Reducing file size for transmission to photo store

I'm using PSE4 under WinXP Home SP2. I want to try out Ritz processing of transmitted photos.
My photo file sizes seem to average about 1.3M, which takes an inordinately long time to transmit. I doubt that I need that big a file to get quality 4x6 prints. I tried resizing the canvas size to 4x6, but ended up with a bigger file! Can somebody straighten me out?

Org would provide a very easy method, as you can export a copy of an image in any size you want.
Using Editor, you should work on a copy of your image files. Use Image Resize, with Resample checked; set the size to 6x4 and the PPI to 300. That should yield a sensible file size.

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