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Compressing JPG Images Tutorial
Part 3

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The next step is to make the image smaller in bytes.

In the previous step, we made the image smaller visually. Sometimes, that will not suit your needs, and you will skip that step.

Our goal is to make the image as small as possible so it will load quickly on the web. But, we also want it to look beautiful.

So, go to:
"File", "Export", "JPEG Optimizer".

 Go to export

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A new window will open for you with four tabs. Click on the tab that says "Quality".

Here, you will set the amount of compression. Start at 75. The image you are compressing will show on the left. The image as it will be if you choose the compression value in the red circle shows on the right.

The idea is to play with the comnpression value to get the smallest file size possible and still have a great looking image. Each image will compress differently.

So, play with the compression value by putting in different numbers.

Look carefully at the numbers under the pictures, to see how much your image is being compressed.

Setting compression



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