This document provides an overview of the Picasa photo organization and editing software. It summarizes Picasa's main features:
1. Picasa automatically scans a user's hard drive and organizes all supported photo and video file types into folders and albums in the library view for easy access and management.
2. The library view displays folders and albums on the left and thumbnails on the right. Photos can be added to albums without moving the original files.
3. Basic photo editing tools are available to crop, straighten, remove red eye, and adjust lighting and effects. Edits are non-destructive and can be reversed.
This document provides an overview of the photo editing program Picasa and how to use its various features. It explains that Picasa allows users to organize, edit, and share their digital photos. The document walks through the steps of importing photos into Picasa, adding metadata like tags and locations, editing photos using tools for adjustments and effects, creating projects like collages and books, and sharing photos through social media or other methods.
This document provides instructions for taking a standardized reading assessment. It tells the student to log in, select book preferences, and listen to oral directions. It explains that the test contains practice and scored sections, with multiple choice questions to be answered one at a time. The directions emphasize carefully reading passages, completing sentences, eliminating wrong answers, using context clues, and using up to three skip options. It notes the test has around 20-30 questions but is not timed.
This document provides instructions for downloading and using the photo editing software Picasa. It explains how to download Picasa from Google for free, import photos, perform basic editing functions like cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast, add effects, print photos, and email photos. It also provides tips for taking better photos and using photos for websites or emailing.
This webinar discusses integrating digital curriculum in the classroom. It features two speakers who discuss the advantages of digital curriculum over print, including increased student participation, motivation, and the ability to customize learning. The second speaker highlights the interactive math curriculum Aha!Math, which provides research-based instructional strategies and flexibility for teachers and students. Questions from attendees are answered at the end.
Each unit in Aha!Math includes instructional modules, lessons, games, activities, and quizzes to improve student understanding of math topics. The document provides guidance on implementing each component, such as using instructional modules to support whole-class instruction, having students work through lessons individually or in pairs, and using quizzes and reports to assess student learning. Games are best used with students working in small groups or individually to build fluency and advance to more difficult levels. Activities are done as a whole class or in groups and involve hands-on learning. Proper implementation of each component can help meet students' individual needs.
This document provides instructions for teachers on how to use the Harcourt Math CENTERTM system. It describes how to enroll students, add new students, create groups, make assignments, view reports, and use the various resources like assessments, interventions, and Mega Math. Teachers should not perform functions like making assignments while students are active to avoid database errors. All students start in the student pool by grade and can be enrolled or unenrolled by the teacher. Detailed steps are provided for adding students, creating groups, making assignments for whole classes, groups or individuals, and viewing different types of reports on student and class performance.
The SRI Interactive is an assessment that measures students' reading levels using Lexiles. It is a computer-adaptive test that students take independently. It provides a recommended reading list tailored to each student's interests and reading ability based on their scored Lexile level. The test takes approximately 20-30 minutes for most students to complete.
This document provides an overview of the photo editing program Picasa and how to use its various features. It explains that Picasa allows users to organize, edit, and share their digital photos. The document walks through the steps of importing photos into Picasa, adding metadata like tags and locations, editing photos using tools for adjustments and effects, creating projects like collages and books, and sharing photos through social media or other methods.
This document provides instructions for taking a standardized reading assessment. It tells the student to log in, select book preferences, and listen to oral directions. It explains that the test contains practice and scored sections, with multiple choice questions to be answered one at a time. The directions emphasize carefully reading passages, completing sentences, eliminating wrong answers, using context clues, and using up to three skip options. It notes the test has around 20-30 questions but is not timed.
This document provides instructions for downloading and using the photo editing software Picasa. It explains how to download Picasa from Google for free, import photos, perform basic editing functions like cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast, add effects, print photos, and email photos. It also provides tips for taking better photos and using photos for websites or emailing.
