I usually crop a small segment of the actual image, selecting someting that may entice the viewer to take a look. I've not had a problem with thumbs being 200px-X-200px @ 72dpi with my JPG compression around 60-80. What was the file size of the full image? As a little tip, i often "flatten" the layers before i crop out my thumbnail area. REMEMBER to "save" your file BEFORE you flatten and crop. This way you can "revert" back to your layered full size file for further modification if you want. :) retrocity