How can I reduce the size of my pictures?

If I have taken photos on a 5 mega pixel digital camera - how do I change the size so I can post them on a website? My photos are about 1.43 mb and need to be much less! They are saved in pictures in my documents!How can I reduce the size of my pictures?
Here is a fistful of free applications. GIMP is similar to Photoshop but just browse the complete list and take your pick.



http://www.snap2objects.com/2007/07/20/4鈥?/a>



Open your photo and Save for Web - this will really reduce the size.



wdwHow can I reduce the size of my pictures?
If youare on WinXP go to MS and download the XP Power toys Picture resizer - that will do them in bulk for you.
Open with Windows Picture Manager



Go to Edit Photo



And click on compress
Use irfanview, http://www.irfanview.com/, to resize them
Right click on the photo select resize picture and then choose (box opens) which size you want 800x600 will give a reasonable size..
Use a good quality resizer such as PIXresizer - free here

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/PIXresi鈥?/a>



if you prefer to use the powertoy, download image resizer here

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downl鈥?/a>



or you can resize online

http://www.resize2mail.com/
I use the good old Microsoft Paintbrush (which usually comes as standard on most pc's). Open Paintbrush. Open the picture. From the toolbar, select IMAGE. From the drop-down menu select STRETCH/SCEW. In the STRECTCH area, change to percentage to any size you want. It's best if you start by chosing 80% then work your way down until the picture is the size you want. This is very simple and it's free.