Guide to Resize a JPEG Image without losing quality Best Editing Softwares

 

If you want to send multiple images via email or upload them to social media platforms, resizing can be very helpful as sending these images will take less time. Here are three ways you can resize your JPEG images.

3 Ways to Resize JPEG

 

Resize JPEG images online

There are many good websites online that allow you to quickly edit your JPEG images to your desired size. Take Canva, for example.

1. Visit Canva.com to resize your JPEG image.
2. After signing up using your email address, you'll see several templates for different creations on the home screen.
3. In the upper right corner, you will see a tab 'Create a design'.
4. Select the option and go to Custom Size at the bottom of the list.
5. Set the width and height of our image. It should be according to your preferred size.
6. Click Create New Design.
7. You will be redirected to a new page with a blank template for your image.
8. In the left corner, you will see an option 'Uploads'. Click on it.
9. Upload an image from your media library and select the image you want to resize.
10. Once the image is uploaded, drag and drop it onto a blank size chart.
11. Pull or fold it so that it fits exactly the size you provided earlier.
12. Once you're done, you'll see the download option at the top right.
13. Click on it and select the format for your image to be JPEG.
14. Your image will begin to download and be ready for use.

Resize JPEG image in Windows Paint

1. To resize your JPEG image in Paint, first, make a copy of the image so that you can keep the original image later.
2. Every version of Paint Windows has a built-in free image editor. To open your image in Paint, right-click on the image and go to 'Edit' and then to 'Open with Paint'.
3. Press Ctrl + A to select the image you want to resize. When your image is selected, you will see a dotted line around its edges.
4. On the Home tab, you will find the 'Resize' option. Click on it.
5. Once you open the resize option, you can resize your image by percentage or pixels.
6. By selecting pixels, you must enter the exact size of the image you want to create.
7. By selecting the Percentage option, you can enter more than 100% to enlarge the image size.
8. To prevent the image from being stretched or folded too much, the paint aspect ratio is set by default.
9. To specify your horizontal and vertical proportions, uncheck the 'Maintenance Spect Ratio' option.
10. After resizing the image, click OK to save your changes.
11. If you are not happy with the result, press Ctrl + Z to undo your changes.
12. If you are happy with the new image size, go to the top left corner and select 'Save as' from the file option.
13. Select Save as JPEG image.
14. Give your file a name and choose a destination to save it.

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Resize JPEG image in MacBook preview

1. To resize a JPEG image in a MacBook, make a copy of the original file before making any changes. Select the file and press Command + C, then press Command + V to copy and paste the image in the same place.
2. Click the image you want to edit and right-click the file. Go to 'Open with Preview' to open the file.
3. Go to the Tools menu and select 'Adjust Size'. You will be automatically redirected to a new window where you can resize the image.
4. Select the drop-down menu and select the units to make changes. You can choose to resize the image in pixels or percentages, as well as in paint.
5. To resize vertically and horizontally without maintaining aspect ratio, uncheck the 'Appropriate scale scale' box.
6. Click OK to save changes to your image. If you do not get the desired results, press Command + Z to return to the original size.
7. To save your file, click the File menu and select 'Save' to save your new JPEG image.

Always remember that changing the size of the image can reduce the quality a bit and dragging the image can make the pixels look blocked and granular.