Sizing a photo

Greetings All.....I am having the hardest problem trying to do something that is probably second nature to most of you. A while back I submitted a photo in a contest for possible publication. It was chosen to be published in the print and online magazines. Now for my problem. I was asked to send the photo "need 9 inches long side,300 dpi, RGB, JPG...". I'm not sure I know what I'm doing. Twice already I've received a response that the image is too small. I thought I did what was asked, but I'm obviously doing something wrong. Can anyone help me? I guess they have a tight deadline. I am using Lightroom 1 and have Windows XP. I can move the image to elements4 but things get even worse in there. Thanks in advance for your help. Have a happy holiday season...Paul

Similar Problem..................but different.
I have a series of photos shot in at 3782 X 2592 which equates to a ratio of 1.49. I am trying to fit these photos in a 4 X 3 Digital Photo Frame. I have tried all of the Export options in LR. No matter which setting I use (width x height, dimension, short edge, long edge) I keep coming back to 1.49. Am I misunderstanding what the resizing feature is about?
Should I be thinking "cropping?"

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