Resizing an image permanently to reduce filesize
Resizing an image permanently to reduce filesize using the crop image wizard
While the crop image wizard can be used to change the shape of the image, you can also use the RESIZE option to reduce the dimensions.
This can be handly when you have uploaded the file direct from your phone as-is meaning the filesize is excessively large.
You can view the original image size dimensions below the image.
To reduce the dimesions without cropping the image
Click the blue dropdown arrow to choose a preset size, or set your own max dimensions via the Width (Max) and Height (Max) fields.
With the Crop to exact resized dimensions left unchecked, the image will be resized within these values, while maintaining the current aspect ratio.
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The crop image wizard can help you to crop the display area of a set of images at once for image dimension uniformity.
By default images scale to fit the available column width, but if your image is smaller than the available area you can disable the scaling using the crop icon.
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As well as image size warnings that appear when using the Crop/resize Image wizard. The system provides warnings of oversized content when using the CMS.
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