E-mailing a Picture

If you have one or more photos, pictures, or documents that you want to share with others, you can send them in an e-mail as attachments. Before you send photos or pictures in an e-mail as an attachment, you typically need to resize them in a separate graphics program so your recipient can view them with minimal scrolling, open your e-mail program, and then attach the files. With Windows you can send a photo or picture in an e-mail message without having to resize it in a separate graphics program, or even open your e-mail program. Using the E-mail button on the toolbar in Windows Live Photo Gallery or any Explorer window, Windows opens an e-mail message window with the attached files from your default e-mail program. All you need to do is address the message, add any message text, and then send it.

E-mail a Photo or Picture

In Windows Live Photo Gallery or an Explorer window, open the folder containing the picture or folder you want to e-mail.

Select the pictures or a folder with pictures you want to e-mail. [View full size image]

Click the E-mail button on the toolbar. Your e-mail program, displaying an e-mail message with a file attachment.

Type an e-mail address and a subject. [View full size image]

Click Send on the toolbar. See Also See “Sending and Retrieving a File” on page 182 for information on sending a file in an e-mail message.