How to? - email photos

[Ron Whitfield]

I have pix stored on my laptop that I want to send to friends and place onto web sites, or send to a snapfish type site.
There is an email function, but it doesn't seem to allow simple transfers.
Oh, what fo' do?

[Random]

Re: How to? - email photos

Sending picture through email, look for something like "Insert -> File Attachment"

[helen]

Re: How to? - email photos

The real important question is what email program you are using on your laptop.

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

What's an email program?

In doing a search, I find the process of knowing my SMTP mail server name is neccessary, but there is nothing on my computer that guides me to this info that I can find. Not even the onboard search. No tools, no net options, no programs. Anything I click on that is similar isn't what I need.

[tutusue]

Re: How to? - email photos

The real important question is what email program you are using on your laptop.

What's an email program?[...]

Are you using web based email such as gmail or yahoo?

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

No, I'm not on the net yet this morning per my laptop, I'm using a seperate computer for surfing, and just looking at my stored pix on my laptop. I havn't transfered them to anything yet. There is an email function on the tool bar, but it makes me get the info first that I can't find.

[Random]

Re: How to? - email photos

What's an email program?

In doing a search, I find the process of knowing my SMTP mail server name is neccessary, but there is nothing on my computer that guides me to this info that I can find. Not even the onboard search. No tools, no net options, no programs. Anything I click on that is similar isn't what I need.

Whoever is your internet service provider should provide you with the SMTP server name, as well as your designated email address.

As for email program, most Windows OS come with one. For pre-Vista, it's Outlook Express. For Vista, it's Windows Mail.

[helen]

Re: How to? - email photos

Let me rephrase the question. On your laptop are you capable of sending and/or receiving email?

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

I can get onto my yahoo account usually, but not at this moment per my laptop, no net available, that's why I'm on another system for surfing. I've not set up an account/or bothered with windows mail as I don't need it...? or want it.

[helen]

Re: How to? - email photos

So just to be clear from reading your postings I get the following situation:
Computer A - your laptop
Computer B - the other computer

1. Picture(s) exist on computer A
2. Computer A is currently not on the network
3. You are currently using Computer B, I take it you are posting to HawaiiThreads from Computer B?
4. You want to transfer pictures from Computer A to Computer B via email because there is a function on Computer A to do this but it is not working?

Is the above situation accurate or I am missing something from above?

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

Computer A - your laptop
Computer B - the other computer

1. Picture(s) exist on computer A
2. Computer A is currently not on the network
3. You are currently using Computer B, I take it you are posting to HawaiiThreads from Computer B?
4. You want to transfer pictures from Computer A to Computer B via email because there is a function on Computer A to do this but it is not working?

1 thru 3 = yes. 4. Not really, but that would be OK later on for other needs. However, to complicate the picture even further, Com. B has limited funtions, and may not allow some things. The function on Com. A works, no doubt, but I have to know the info it asks for first. It's just not completely set up yet to know all that and I'm stuck as to how to do it.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: How to? - email photos

In your Yahoo email account you must:

1. Compose an email
2. Hit the "Attach" button in your new composition
3. In the next window you'll see some entry boxes with a "Browse" button.
4. Hit the Browse button and it will open up your C:directory (Explore if in XP)
5. Find the folder where your pictures are in and select the pic you want
6. Once you highlight the pic/file, hit the open button.
7. Yahoo will upload that file/pic to their server. This can take some time.
8. Once the upload is complete you can go back to your composition and hit send.

If the pic takes wayyyy too long to upload you may want to resize the picture smaller. In XP open your pic in MS Office picture manager and hit the Edit button. From there you can select and resize your pic for email or publishing on the web.

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

Boxes, yes.
No 'browse' box.
Get 'Select Multiple Files At Once', 'View And Rotate Thumbnails', Drag Files To attach'.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: How to? - email photos

You may want to select "Mail Classic" view. It's easier to navigate around the older interface.

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: How to? - email photos

Thanx, Craig, I'll check into that.
I had my IT run me thru the simple process this morning.
I think I got it.
But, I'm still having trouble with getting my pix transfered to snapfish.
The process just won't take.