My cropped graphics won't compress

[David Neeley]

Lauren,

There is *NO* reason to be so fussy because a company doesn't want to
*buy* a graphics program, when there is a plethora of them that are
completely free.

Aside from the very powerful GIMP (or the modified version that
closely mimics Photoshop's interface, GIMPShop, there are many others.
Look, for example, at the Freeware section of Snapfiles:
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/gmm/fwgraphicedit.html

(GIMPShop is at http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 )

David

"I've had jobs where I wasn't permitted to use a graphics program because the
employer didn't have a license, so I had to use Paint. ...

Dang, I hate tightwads.  Why can't they just buy a graphics program?  They
do use graphics.  All of those charts and screenshots are graphics.
Cheapskates."