I've noticed some of my friends use their photo editors to email pictures. Sometimes, the interface can be confusing.
Here is another procedure which is available.
I prepare an ordinary email using Outlook. Of course, some folks use Outlook Express.
Then, you might prefer to say Insert File, rather than Insert Picture. File makes an attachment, and Picture puts it in the email body. Your recipient will find it easier to process an attachment.
The only confusion is determining where the picture resides.
Some years ago, it was in a plain old folder (directory) which you created. Now Microsoft has helped us develop another method.
First, please recognize there may be multiple users logging onto your computer.
Get the Desktop and open My Computer
Open the C: drive
Open Documents & Settings
Open the User containing the desired pictures
Open My Documents
Open My Pictures
At the top, select View and choose Thumbnails.
Select the pictures you wish to email. Sometimes you can hold the <CNTL> key, and go around selecting individual items to insert.
That's all there is to it. That way, You wont have to bother with the Picture program.
Bill