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Don't know if this is the right forum. Anyways, a freind of mine hosted a scan from an article for me to read but it was too small for me to read and others at the forum so I figured I'd save it to "My Pictures" and then upload it to JPEG Wizard, resize it, which I did, and then host it at Photbucket, and I also did this BUT it only appears at the thumbnail size of the article and not the size I increased it to. It seems to stay at the size before you click the button on the bottom right.

Thanks to anyone that can help.

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Building on ’s situation and ’s suggestion to use a proper editor, here’s a short, practical checklist that fixes the “I resized it but it still shows tiny” problem and covers why Paint might not open some files.

First, confirm whether the hosted file itself is small or the forum is showing a thumbnail: right‑click the image and choose “Open image in new tab” (or “View image”). If the image that opens in its own tab is still small, the uploaded file is small. If the new tab shows a large image but the post stays tiny, the forum or gallery display is using a thumbnail/HTML scale. Use the host’s full‑size (direct) image link or upload the full image as an attachment rather than the thumbnail/preview code.

When you resize, do it in a true image editor and re‑save the file as a new JPEG (new filename to avoid caching). In the editor use “Image Size” or “Resize/Resample,” set pixel width/height (not just DPI), choose a resampling method (bicubic or lanczos) and then “Save As” with a reasonable JPEG quality (70–90%). After uploading, clear the browser cache or change the filename so the forum sees the new file.

If MS Paint won’t open the file, don’t assume the image isn’t a JPEG: try opening it in another viewer (Windows Photo Viewer, IrfanView, Paint.NET or any modern image viewer). Check the file extension and Properties to confirm the type. If other viewers fail too, the file may be corrupt; re-download or get the original scan and re‑export it from a capable editor.

Quick final tips: use the host’s “direct/full‑size” link when posting, save resizes as new files, and rename to force a fresh upload. These steps resolve the vast majority of cases where a resized JPEG still appears as a thumbnail.

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Member Avatar for Mastadex

Try using a third party graphics tool such as photoshop, paintshop pro or possibly MS paint.

Member Avatar for A Monkeys Uncle

I think JPEP Wizard is third party.

I can't even load a jpeg file to MS Paint, only bmp files for some reason.

That said, does anyone actually know how to do this? Thanks.

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Can anyone help with this? Photobucket resizes my images.

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