This webinar discusses integrating digital curriculum in the classroom. It features two speakers who discuss the advantages of digital curriculum over print, including increased student participation, motivation, and the ability to customize learning. The second speaker highlights the interactive math curriculum Aha!Math, which provides research-based instructional strategies and flexibility for teachers and students. Questions from attendees are answered at the end.
Each unit in Aha!Math includes instructional modules, lessons, games, activities, and quizzes to improve student understanding of math topics. The document provides guidance on implementing each component, such as using instructional modules to support whole-class instruction, having students work through lessons individually or in pairs, and using quizzes and reports to assess student learning. Games are best used with students working in small groups or individually to build fluency and advance to more difficult levels. Activities are done as a whole class or in groups and involve hands-on learning. Proper implementation of each component can help meet students' individual needs.
This document provides instructions for teachers on how to use the Harcourt Math CENTERTM system. It describes how to enroll students, add new students, create groups, make assignments, view reports, and use the various resources like assessments, interventions, and Mega Math. Teachers should not perform functions like making assignments while students are active to avoid database errors. All students start in the student pool by grade and can be enrolled or unenrolled by the teacher. Detailed steps are provided for adding students, creating groups, making assignments for whole classes, groups or individuals, and viewing different types of reports on student and class performance.
The SRI Interactive is an assessment that measures students' reading levels using Lexiles. It is a computer-adaptive test that students take independently. It provides a recommended reading list tailored to each student's interests and reading ability based on their scored Lexile level. The test takes approximately 20-30 minutes for most students to complete.
Albums in Picasa allow you to organize and select photos from your folders to share online. Photos can be added or removed from albums without changing the original folders. Once albums are created, they can be synced to upload the selected photos to your Picasa web gallery. Edits made to photos in albums will also be synced online.
Logging onto Picasa Web Albums simply requires going to PicasaWeb.google.com and logging in with the same credentials as your Gmail or Blogger account. The document then explains how to upload photos to create a new album, including naming the album, choosing privacy settings, and uploading photos from a computer or storage device. Finally, it describes how users can manage and share uploaded photos by editing them, creating prints, or sharing the album with others.
To edit app/website features, access the "Features" tab on the app panel. Select the "Gallery" feature, add it, and place it on the app panel. Customize the gallery name and icon. Upload images by dragging them into the upload area or selecting "Browse". Group images into albums by name and upload. Preview the gallery tab on the app or responsive website by downloading the app or clicking "Preview".
To edit app/website features, access the "Features" tab on the app panel. Select the "Gallery" feature, add it, and place it on the app panel. Customize the gallery name and icon. Upload images by dragging them or browsing, and add albums. Preview the gallery tab on the app or responsive website to see the uploaded images and albums.
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Picasa software provides a simple way to organize, view, edit and share photos on your computer. It allows you to organize photos into folders and albums, edit photos with tools to fix lighting, color and blemishes, and print or share photos. While Picasa manages your photo library, it does not move or change the original files on your computer.
This document provides a tour of the Picasa photo editing software interface in 3 sentences or less per section. It highlights key areas and features of the Picasa screen like organizing photos into folders, editing photos, creating collages and movies, and filtering photos by attributes. The document uses screenshots and brief explanations to illustrate the various Picasa editing and project creation options.
This document provides instructions for organizing photos using Picasa and sharing them through various online platforms. It discusses importing photos from external drives into Picasa, editing photos using Picasa and Picnik, tagging faces, uploading photos to Picasa Web Albums, and sharing albums through email, slideshows on blogs and websites. Tips are also provided on setting privacy settings for albums and migrating photos between Picasa accounts.
1. The document discusses various advanced features in the photo organizing and editing software iPhoto including importing photos, organizing into events and albums, editing photos, printing photos, batch renaming photos, creating slideshows and photo books.
2. It provides step-by-step instructions for tasks like connecting a camera to import photos, editing photos using effects, fixing red eye, printing multiple photos on a single page, and customizing slideshow and book layouts.
