Tech Tips for Writers #82: How do I convert my picture?

I have trouble posing photos on my blog site. It seems I can send blogs with photos and they work. Maybe I’ll figure it out one day.

Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip.

Q: My picture file is a .bmp (or a .tif, .pcx, .png, .gif, or any other image file) and I need a .jpg. What do I do?

A: Lots of interactive online sites limit the file types they accept based on size, security, quality, or another reason particular to their needs. If you sell books through Amazon Advantage or Google Play (or Teachers Pay Teachers), you are required to upload a specific image file type or the site kicks it back.

If you have an image you want to use, but it’s in the wrong format, you could use an online free converter. My problem with those is I don’t trust their security…

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