• Add Effects To An Image
  
• Crate A Colour Splash
  
• Add a watermark
  

Cheers guys, just sorted myself out on there .. why on earth did I not know about that nifty site before ?!

Another question ... any chance I can change my Forum Username without having to re-register ?

i can change it for you what would you like?

I will just go with my name 'Maria' if that's ok : )

someone as that name already i can do this _Maria_

How about 'Maria.' ?

i remove the dot

Sorry Steve, I actually wanted Maria., with out the top commas, lol.

like that?

Love it. Thank you muchly !

remember that be your new log in name