How to add copyright text to images?

Some people always ask me about images which I upload on internet - How do I reduce them in size?...How do i copyright them??...How do i add watermark to it?
I thought I better put these information on blog rather than writing it down to every person..
so here it is ...

well I use FastStone Image Viewer software to do all this kind of cosmetics...
here is the link to download software http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
Dont worry its free to use... :)

Install this software and run it....

Now, you can see windows explorer like interface. Browse through the folder where you have kept your photos downloaded from your digital camera. Select them all and click on Convert Selected Images in Tools menu....

Thats the tool we are looking for which process multiple images in batch.

It will open a window namely - Batch Image Convert/Rename. You will see all your selected images at left side in Input List. You can add or remove images to/fro Source section.

Below that you would see output format. Keep it as a JPEG format. Select the output folder where all your images after conversion are going to be stored. If you dont specify output folder then all your original images will be overwritten.

Now select the checkbox 'use advance option' and click on Advance option button. The new window will appear infront of you to set advance option.
- Use resize - Pick standard size of 1024 * 768 (I am sure no one is really interested to watch photo in big size more than that....)
- Use color depth - Click on checkbox - select 24bit.
- Use Text - Enter text in textbox, provided to write text on image like copyrights n all..use xY offset to change the position of text on image.
- Use watermark - To superimpose ur image with another one.

Press ok button to return to main window.

You can start batch processing by presssing start button. Once it get finished you can look for converted images in output folder you specified.

You can save useful bandwidth by reducing your image size. You dont need to circulate or post or upload images which has size more than 200Kb n resolution more than 1600 * 1200. You need it when you print it.

Happy converting.....

Cheers