The Picasa client is the software that allows you to organize, edit, and upload your photos in quick, easy steps to the web.

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1 1 Picasa 3.9 Web Album The Picasa client is the software that allows you to organize, edit, and upload your photos in quick, easy steps to the web. First, download Picasa from Picasa does not store the photos on your computer. When you open Picasa, it simply looks at the folders on your computer and displays the photos it finds. It displays the file types that you tell it to find, in the folders that you tell it to search. When using editing tools in Picasa, your original files are never touched. The photo edits you make are only viewable in Picasa until you decide to save your changes. Even then, Picasa creates a new version of the photo with your edits applied, leaving the original file totally preserved (nondestructive editing). Picasa Online Web Albums on provides 15 GB of free online storage space for your albums. Maximum photo size can be no larger than 75 MB; maximum number of web albums is 20,000. It is the online component of Picasa. After you have edited your photos using the Picasa client, you then upload them to the web to share with your friends. Before you do that, you need to sign up for a Gmail account.

2 2 1. Download Picasa client at to your computer. 2. Choose one of the options to search for your pictures. 3. Once confirmed, you will be on the Welcome to Picasa and Picasa Web Albums page You will need a Google account to sign in to Picasa Web Albums later.

3 Add Photos to Picasa You can either import photos from your camera or use Picasa to view photos already existed on your computer. You have total control on which photos to display in Picasa after you have downloaded and installed it. Add Photos from your Camera 1. One way is to connect your camera, and in Picasa, click the button. 2. You will be brought to the Import tab. 3. From the Import From drop-down menu, choose Folder, and click Choose. 4. Select the Import To location, enters a Folder Title, and decides what to do After Copying. 5. Select the specific photos you d like to import and choose Import Selected. (Hold down the SHIFT key to select multiple photos.) Control Display Folder 1. Choose Tools > Folder Manager to control which photos/files/folders to display for use. 2. Click Picasa >Preferences (Mac) or Tools > Options (PC) to control display file. 3 Add Folder To Picasa Choose File > Add Folder to Picasa to add any image folder to Picasa. Choose File > Add File to Picasa to add any image file to Picasa. Task Tray and Custom Buttons Hold selected items Task buttons

4 4 Hold Selected Items Button Use the Control key to select multiple images. Then click the Hold button to hold them in the tray. You can then choose more images later without losing the current selections. Clear Items from the Selection Click to clear all images in the tray you have previously selected. Add Selected Items to an Album Add any or all of your selected items in the tray to an album. Custom Buttons Custom buttons allow you to print or upload to your Facebook or your blog. Choose Tools > Configure Buttons to add, move or delete buttons, as you desire. Deleting the buttons will just remove them from visibility, and will not delete the feature from Picasa. Custom Button: Upload to Facebook To get a Facebook custom button, go to and click the INSTALL NOW button. (Note: Make sure you have downloaded Adobe Air before you download Picasa Uploader for Facebook.)

5 5 Use the default folder for Picasa installation location. Click the Add Facebook button to Picasa button.

6 6 View Details of Images Double-click on an image to enter zoom in view. Once you are in detail view, single-click on the image to go back to library. (Choose Picasa > Preferences> General > check Single-click to exit Edit View.) Create Albums in Picasa You can select photos and create New Albums to be shared online. Albums exist only in Picasa. Basically, you create virtual groups of photos taken from multiple folders on your computer. Albums display those photos without actually moving the photo -- it's like a playlist for photos. When you delete or move photos from an album, the original files remain in their original folders on your computer. 1. Create a New Album by clicking the icon. 2. Enter a name for your album and click OK. Enter Place Taken and Description if desired.

7 7 3. You can drag images you want to this album, or 4. If you have selected some images in your tray, click the Add Selected items to an Album icon to add them to an album. 5. Right-click on image to remove image from album or see additional options.

