When you put a picture in a picture capsule on Hubpages, it doesn't always turn out the way it was originally. That is because the picture capsule has a predermined width. If your pictures are too big, it probably won't matter because it'll resize down. For the most part these come out all right.

So why do some pictures come out weird? They're too small for the predetermined widths. So below are all of the types of width you can have on Hubpages and later on are explanations on how to figure out which size is best for pre-made pictures.

If you click the Right Arrow (->) at the top of an image capsule it'll move to the side. The only width that changes if FULL. You can see the max widths to the right.

Whatever your width is, pick the width limit that comes below it and the capsule will automatically resize it properly.

For example:

• A 800 px width picture can go as high as a Full width (520)

• A 400 px width picture can go as high as a Half width (260)
• A140 px width picture can go as high as a Quarter width (120)

If you are making your own pictures then just make sure the image has the width you need right away.

If you are using an existing picture and don't want it resized,well then you'll have to do some editing on an image editor (Gimp, photoshop). If your picture has a width greater than 520px, there's no way around it : either you or HubPages will end up resizing it.

However let's say you have a picture that you want to be featured exactly as is, the only way to make it do that is to copy the picture into a blank picture that DOES have the proper width.

For example, I'm going to put an Elvis Presley Poster picture that is 300 by 450 pixels.How can I put it up with distorting or resizing it?

Well it's simple actually. Let's look at it closefully.

1. Its width is 300px
2. The image capsule is too small if you use Half, or Quarter.
3. The Full image capsule needs at least a width of 520px
4. The height of the image is 450px.

Solution? Make a blank picture that is 520 x 450 px, then copy paste the original picture into it.

Elvis Presley Poster picture

(which you can buy as a real 24 x 36 in poster for only 9 bucks, by  the way) 

Once again you have to make a blank picture that has one of the capsule widths. The height of the blank picture is the same, or bigger, as the height of the original picture.

Then paste the small picture into the blank picture and position it however you want - personally I think positioning it in the center makes it look more natural.