List of Seasonal cartridges

Looking to purchase a Seasonal cart and can't find it anywhere? It could be that it's sold out. Remember, limited copies of these carts are produced and once they're gone... they're gone!!

I've scoured the Hello Thursday emails and Cricut Chirps and come up with this list of seasonal carts and their approximate release date:

OCT 2009
Snow Friends
Very Merry Tags
When It's Cold Outside

DECEMBER 2009
Easter 2010
Mother's Day 2010
Love Struck 2010

MARCH 2010
Summer in Paris
Summer Vacation
Independence Day

JULY 2010
H2O
Pumpkin Carving
October 31st

AUGUST 2010
Thanksgiving
Christmas Village
Christmas Cards

OCTOBER 2010
Gingerbread
Trim the Tree
Winter Lace

JANUARY 2011
Spring Holiday Cards
Mothers Day Bouquet
April Showers

MARCH 2011
Fathers Day
Happy Graduation
Luau

JULY 2011
Simply Scarecrow

AUGUST 2011
Chic & Scary

OCTOBER 2011
Scandinavian Christmas Cards

NOVEMBER 2011
Snow Day

DECEMBER 2011
Victorian Romance

Downloading files from MediaFire

So many people share Cricut files these days. A great many of us use MediaFire to store and share the file. Follow these steps and you shouldn't end up downloading any nasties...

(Always make sure your virus software is up to date)

Click on the link that the person sharing their file has given you.

You'll be taken to Mediafire and should see this screen:

After a little while it will change to this:

Click on the "Click here to start download..." button.      

DON'T click on anything else!  

Once it starts the download you will see:

Once it 's ready to download you'll see this box asking you whether you want to Open the file or Save the File.

If you just want to print it out and not save it, select Open with Adobe Reader and click OK. The file will open (assuming you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader) and you can print it out.

If you DO want to save it to your computer select Save File and click OK

 

 Select where you want to save your file and click the Save button.

The file will commence downloading to your computer. If you use Firefox and you have "Show the Downloads window when downloading a file" selected (Tools, Options, General tab) you'll see this window.

When it has fully downloaded double click on the file name in the download box and your file will open ready for you to print.

Version 2 of Carts with Fonts list is ready for download!

I just finished uploading the new version of the Cricut Carts with Fonts list.

I made a few changes to it. There is now a column for you to tick if you own the cart, plus there is another column which notes whether the font has a shadow. Here's a sneak peak:

There are about double the number of pages now, BUT the way I have done it will mean that in future you won't have to print out all the pages again. I'll let you know which pages have a change on them! Hope you find that feature useful.

There are now two versions of the PDF you can download. One uses the US letter size paper and the other the A4 size paper.

Here's the two links:

US letter version: http://www.mediafire.com/?zqjvqagaen75vek

A4 version: http://www.mediafire.com/?jfxp92kx6rknbry

When downloading the file, make sure you don't click on anything other than the "Click here to start download...." button. That way you won't download any nasties.

I'll be uploading a tutorial on downloading files from Media Fire later today!

Enjoy! Again, let me know if there's any changes you would like.

Narelle

January Carts are on DS

The January carts are now available to download from http://www.cricut.com/CDS/Update.aspx

Even though the list hasn't been updated and still shows November, the download is actually version 110110.

Enjoy!

Cricut rewards - Carts with missing rewards certificate

If you purchased an eligible* Cricut Cartridge that was missing a rewards certificate here's what you need to do to receive one.

* Go to http://www.cricutrewards.com/t-earnPoints.aspx to see a list of eligible carts.


Login to your Cricut Rewards a/c at www.cricutrewards.com

Click on "Enter Cricut Rewards" (just under where it shows how many points you have)

Click on "Click here for a sample certificate"

You will see: 

Click on that web address (circled above) - (You can click the X in the top of this box now to close it).

You'll see this page:

Click on "I purchased a cartridge released this year but did not receive a Cricut Rewards certificate"

You'll see this screen:

Insert the serial number from the sticker on the top of the box and press Continue

Follow the instructions from there. 

You will need to remove the bar code sticker from the top of the box and attach it to the form you will be asked to print out.



The address on the form is INCORRECT. Send the completed form to:

Cricut Rewards Program
151 East 3450 North
Suite 600
Spanish Fork, UT 84660

Thanks to MamasScrappin from the Cricut messageboard for the correct address!

Still waiting for the DS update

1/24/2011: The update for the January Hello Thursday carts hasn't been posted yet.
1/25/2011: The carts are now in the update!

