Creating gallery-ready JPEG files requires two major steps: 1) Resizing the image for display on computer screens and 2) Creating the JPEG file. The following instructions are for Adobe Photoshop CS or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3. If you have Photoshop CS2, you can combine these steps into one operation; see the instructions below specific to Photoshop CS2.

Resizing Images for Computer Display

1. In Photoshop, go to Image --> Image Size. In Photoshop Elements, go to Image --> Resize --> Image Size.
2. Assure the Resample Image box is checked.
3. Select Bicubic Sharper for the resampling method.
4. Change the Resolution to 72 (pixels/in).
5. Change the largest of the Width or Height pixel dimensions (at the top of the Image Size window) to 500 pixels. The other dimension should change proportionally; if not, check Constrain Proportions.
6. Click OK.
7. When you close your image later, after creating the JPEG file, you will be asked if you want to save the changes. Since you resized your image and have created the JPEG file, you do not want save the changes. If you save the changes, you will discard a majority of your image pixels and thereby lose print resolution.

Creating JPEG Files

1. Go to File --> Save for Web.
2. Click on 2-Up (at the top of the Save for Web window) to see the 'before' version, on the left side, and 'after' version, on the right side. (Photoshop Elements always displays in 2-Up; you don't have any other option.)
3. Assure the file type is JPEG.
4. Assure ICC Profile is checked.
5. Alter the Quality setting to get the smallest file size with the best quality. Quality values of 80 to 90 usually produce the best images; values below 60 usually produce visibly degraded images. Bias your Quality setting towards higher values as the gallery creation process will add some compression to the images. At the bottom of the right side image is a size value (it ends in K); try for a size from 50K to 100K.
6. When your image looks good and is at a good size, click Save and give it a new file name. You do not need to create HTML files, only JPEG files, so use Images Only for 'Save as type'.

Resizing Images and Creating JPEG Files (Photoshop CS2 only)

1. You can start this operation either from Photoshop or from Bridge. If using Photoshop, first either open all images you wish to process or have all images you wish to process in a single directory. If using Bridge, first select the images you wish to process.
2. If working within Photoshop, go to File --> Scripts --> Image Processor. If working within Bridge, go to Tools --> Photoshop --> Image Processor or Tools --> Image Processor.
3. In section 1 of the Image Processor window, make the appropriate selection. Depending on how you selected images for the Image Processor, you may have no selection to make.
4. In section 2 of the Image Processor window, select where you wish to store the JPEG files.
5. In section 3 of the Image Processor window, check 'Save as JPEG,' set the quality to 10, check 'Convert profile to sRGB,' check 'Resize to fit,' and set the width (W) and height (H) values to 500 pixels.
6. In section 4 of the Image Processor window, check 'Include ICC profile.' If you haven't set copyright information in the source images, you can enter that information here in the Copyright Info field. Suggested copyright text is: Copyright Firstname Lastname. All Rights Reserved.
7. Click Run.