When I download images from the web, they go in my documents as bitmap images in MSpaint. How can I avoid this? I can't post an image as bitmap and I can't get the image into a jpeg. Anyone?

Scotch, when I save the pics off the web,

1. I right click on the picture ,
2. then click save picture as
3. file name <your pictures name>
4. Save as type <JPEG(*.jpeg)>

hope this helps

Yeah, that used to work for me too. But now it seems I can only save as bitmap, it gives no other option. For instance, if I go to the "attaching pictures" thread in the main forum and right click on the pic of the book author it saves as a bitmap. I know its not bitmap cause you wouldn't be able attach to your post.

you need to just download it free from www.jasc.com then you can RIGHT_click on a picture and open it using paintshop pro .

it has to be "saved as" a jpeg or gif not as a psp (paintshop pro) file
(its saving them to microsoft paint by default... )

dont forget to scroll up with the tiny black arrows to find the other file extensions.

How can I get my machine to stop using the default?