I'll keep checking and post as soon as I see it.

Once I have the update I'll be able to update the Font Carts list.  I think there are at least 3 carts with fonts this month!!

Stay tuned! :)

Hello Thursday - January 2011

10 new carts this month. Seven for the Cricut and three for the Imagine.

DS update available here: http://www.cricut.com/CDS/Update.aspx
Ignore the fact that the update page lists Nov 09 as the latest font pack update. The new carts HAVE been added.
Gypsy update also availably through Cricut Sync.

There are SIX carts retiring this month:

• Celebrations
• Serenade
• Speaking of School
• Speaking of Winter
• Word Builders 2 - A Garden of Words
• Word Builders 3 - An Ocean of Words

Here's the seven new Cricut carts...

All Sports
Available January

Baby Steps
Available February - exclusive to Jo-anns 

Campin' Critters
Available January

 

Florals Embellished

Available January

 

 

Formal Occasion

Available January

 

Kate's ABC's

Available February - exclusive to Jo-anns 

 

Martha Stewart Birthday Cake Art 

Available February

 

And the three Imagine carts...

All Wrapped Up

Available April

 

Bubblegum Stripes

Available April

Bucaneer
Available April

DS font pack download is messed up!

UPDATE: IT'S FIXED!!!! December & January carts are now available to download. (It still says November though....)

For some reason the December Font Pack has been overwritten with the November Font Pack.

So if you're looking for the December carts at http://www.cricut.com/CDS/Update.aspx you're out of luck.

HOWEVER....... I DO have the December Font Pack saved to my media fire account. Here's the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?09torkgy8ima2a9

Only use this link if you are missing carts from December 2010 which were:

April Showers
Spring Holiday Cards
Mothers Day Bouquet
Best of Pixar
Disney Classics
Nate's ABC's
Groovy Times
Pack your bags
Life is a Party
Cricut Everyday (Circle)



It WON'T include the January carts that were released today!!

Oops! And a very late apology

So it appears that there's more than one GirlfromOz out there..... (Go figure - I thought how original I was being by using a spin off of the Hugh Jackman musical the Boy From Oz!)

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from another girlfromoz who asked me to stop using her email address....

I thought "Say what??? "

I didn't give it much more thought till I received an email from a friend who sent it to my hotmail a/c and to my home email address. That's when the penny dropped. I noticed that the hotmail address was wrong. Instead of girlfromoz2009 at hotmail dot com it was addressed to girlfromoz at hotmail.com! (I did try to get that address originally but it was taken... obviously.... which is why I added the 2009)

To cut an already far too long story short..... I emailed her to let her know what must have happened. She replied and very nicely forwarded me a stack of emails that had gone to her by mistake.

So....... if you sent me an email any time from 24th March 2009 and you didn't get a reply....... SORRY!!!!! It went to the wrong address!!!!

I have found a few blog posts where I had typed the wrong address and have fixed those, and I'll keep looking to make sure there's no more!

Design Studio Errors

This tutorial has been moved to my new blog, here:

http://thenon-craftycrafter.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/cricut-design-studio-errors.html

Please follow me over there! 

Narelle ♥

Get the Adobe PDF reader here

If you're having trouble opening the Cricut fonts file make sure you have a PDF reader installed.

Here's the link to the Adobe Reader:

http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/?promoid=BUIGO

If you don't want McAfee Security Scan Plus software to download, make sure you deselect that option before you click the Download Now button.

Answers to some comments

Wow! What a response to my little old cart list!!!

I'm so happy that so many Cricut users out there have found it so useful.

There have been a couple of people who haven't been able to download it. If you have trouble, please let me know and I can email it to you. Just let me know your email address and I'll send it on.

ScrappinBee said:

"Thanks for all the hard work that you did compling this list. However, I am upset that when I downloaded it, it also downloaded the Bing tool bar and made Bing my home page and now I can't check my email and can't figure out how to get rid of it. Wish you would have mentioned that this download also downloaded other stuff because I would not have downloaded it. Plus was never able to open the file..."

I have no idea why Bing would have been downloaded to your computer. That's certainly not something that I had any control over. I haven't heard of that happening to anyone else... yet! :)

You should be able to remove the Bing toolbar by going to your control panel, add/remove programs and uninstalling it from there.

As I said above, please let me know your email address if you would like me to email the file to you.

KathyM said:

"What an amazing tool to have! I may be missing it but is there a way to tell what has a background layer or blackout? Thanks for your hard work!"

