Outlook 2007 Pictures display too small

[WANguy2k]

If I insert a picture into an email, the file seems to display much too small.

My screen resolution is set to 1280 x 1024 at 96 DPI. If I display a picture @ 800 x 600 pixels on my screen using Irfanview, it takes up about 2/3 of the screen, which is correct.

If I take that same picture and insert it into an Outlook email, it only takes up about 1/3 of the screen. If I go into the picture properties in Outlook, it says it's scaled at 100%. I go into the compression settings in outlook and I set the compression to 96 DPI, which makes no difference.

So the question is: Why is a picture displayed in Outlook at 100% scale smaller than the same picture displayed in another program at 100%?

By the way, when other people receive the email, it also displays too small on their screen.

 

[tf1]

Have you actually check what size IrfanView says about the file (I mean physical dimensions) and what does Word say about the dimensions?

Make sure that IrfanView is definitely set to 96dpi as by default it will display the size at 72dpi.

In Word, make sure its size is 100% as Word will Auto-size if it is too big for the page.

Note that Word displays the Height/Width the other was around from IrfanView.

I certainly do not see the same problem.

Regards: tf1

 

[WANguy2k]

Word isn't really the issue, because depending on what view you choose in word (print preview, one page, page width), it will display the graphic in relation to the page, not in real screen resolution.

However, Outlook shouldn't do this. It should display the email and graphics the way they would display on a receiving machine. (At least one with the same screen resolution.)

Both Irfanview and Paint Shop Pro display the image correctly. Only Outlook doesn't.