# Turning off the auto photo sizing in IE7

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865 "2007-11-17T21:48:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865/1 "2007-11-17T21:48:37Z")

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When I open up a picture that’s bigger than the size of my browser window in IE7, it automatically sizes it down to fit in the window. Is there a way to turn this feature off? A quick Google search and a look through “Internet Options” didn’t reveal any obvious method.

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**Author:** ![Mines\_Mystique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mines\_Mystique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mines_Mystique)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865/2 "2007-11-17T21:54:30Z")

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[QUOTE=SanibelMan]  
When I open up a picture that’s bigger than the size of my browser window in IE7, it automatically sizes it down to fit in the window. Is there a way to turn this feature off? A quick Google search and a look through “Internet Options” didn’t reveal any obvious method.  
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Its under tools/internet options. Click on the advanced tab and scroll down to where it says multimedia. Uncheck the box next to ‘enable automatic image resizing.’ That should take care of it.

Mines Mystique

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865/3 "2007-11-17T21:55:33Z")

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Tools =\> Internet options =\> Advanced =\> Multimedia =\> Enable automatic image resizing (uncheck).

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-the-auto-photo-sizing-in-ie7/426865/4 "2007-11-17T22:19:16Z")

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Ah, I scrolled right past it. Thanks to you both.