Thanks Kathy! When I was creating the document I considered showing which carts had a shadow. I really just wanted to get the list finished so left that feature out. But.... I will hopefully have that information added ready for the next version after Hello Thursday. So stay tuned! :)

Janner said:

"Thank you for all your hard work. I am now a follower and love your blog. I had just about given up using my design studio because I still have problems hiding features of critters and sizing the layers to fit properly. I hope you will address this issue in the near future. Jan"

I'll definitely be sharing some info on sizing layers and some more on the Hide Contour feature soon!  :)

DebbyP said:

"This is awesome. Thanks for doing this. Very helpful. Would love to know how you did this. TTFN
Debby"

What? You want ALL my secrets??? LOL

Seriously though, I just added each font to my DS mat, previewed it then used my Windows 7 "Snipping Tool" to take a copy of the preview. Then I copied that into a Word document table. Easy peasy! :)

Cornville Country Crafts said:

"I just taught a class on Design Studio on Saturday and emailed your list to everyone in the class. I will hand out a copy to my future classes. Thank you so very much for doing all of the work. Also I am missing a page 9 is there one? "

Page 9 was missing from the original post, but it is there now.

Please let me know if you have any more questions and thanks again for all the lovely comments!

Narelle

Updates to Font List

Hi everyone

Thank you so much for the amazing response to the Font List!

If you find anything missing or incorrect feel free to let me know! I'll update this file every month after the new carts are released.

So far I have added Life is a Beach (thanks DisneylandChick). The latest download now includes that font.

Bethdoc let me know that I had duplicated one of the fonts on Old West. I have fixed that now and it will be correct in the next update. That should be just after Jan 21st (Hello Thursday).

Here's what Old West should look like:

I'll update the previous post to fix that mistake.

Also, a few people have had warnings pop up about a virus when they are downloading the file. I downloaded the file myself to check and didn't get an error. I then ran Trend Micro on the file and it was clean.

It could be the ads on the mediafire site that are throwing the error. I may look at changing from Mediafire to another site. I'll update the link if I change.

Narelle

Full list of Cricut carts with fonts... AND samples!

I had no idea how many "non-font" cartridges actually have a font on them until I started putting this list together!

So A FULL DAY AND A HALF later.... here it is. Hope I haven't missed any!



US (letter) V3 (February 2011) here: http://www.mediafire.com/?pvsw1jv2a7r1n1u
Only print pages 22 & 23 if you already have V2)

A4  V3 (February 2011) here: http://www.mediafire.com/?abopgqq7mhcr30r
(Only print pages 20 & 21 if you already have V2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's 2011!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year. 

May all your Cricut days be happy ones!

Transferring cut files to and from your Gypsy

Please note: The latest versions of Cricut Sync have mostly stopped the ability to transfer files to and from the Gypsy. PC are apparently working on a fix for this but haven't giving any indication of when that will be available.

If you have an old version of Cricut Sync (or even Gypsy Sync) you can use that to transfer your files.


There’s more than one way to transfer cut files to and from your Gypsy. This is the way I find the easiest and quickest:

Transferring DS files to the Gypsy

1. Use Save As to save your DS file as a Gypsy file by clicking on the "Save As type" drop down box and selecting Gypsy files. Make sure you give it a new name. (Delete everything in the file name box after the c:/ and type in a new name)

2. Close the DS file. (You can leave DS open, just make sure your file is closed.)

3. Connect your Gypsy to your computer using the USB cord and power the Gypsy on.

4. Start the Cricut Sync program from your computer. (You may have to exit out of your Virus/firewall software if Gypsy screen doesn't move from showing CONNECTING)

If your Gypsy is up to date you will get this message:

5. Click the OK button and you’ll see the list of files on your Gypsy

(If you aren’t running the most recent Gypsy update you will need to run that first. Then come back here and start again at step 4. Here’s info on that:  UPDATING GYPSY TUTORIAL )

6. When your Gypsy screen shows CONNECTED… open up Windows Explorer on your computer.

7. Adjust the size of the Windows Explorer window so it only covers half of your screen.

Your computer screen should look something like this:

Click photo to enlarge

8. Navigate to the directory that contains the file you created with Design Studio. (Usually c:/mydocuments/cricut/projects)

9. Using your left mouse button click (and hold) on the file you want to copy to your Gypsy and drag it over to the Gypsy screen.

Click photo to enlarge

10. Release the mouse button and the file will appear in the list of Gypsy files. (You can use the Ctrl key to select and copy multiple files)

11. When you have finished copying your files, click on the X in the top right corner of the Cricut Sync program to exit.

