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Type: in your browserhttp://picasa.google.co.uk in your browserhttp://picasa.google.co.uk Click on the Download Picasa 3 button Click on the Download Picasa 3 button Save the Picasa3-setup.exe file to your desktop Save the Picasa3-setup.exe file to your desktop Double click on the Picasa3-setup.exe to install it Double click on the Picasa3-setup.exe to install it After installation, you should see a new program icon on your desktop – Picasa3 After installation, you should see a new program icon on your desktop – Picasa3

Your photos are not “IN” Picasa Your photos are not “IN” Picasa It doesn’t physically move your photos from your Pictures folder on the hard disk to Picasa It doesn’t physically move your photos from your Pictures folder on the hard disk to Picasa At heart, it’s a Photo Organiser At heart, it’s a Photo Organiser It doesn’t copy them It doesn’t copy them It’s a database that indexes your photos – a catalogue, if you like. It’s a database that indexes your photos – a catalogue, if you like.

You tell it the file types you want it to find – and the folders you want it to search. You tell it the file types you want it to find – and the folders you want it to search. It simply looks at the existing folders on your computer and displays the photos it finds. It simply looks at the existing folders on your computer and displays the photos it finds.

When using editing tools in Picasa, your original files are not touched. The edits you make are only viewable in Picasa ….. 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. ….. until you decide to save your changes. It then creates a new version of the photo (with the edits applied). Your original is protected.

Folders in Picasa represent the actual folders on your computer. 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! If you delete a photo showing in a Picasa folder, or the entire folder, the photo (or folder) is also deleted from the computer!

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. 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. 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. 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.

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!! 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!! If you no longer want to see the folder in Picasa, use the R EMOVE F ROM P ICASA command. (the original folder is not deleted, merely the view of it in Picasa). If you no longer want to see the folder in Picasa, use the R EMOVE F ROM P ICASA command. (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. Deleting an album only deletes the ‘virtual’ collection of photos you have made in Picasa. DON’T HIT DELETE! DON’T HIT DELETE!

1.S IGN U P Sign in with your Google Account at If you don’t have an account, create one. 2.U PLOAD Choose your photos and click Upload. 3.V IEW When you sign in at you’ll be taken to your Picasa web albums. Click on an album to see the photos.

P UBLIC Viewable to anyone who knows the address P UBLIC Viewable to anyone who knows the address U NLISTED Limits who can see your album. An authorisation key is added to the address and only those with the exact address can view. U NLISTED Limits who can see your album. An authorisation key is added to the address and only those with the exact address can view. S IGN -I N R EQUIRED T O V IEW Highest level of privacy. You specify who has permission and they must sign in to their Google Account to verify their identity. S IGN -I N R EQUIRED T O V IEW Highest level of privacy. You specify who has permission and they must sign in to their Google Account to verify their identity.

Picasa provides you with a Gigabyte of storage space for your 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. 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! 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!