Please note that our snowmobile classified ads listing program will only accept photos that are a maximum of 200k in file size. Generally, depending on the image resolution, this yields a photo about 800 pixels wide. An image this size will fill most monitor screens and is plenty large enough to show great detail.

Most digital cameras, especially newer ones rated at 3 Mega Pixels and above, process photos that range from 3000 to 4000 pixels wide as a default setting (higher resolution). When viewed at 100% - or with no reduction, this is the size of a small parking lot and is not conducent to internet usage and guys with dialup waiting to see what your sled looks like.

If you submit your photos and receive an error, or your photos look like the red x icon, you probably need to resize them to be smaller in order for the system to accept them.

Resizing your photos for internet usage is an easy process and your email buddies will appreciate it too.

Most digital cameras come with a CD that includes a graphics program that will resize your images. If not, the built in Windows Paint program can resize your photos. Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, and 7 are essentially the same as follows:

Click start / programs / accessories / Paint. When the Paint program opens, click file / open, then find the file you want to resize and open it.

Next, in the menu bar, click image / stretch/scew.

A dialog box will open. In the stretch part (top) of the dialog box, insert 50% in both the horizontal and vertical values. As long as the same percentage value is used with both the vertical and horizontal dimensions, the photo will reduce in size proportionately.

Disregard the skew part and click 'ok'.

Then click file / save as, and assign it a new name or use the default file name. Try submitting the photo again. If the system still rejects your photo, it is still too large and you must resize it again by following the procedure above.

If you have any questions or problems, send us an email and we will be glad to help.