You’ll be taken back to the Gypsy Welcome screen.

12. Disconnect your Gypsy from your computer.

You’re now ready to use the file on your Gypsy.

Transferring Gypsy files to Design Studio

1. To transfer your Gypsy files to Design Studio we do the same basic process as above. At step 9 above click on the file from the Gypsy screen and drag it over and drop it into the Projects folder in Windows Explorer.

2. Once you have copied it to the projects folder, open Design Studio. (You can exit out of Cricut Sync now and disconnect from your computer)

3. In DS Select File, Open

4. Change the drop down File Name box to Gypsy Files

5. Select the Gypsy file you want to open and press Open

6. To cut the file with DS you will need to select File, Save As, give it a new name and select Cricut Files from the Save as Type drop down menu.

7. Give it a new name and press Save.

Don't forget: Files that are created on the Gypsy that have hidden contours will have those contours visible in DS. You will have to select each one and hide them again. (This is a known problem with the Hide Contour feature in DS). If you want to keep contours hidden always save your file as a Gypsy file.

Cartridges - which update?

If you're trying to download a cart to DS and can't find it, it may be because you're downloading the wrong update. Here's a list of all the carts and which update you'll find them in.

Note - any cart that says "Not in DS" is an Imagine cart (except for Smiley Cards) and can only be used on the Cricut Imagine. Therefore you won't find it in DS.

Get both updates here: DS Update
My tutorial on downloading and installing the updates is here: Downloading & Installing cart updates

