Outlook: shrink attachment - the best tips

It often makes sense to reduce the size of the attachment in Outlook so that you do not exceed the size limit of your email server. We will show you the best tips for this in this practical tip.

Shrink image files as attachments in Outlook

With the following steps, you can easily shrink pictures in Outlook to save space.

1. Open a new email in Outlook 2013.
2. Add the desired images to the email using drag-and-drop from Windows Explorer.
3. Now click on the "File" tab at the top.
4. Under "Information" you must now select "Resize large images when sending the message".
5. The images are now automatically reduced to a maximum size of 1024 x 768 pixels - however, the image also loses quality.

Shrink folder as attachment before sending with Outlook

Another way to make the attachment smaller is a ZIP-compressed folder:

1. Put all the files you want to send in a folder.
2. Right-clicking on the folder takes you to the context menu. Hover over "Send To" and then click "Zip Compressed Folder".
3. The compressed folder is then created in the same directory and you can send it by email as usual.

The instructions refer to Microsoft Office Outlook 2013. How to add attachments in Outlook is explained in another practical tip.