Saving images so they are clear and sharp

Ok, thanks.

Will give that a shot as well Lumigraphics.

I agree on word but some don't look bad but I'm all over the place file size wise and need to get to one size and process for all that works, is sharp and clear, and maybe smaller I guess.

The ppi value has no effect whatsoever on file size or image quality.

For screen viewing, an image will display according to its pixel dimension, regardless of the ppi value.

Exporting will strip out the ppi value because it is not required for screen viewing.

Ppi (pixels per inch) is optional metadata, used by printer drivers to calculate physical dimensions.

Pixel dimensions divided by ppi = printed dimensions in inches.

When printing a 72 ppi image, the printer will use 72 image pixels to print one inch on paper.

900 x 601 pixels, 1 ppi, 239 kb

900 x 601 pixels, 600 ppi, 239 kb

Thanks Dan-

I am using Microsoft Word for my website. When I bought Microsoft Office like 15/20 or more years ago it came with a web page making program and I have used that for the whole time. I think someday I need to move on to something else but not there yet.

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So for you, Per Bernsten & Chris 486...This is what I do.

I open a picture in PS, raw or jpef, straighten it out if needed then I click on the top on top to view image 100%, then I click on Image Tab, Image Size, type in 1400 for the width and let the height be whatever it populates to. That makes the image about 2.99 megs. I then adjust color a little, sharpen a little and one or two adjustments and save it.

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I do know what you mean by when I put a larger file in Word it will let me change it's size in there as well but I'd like to not do that and I think it messes with it's file size.

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When I type in 72dpi it makes a picture that is maybe a 1/4" in size.