Cartridge Name	Which update?
3 Birds on Parade	Content Update
50 States	Program
9 Months	Content Update
A Child’s Year	Program
Accent Essentials	Program
All Mixed Up	Program
All Sports	Content Update
All Wrapped Up (Imagine)	Not on DS
Alphalicious	Program
Ancestry (Imagine)	Not on DS
Animal Kingdom	Program
April Showers	Content Update
Art Nouveau	Content Update
Art Philosophy	Content Update
Ashlyn’s Alphabet	Program
Audrey (Imagine)	Not on DS
Autumn Celebrations	Content Update
Baby Steps	Content Update
Base Camp	Program
Baseball	Program
Basketball	Program
Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Content Update
Beep Beep	Content Update
Berries & Cream (Imagine)	Not on DS
Best Images of 2006	Content Update
Best Images of 2007	Content Update
Best Images of 2008	Content Update
Best Images of 2009	Content Update
Best Images of 2010	Content Update
Best of Pixar	Content Update
Best of Times	Content Update
Better Together (Imagine)	Not on DS
Beyond Birthdays	Program
Billionaire	Content Update
Birthday Bash	Content Update
Birthday Cakes	Content Update
B is for Boy	Content Update
Blackletter	Program
Blast Off (Imagine)	Not on DS
Block Party	Content Update
Bloom	Content Update
Blossoms (Imagine)	Not on DS
Botanicals	Content Update
Boys Will Be Boys	Content Update
Bubblegum Stripes (Imagine)	Not on DS
Bucaneer (Imagine)	Not on DS
Bump in the Night	Content Update
Cake Basics	Content Update
Calligraphy Collection	Program
Campin Critters	Content Update
Camp Out	Program
Car Decals	Content Update
Carousel	Content Update
Cars	Program
Celebrate with Flourish	Content Update
Celebrations	Program
Cheerful Seasons	Content Update
Cherry Limeade	Content Update
Chic & Scary	Content Update
Chore Chart	Content Update
Christmas	Program
Christmas Cards	Content Update
Christmas Cheer	Program
Christmas Village	Content Update
Christmas Wish (Imagine)	Not on DS
Cindy Loo	Program
Classic Font	Content Update
Country Carnival (Imagine)	Not on DS
Country Life	Content Update
County Fair	Content Update
Create a Critter	Content Update
Cricut Decals	Content Update
Cricut Essentials	Content Update
Cricut Everyday	Content Update
Crocs Rule	Content Update
Cupcake	Content Update
Cupcake Wrappers	Content Update
Cursive 120	Program
Cuttin’ Up	Program
Daisy Chain	Program
Damask Decor	Content Update
Designer’s Calendar	Program
Destinations	Program
Dinosaur Tracks	Program
Disney Classics	Content Update
Don Juan	Program
Doodlecharms	Program
Doodletype	Program
Dreams Come True	Program
Dude!	Content Update
Easter 2010	Content Update
Elegant Cakes	Content Update
Elegant Edges	Content Update
Elise (Imagine)	Not on DS
Elmo’s Party	Program
Enjoy the Seasons (Imagine)	Not on DS
Everyday Paper Dolls	Program
Everyday Pop-Up Cards	Content Update
Fathers Day	Content Update
Fabulous Finds	Program
Fancy Frames	Content Update
Fast Food	Content Update
Feeling Groovy	Content Update
Floral Emporium (Imagine)	Not on DS
Florals Embellished	Content Update
Flower Shoppe	Content Update
Forever Young	Content Update
Formal Occasion	Content Update
Four Legged Friends	Content Update
French Manor	Content Update
Freshly Picked	Content Update
From My Kitchen	Program
George & Basic Shapes	Program
Gingerbread	Program
Girl's Makeup Party	Content Update
Give a Hoot	Content Update
Go Canada	Content Update
Going Places	Program
Graphically Speaking	Program
Groovy Times	Content Update
Gypsy Font - Preloaded on Gypsy. Can't cut with DS	Program
Gypsy Wanderings - Preloaded on Gypsy. Can't cut with DS	Program
H2O	Content Update
Handy Man	Content Update
Hannah Montana	Program
Happily Ever After	Program
Happy Graduation	Content Update
Happy Hauntings	Content Update
Heirloom (Imagine)	Not on DS
Hello Kitty Font	Program
Hello Kitty Greetings	Program
Heritage	Content Update
Hey Diddle Diddle (Imagine)	Not on DS
Holiday Cakes	Content Update
Home Accents	Program
Home Decor	Program
Hoot ‘n’ Holler	Content Update
Hopscotch (Imagine)	Not on DS
Independence Day	Content Update
Indie Art	Program
Industrial Glow (Imagine)	Not on DS
Inspired Heart	Content Update
Jasmine	Program
Jolly Holidays	Content Update
Joys of the Season	Program
JT (Imagine)	Not on DS
Jubilee	Program
Just Because Cards	Content Update
Just a Note	Content Update
Kate's ABC's	Content Update
Keystone	Program
Lacy Labels	Content Update
Learning Curve	Program
Life is a Beach	Program
Life's a Party (3 Birds)	Content Update
Live Simply	Content Update
Locker Talk	Program
Lori’s Garden (Imagine)	Not on DS
Lovely Floral	Content Update
Love Struck	Content Update
Love you a Latte	Content Update
Luau	Content Update
Lyrical Letters	Program
Makin’ the Grade	Program
Meow	Content Update
Mickey & Friends	Program
Mickey Font	Program
Mini Monograms	Program
Mini Monsters	Content Update
More (Imagine)	Not on DS
More Cards (Imagine)	Not on DS
Mother’s Day 2010	Content Update
Mother's Day Bouquet 2011	Content Update
Mr Frosty (Imagine)	Not on DS
MS All Occasions Cake Art	Content Update
MS Birthday Cake Art	Content Update
MS Elegant Cake Art	Content Update
MS Seasonal Cake Art	Content Update
My Community	Program
Mystic Gardens (Imagine)	Not on DS
My World	Program
Nate's ABC's	Content Update
New Arrival	Program
New Testament	Content Update
Nifty Fifties	Content Update
Noah's ABC Animals	Content Update
Nursery Rhymes	Content Update
Nursery Tails (Imagine)	Not on DS
October 31st	Content Update
Office Help	Program
Old West	Program
Once Upon a Princess	Content Update
Opposites Attract	Program
Ornamental Iron	Content Update
Ornamental Iron 2	Content Update
Pack your Bags	Content Update
Pagoda	Content Update
Paisley	Content Update
Paper Doll Dress Up	Program
Paper Lace	Content Update
Paper Lace 2	Content Update
Paper Trimmings	Content Update
Paper Pups	Program
Pet Shop	Content Update
Phrases	Content Update
Picturesque	Program
Pink Journey	Program
Plantin SchoolBook	Program
Playtime	Content Update
Pooh and Friends	Program
Pooh Font Set	Program
Pop-Up Neighborhood	Font Pack
Potpourri Basket	Program
Preserves	Content Update
Princess Party	Content Update
Printing 120	Program
Printing Press	Program
Pumpkin Carvings	Content Update
Quarter Note	Content Update
Reminisce Accents	Content Update
Recess	Content Update
Ribbons & Rosettes	Content Update
Robot Party	Content Update
Robotz	Content Update
Rock Princess	Content Update
Sampler	Program
Sans Serif	Program
Santas Village (Imagine)	Not on DS
Savory	Content Update
Scandinavian Christmas Cards	Content Update
Sentimentals	Content Update
Serenade	Content Update
Sesame St Font	Program
Sesame St Friends	Program
Sesame St Seasons	Content Update
Shall we Dance?	Content Update
Simply Charmed	Content Update
Simply Scarecrows	Content Update
Simply Sweet	Program
Slumber Party	Content Update
Smiley Cards -Available through Gypsy download only.	Not on DS
Snapshot Everyday Colors & Patterns (Imagine)	Not on DS
Snapshot Nature Colors & Patterns (Imagine)	Not on DS
Snapshot Texture (Imagine)	Not on DS
Snow Angel (Imagine)	Not on DS
Snow Friends	Program
Soccer	Program
Something to Celebrate	Content Update
Songbird	Content Update
Sophie	Content Update
Sophisticated	Content Update
Space Party	Content Update
Speaking of Fall	Program
Speaking of School	Program
Speaking of Winter	Program
SpongeBob Squarepants	Program
Spring Holiday Cards	Content Update
Splish Splash	Content Update
Sports Mania	Program
Stamped	Program
Stamping	Program
Stand and Salute	Program
Stencil	Content Update
Stone Script	Program
StoreFront	Program
Storks Delivery	Content Update
Storybook	Program
Straight from the Nest	Content Update
Street Sign	Program
Street Sign	Program
Stretch your Imagination	Program
Sugar and Spice	Content Update
Summer Celebrations	Content Update
Summer in Paris	Content Update
Summer Vacation	Content Update
Superman	Content Update
Sweater Weather	Content Update
Sweet Tooth Boxes	Content Update
Sweethearts	Program
Sweet Shop	Content Update
Sweet Treats	Content Update
Tags, Bags, Boxes & more	Program
Tear Drop	Program
Thanksgiving	Content Update
Tie the Knot	Content Update
Tinker Bell & Friends	Program
'Tis the Season	Content Update
Traveler	Content Update
Trim the Tree	Content Update
Toy Story	Content Update
Twinkle Toes	Content Update
Varsity Letter	Content Update
Very Merry Tags	Program
Vintage (Imagine)	Not on DS
Walk in My Garden	Program
Wall Decor and More	Content Update
Wedding	Program
When It’s Cold Outside	Program
Wild Card	Program
Wildlife	Content Update
Winter Frolic	Content Update
Winter Lace	Program
Winter Woodland	Program
Word Builders: A Garden of Words	Program
Word Builders: A Word Party	Program
Word Builders: An Ocean of Words	Program
Word Collage	Content Update
Wrap It Up	Content Update
Yee Haw	Font Pack
Yummy (Imagine)	Not on DS
ZooBalloo	Program
Zoo Day	Content Update

