Irfanview:
Open the file you want to optimize and:
1. With the correct tool selected as default, start by clicking and dragging to create a selection to crop the image.
2. Select 'Edit' and 'Crop Selection' from the menu to apply the crop action.
[ALT > e > r]
3. The next step is to resize the image to make is small enough to post on the forum. Go to the 'Image' menu select 'Resize/Rescale'.
[CTRL+r]
4. A small window will open which will show the options for resizing the image. Make sure that the ‘Preserve Aspect Ratio’ box is checked and that the Units are set to ‘Pixels’. The 'Size Method' should be set to 'Resample' and 'Lanczos'. Look at your width and height, and change the LARGER value to your desired maximum image size. Press ‘OK’ to apply the resize.
