How do I reduce the size of a photo in Photos

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How do I reduce the size of a photo in Photos

How do I reduce the size of a photo in Photos so it will upload to Facebook? I keep getting the message that the file is too big. I tried emailing it to myself as a smaller photo, but then when it exports to Photos, it's the same size as the original.

macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 17, 2015 9:28 PM

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léonie

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May 17, 2015 10:04 PM in response to thesmiths2

You can reduce the size of a photo by exporting from Photos.

Select the photo and use "File > Export > Export .... photos".
In the Export panel click the disclosure triangle ^ to the right of "Photo Kind: JPEG"
Select a lower JPEG Quality and a lower Size.

Then upload the exported file using the Facebook web interface.

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thesmiths2 Author

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May 17, 2015 10:28 PM in response to léonie

Thank you!!! It was hiding in that disclosure triangle!

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