Resizing pictures to upload to the message board

For a picture to actually show up in the message, it must be less than 1MB in size. There are several ways to resize your pictures. Here's a couple:

1. Using Microsoft Paint. (You'll find it in Accessories on your computer) 

• Open your picture in Microsoft Paint

For Windows 7: 

• Click on Resize from the toolbar

Make sure Percentage is selected then change the figure in the Horizontal box. The size you choose will depend on how big the original photo is. As a start try 50%.

Make sure "Maintain aspect ratio" is checked. The amount in the Vertical box will also change to 50%

• Click the OK button.
• Click the first toolbar tab (next to the Home tab) and select Save As. (You don't want to overwrite the original photo.)
• Click on JPEG picture from the list of file types.
• Give your photo a new name and press the Save button
• Close the file by exiting out of Paint

For older versions of Microsoft Paint:

• Open your picture in Microsoft Paint
• From the Image menu select Resize/Skew
• Insert a new amount in the Horizontal box - 50%
• Insert the same amount in the Vertical Box - 50%
• Select OK

After you have resized your photo, upload it to your thread on the message board.

If it only shows as a link, you will have to repeat the above process with the original file, this time using a smaller percentage.

2. Using a photo resizing service from the web. 

I'll be using http://www.shrinkpictures.com/resize.php
(Search "resize pictures" for many other options.)

Go to http://www.shrinkpictures.com/resize.php

You'll see this box:

• Click the Browse button, select your file and press Open
• Select Custom and type 1000 in the box
• Press the Resize button

Your picture will be uploaded and resized.

• Just above your picture you'll see:

• Click that, select a destination for your new picture and press OK/Save

After you have resized your photo, upload it to your thread on the message board.