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1. How to copy pictures to your computer:
If you have a digital camera, there are two ways to copy your pictures - you can connect your camera to the computer, using the USB cable provided, or you can remove the SIM card from your camera and insert it into the slot on your computer.
Using the USB cable.
Your camera should have been supplied with a USB cable to connect to your computer. Plug the small connector into your camera and the large (standard USB) connector into your computer. Turn on the camera.
If you have already loaded the camera software (supplied with the camera) on your computer, it will automatically recognise the presence of the camera and will display your pictures. If it does not, you will need to click on the 'My Computer' icon to display the available options. The camera folder will be shown at the bottom of this list. Click to open it.
When your pictures are displayed, select those that you wish to copy and either copy these into an existing folder on your computer (e.g. My Pictures), or simply drag and drop them onto your desktop.
Using the SIM card.
Note that older computers may not have a slot for reading your SIM card.
Open the flap on your camera and carefully remove the SIM card. You can also use other SIM cards that you have previously removed and which contain your stored pictures. Plug this into the slot on your computer (ensuring that it is the right way up). Your computer should immediately recognise the presence of your SIM card and your pictures will be displayed.
Select and copy the required pictures, as described above.
From a CD-rom.
If your pictures are stored on a CD-rom, insert the CD-rom into your computer. If the pictures are not displated automatically, click on 'My Computer' and select your CD drive. Double click to browse and the select your required picture(s) as described above.

2. Your E-mail Manager:
It is assumed that you will have an e-mail manager, such as Outlook Express. However, even if you use an 'on-line' e-mail service such as Hotmail, Yahoo or MSN, the same procedures will apply, although your screen layout may be different.
Log on to your e-mail service and proceed exactly as if you were sending an ordinary (text) e-mail.
Enter the recipient address, in this case mike@boxmoorprobus.org and a subject title (e.g. Photos for Probus Web Site).
You do not need to write anything in the message area, although a brief explanation and description of your pictures would be helpful.

3. To send a picture:
There are two ways to do this (at least in Outlook Express - this may not be true for the online e-mail managers).
Your pictures must be in .jpg format - this is the default for most pictures, but if not, you will need to convert them. Ideally, they should also be of high resolution. As the majority of Internet users now have a high-speed 'broadband' connection, file size is not a normally a problem, although files larger than about 500kB should be avoided. You can check the size of your picture by pausing your mouse pointer on the picture - an information box will be displayed giving the file size.

First method: Go to the ‘Insert’ tab in the main menu bar and select ‘Picture’. You will see a box with ‘Picture Source’ and a button marked ‘Browse’ (see below)

Click this button to search for the file containing your pictures. Here you can select any location, such as 'My Computer', 'Desktop', 'My Documents', your C-drive, a CD-Rom or a digital camera (see below)

Locate the folder containing your pictures (or 'Desktop', if on the Desktop). A typical folder may look like the one shown here.

Click on the picture you want to inset and click the 'Open' tab. The picture will now appear in the main body of your e-mail, as shown here.

You may want to re-size the picture after you have inserted it. To do this, click on the picture and locate the small square marker at the top left-hand corner of you picture, then use the mouse to drag this point right and downwards until you achieve the preferred size. You can also move the position of your picture on the page. Important: If you are sending a lot of pictures, the file size can become a problem and it is best to divide them between several separate e-mails.
When you have completed your e-mail, click Send (in the top left-hand corner). Note that this action only puts your message in the ‘outbox’ and may not actually send it (dependent on how your e-mail is configured). To send your e-mail(s), click the Send/Recv icon in the main menu bar. Confirm this by clicking on the ‘sent messages’ tab in the left-hand display box.

Second method: Sending your pictures as an “attachment”. To do this, select ‘File Attachment’ from the Insert menu. This is also the method you would use to attach a text document or any other file you might want to send.
Search for the required file in exactly the same way as described above (First method).
The only difference is that, instead of your picture being displayed in the main message area, it will simply be listed in the top menu bar as an attachment (see below - Attach: DSCF0189.JPG (453KB)).