8 Create Slideshow, Photo Collage, and Movie Presentation 8 Play full screen slideshow Create movie presentation Create photo collage Saved edited photos to disk Create Slideshow Select images and click on Play Slideshow icon to watch your album in full screen view. Create Photo Collage Select images and click on Create Photo Collage icon to start the collage creation process. You will be asked to edit your collage using various tools. Once you are done, your collage project will display under the Projects folder.

9 9 Click the button to create collage.

10 10 To edit your collage, simply double-click on it. Create Movie Presentation Select images and click on Create Movie Presentation icon to start the movie creation process. You will be asked to edit your movie using various tools. Once you are done, your movie presentation will display under the Projects folder.

11 11 To edit your movie, simply double-click on it. To Delete Albums or Projects Right-click on the album or project, and choose Delete from Disk. Tags It s good to enter tags for each of your images so that you can easily search them later on. Choose View >Tags and enter appropriate tags for each or multiple photos; or click on the Show/Hide Tag icon in the Task tray.

12 12 Sharing Web album is the online component of Picasa while picasa.google.com download is the Picasa client software. Picasa web album is an online community, and you must have a Google account to sign-in. Upload to Picasa Online Web Albums If you have signed up for Google+: 1. In Picasa, select the photos you'd like to upload. 2. Click the Share button. 3. Select an album or click New to create a new one. 4. Choose an upload size. 5. *Best for web sharing: Photos larger than 2048 pixels by 2048 pixels, will be automatically resized to 2048 pixels (on their longest edge). You get unlimited free photo uploads at this size. 6. *Original Size: Uploads the image at the original image resolution (e.g x 2848). If you choose to upload images at their original size, they'll count toward your free storage limits.) 7. Add addresses for the people you'd like to share with. They'll receive an invitation to view your photos in Picasa Web Albums. 8. Click Upload. 9. Picasa will ask you to Sign in with your Google Account username and password.

13 13 If you have not signed up for Google+: Choose image size and album visibility. Original Size: Uploads the image at the original image resolution (e.g x 2848) pixels: Recommended, great for prints, sharing online albums, or for use as a screensaver pixels: Good for sharing online albums with friends and family. 800 pixels: Uploads up to 800 pixels are free for all users of Picasa Web Albums. A good size for publishing images on blogs and webpages.

14 14 Delete a Photo in Picasa Select a photo in the album in Picasa and click the Delete button on your keyboard to remove it from the Album. You can also Right-click on the image and choose Remove from the Album. Sync to the Web By enabling Sync to Web (slide to the right), all your albums are sync to the web. Edits made to your photos in Picasa will be reflected immediately in your web albums online. The button will turn blue to indicate a folder or album is synchronized. Click Change Settings to choose the appropriate settings while you sync album to web.

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16 16 Picasa Web Album Picasa Web album (picasaweb.google.com) is the online component of Picasa. Google has begun to redirect users from the old Picasa URL (picasaweb.google.com) to Google+ Photos, which currently still offers a way to return to the old Picasa Web Albums interface. Simply click the message: "Click here to go back to Picasa Web Albums." if it appears on the top of your screen. To use Picasa-web-albums, without being sent to Google+ photos, you just need to start it using this link: There is no problem with using the old Picasa-web-albums instead of Google+ Photos. You still only keep one set of photos in your Google account. It just happens that Google now have two pieces of software that can access these photos. One is Google+ Photos, and the other is Picasa-web-albums. If you have a Google+ account, either because you only signed up for Google recently, or you had a Blogger account first and then linked your blog to Google+, then you will know that if you go to Picasa-web-albums, you are immediately re-directed to Google+ photos. Look at the two interfaces below.

