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Article: Convert image files without leaving Windows Explorer.
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- February 5, 2009
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Byline: Rob Beattie
Convert image files without
leaving Windows Explorer
Find out how to set up Windows Explorer so it can convert images
There are plenty of ways to convert pictures from one type of file format to another -- perhaps exchanging a large TIFF file for a smaller, web-friendlier JPEG -- but most require you to use a separate image-editing program.
In this Workshop we're going to look at Xnview, which is something a little a bit different. It's what's known as a 'shell extension'. What that means is that once installed, it becomes part of the standard Windows Explorer pop-up menu that appears when the right mouse ...