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PICASA. FREE. View, Organise, and Find Your Images. Software For Your Photos. Edit ( ‘Develop’ ) them. Print. Backup. Share. Be Creative. So, How Do You Get Picasa ?. Type: http://picasa.google.co.uk in your browser Click on the Download Picasa 3 button
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PICASA FREE • View, Organise, and Find Your Images Software For Your Photos • Edit ( ‘Develop’ ) them • Print • Backup • Share • Be Creative
So, How Do You Get Picasa? • Type: • http://picasa.google.co.ukin your browser • Click on the Download Picasa 3 button • Save the Picasa3-setup.exe file to your desktop • Double click on the Picasa3-setup.exe to install it • After installation, you should see a new program icon on your desktop – Picasa3
What Is Picasa? • At heart, it’s a Photo Organiser • It doesn’t physically move your photos from your Pictures folder on the hard disk to Picasa • It doesn’t copy them • Your photos are not “IN” Picasa • It’s a database that indexes your photos – a catalogue, if you like.
It simply looks at the existing folders on your computer and displays the photos it finds. • You tell it the file types you want it to find – and the folders you want it to search.
When using editing tools in Picasa, your original files are not touched. The edits you make are only viewable in Picasa ….. • ….. until you decide to save your changes.It then creates a new version of the photo (with the edits applied). Your original is protected.
HOWEVER! It’s Worth Knowing The Difference Between Folders And Picasa Albums • Folders in Picasa represent the actual folders on your computer. • If you delete a photo showing in a Picasa folder, or the entire folder, the photo (or folder) is also deleted from the computer!
Albums exist only in Picasa • A Picasa Album lets you create a virtual group of photos taken from different folders that are on your computer. It’s an organisational tool. • You can see the photos in the Picasa album but the files haven’t moved from their Windows folders . • When you delete (or move) a photo from an album, you are only deleting the virtual one. The original remains in its original folder on your computer.
A Reminder • If you delete a folder – or a photo in a folder – from Picasa, you will be deleting the actual folder that exists on your computer!! • DON’T HIT DELETE! • If you no longer want to see the folder in Picasa, use the Remove From Picasacommand. (the original folder is not deleted, merely the view of it in Picasa). • Deleting an album only deletes the ‘virtual’ collection of photos you have made in Picasa.
Sharing Your Photos With Web Albums Sign UpSign in with your Google Account at http://picasaweb.google.com . If you don’t have an account, create one. UploadChoose your photos and click Upload. ViewWhen you sign in at http://picasaweb.comyou’ll be taken to your Picasa web albums. Click on an album to see the photos.
Visibility – Who Gets To See Your Albums? • PublicViewable to anyone who knows the address http://picasaweb.google.com/{username}. • UnlistedLimits who can see your album. An authorisation key is added to the address and only those with the exact address can view. • Sign-In Required To ViewHighest level of privacy. You specify who has permission and they must sign in to their Google Account to verify their identity.
Picasa Web Albums • Picasa provides you with a Gigabyte of storage space for your Web Albums. • It is intended for us to be able to share our photos with others. • Best not to think of it as your main area for storage or backup. In other words, I wouldn’t delete the originals from the hard disk!