17 Check for updates 17 Choose Help > Check for Updates to avoid issues posting and syncing your photos. Web Albums Setting To start, click on the Setting icon, and then choose Settings. Go through the different tabs and select your desired configuration for your web album. Public and Unlisted Gallery People who visit your public gallery URL - picasaweb.google.com/username - can view all of your public albums, plus any albums that you've explicitly shared with them. People who visit your unlisted gallery URL will see all of your public albums, all albums set to a visibility of 'Limited, anyone with the link,' as well as any albums that you've explicitly shared with them. This gallery includes a unique authorization key in the web address; the key is a combination of letters and numbers that make the address difficult to guess.

18 18 Edit Visibility: Control your album visibility There are different visibility that you can set to share your albums public, anyone with the link, limited, only you. To set visibility on Picasa web albums: 1. Select the album, and click the Edit link on the right column. 2. When the Edit Album Information dialog box opens up, choose your desired visibility. 3. Click Save Changes. Public Anyone on the web can view public albums. Public albums can be found on your public gallery, in web search results, on your Google profile, and in Google+. Anyone with the link These albums are visible to anyone with the link. They're technically visible to anyone, but they include a unique authorization key in the web address; the key is a combination of letters and numbers that make the address difficult to guess. Limited Limited albums are visible to the people you specify. Google+ users: The people you share with have permission to reshare your album. Within Google+, they'll also be able to see who else you've shared with. Only you The highest level of privacy, these albums are visible only to you. Changing an album to 'Only you' will wipe everyone off the album's 'Shared with' list.

19 19 Upload a New Web Album You can select the Upload button to upload a new album or create a new one. To add more photos to existing album, click the Add Photos link.

20 20 Edit Album Properties Choose the Actions button to change Album Properties, Album Cover, Add Captions, Delete Album and many more options. Editing Photos Picasa is an easy and powerful photo-editor that allows you to edit photos easily, share them and save them back to Picasa Web Albums, right in your browser. Creative Kit provides users a wide range of one-click fixes to help you improve almost any photo, adjust its color and lighting, and add effects like text, black and white or sepia toning. To edit any photos in your album, simply open your album and select the photo. Choose Actions > Edit in Picasa or Edit in Google+.

21 21 Editing in Picasa 1. After you are finished, click the Back to Library button. 2. Right-click on the image under Online Edits > Online Actions > Update Online Photo to update the online version with the new. Center for Instruction and Technology Last Updated: 6/29/2015

22 22 Editing in Google+ If you are editing in Google+, you can use Auto Enhance (like removing red-eye and improve lighting) to make subtle adjustments to your photos. NOTE: Photo editing requires Chrome on desktop. For Windows users, Photos Editor requires Windows 7 or later and the latest version of Chrome browser. Adjust or remove Auto Enhance for a photo: You can adjust the level of enhancement to a photo that has already been automatically enhanced. To see if a photo has been enhanced, click the photo to open it in full screen and then place your cursor over it. Photos that have been enhanced will say ENHANCED in the corner. To adjust the level of enhancement, place your cursor over the ENHANCED tag, and then select Normal, High, Customize, or Off.

23 23 Adjust or remove Auto Enhance for an album: 1. Open Google+. 2. Place your cursor in the top left corner for the Google+ main menu. 3. Find the album you wish to adjust. Click the dropdown arrow to the right of the album title > Apply Auto Enhance > Normal to apply a normal level of Auto Enhance, High to increase effects, or Off to remove them. 4. Turn Auto Enhance on or off. 5. Though it may not be applied to every photo, Auto Enhance is on by default. To turn the feature on or off, open Google+. 6. Place your cursor over the Google+ Home menu near the top left corner. Click Settings. 7. In the Photos section, check or uncheck the box next to Automatically enhance new photos. Using the Chrome Browser for Editing Using the Chrome browser, you can also further edit your image using the Basic Adjustments or Creative Adjustments features.

24 24 Click Done Editing after you are finished with editing your image. Compare your image before an dafter, or Revert to original as desired. Picasa Web Albums has now updated your image.

25 25 Resources Google Support on Picasa and Picasa Web Album Sharing in Google + d=1