3. Additional tips are included like exporting photos from iPhoto by dragging them onto the desktop, resizing images for websites, and saving photo books as PDF files.
- The document provides instructions for using basic features in the photo organizing and editing software iPhoto, including importing photos, creating events and albums, editing photos, printing photos, creating slideshows, and using Photoshop droplets to automatically resize photos for uploading to the web.
- It discusses importing photos from a connected camera or network folder into iPhoto, organizing photos into events based on the date or albums, and editing photos by applying effects or fixing issues like red eye.
- Printing photos from iPhoto and creating slideshows are also covered, along with using Photoshop droplets to batch resize photos for uploading online to save storage space.
The document provides instructions for creating a slideshow using SoundSlides software in 3 main steps:
1) Import photos and audio files into the program. Photos can be reordered as thumbnails and extra photos removed.
2) Edit the photos down to 10 or less, clean up captions, and customize slideshow colors, fonts, transitions and timing.
3) Export the finished slideshow for use on a website by saving it to the "Publish to Web" folder.
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Albums in Picasa allow you to organize and select photos from your folders to share online. Photos can be added or removed from albums without changing the original folders. Once albums are created, they can be synced to upload the selected photos to your Picasa web gallery. Edits made to photos in albums will also be synced online.
Logging onto Picasa Web Albums simply requires going to PicasaWeb.google.com and logging in with the same credentials as your Gmail or Blogger account. The document then explains how to upload photos to create a new album, including naming the album, choosing privacy settings, and uploading photos from a computer or storage device. Finally, it describes how users can manage and share uploaded photos by editing them, creating prints, or sharing the album with others.
To edit app/website features, access the "Features" tab on the app panel. Select the "Gallery" feature, add it, and place it on the app panel. Customize the gallery name and icon. Upload images by dragging them into the upload area or selecting "Browse". Group images into albums by name and upload. Preview the gallery tab on the app or responsive website by downloading the app or clicking "Preview".
To edit app/website features, access the "Features" tab on the app panel. Select the "Gallery" feature, add it, and place it on the app panel. Customize the gallery name and icon. Upload images by dragging them or browsing, and add albums. Preview the gallery tab on the app or responsive website to see the uploaded images and albums.
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This document provides a tour of the Picasa photo editing software interface in 3 sentences or less per section. It highlights key areas and features of the Picasa screen like organizing photos into folders, editing photos, creating collages and movies, and filtering photos by attributes. The document uses screenshots and brief explanations to illustrate the various Picasa editing and project creation options.
This document provides instructions for organizing photos using Picasa and sharing them through various online platforms. It discusses importing photos from external drives into Picasa, editing photos using Picasa and Picnik, tagging faces, uploading photos to Picasa Web Albums, and sharing albums through email, slideshows on blogs and websites. Tips are also provided on setting privacy settings for albums and migrating photos between Picasa accounts.
1. The document discusses various advanced features in the photo organizing and editing software iPhoto including importing photos, organizing into events and albums, editing photos, printing photos, batch renaming photos, creating slideshows and photo books.
2. It provides step-by-step instructions for tasks like connecting a camera to import photos, editing photos using effects, fixing red eye, printing multiple photos on a single page, and customizing slideshow and book layouts.
3. Additional tips are included like exporting photos from iPhoto by dragging them onto the desktop, resizing images for websites, and saving photo books as PDF files.
- The document provides instructions for using basic features in the photo organizing and editing software iPhoto, including importing photos, creating events and albums, editing photos, printing photos, creating slideshows, and using Photoshop droplets to automatically resize photos for uploading to the web.
- It discusses importing photos from a connected camera or network folder into iPhoto, organizing photos into events based on the date or albums, and editing photos by applying effects or fixing issues like red eye.
- Printing photos from iPhoto and creating slideshows are also covered, along with using Photoshop droplets to batch resize photos for uploading online to save storage space.
The document provides instructions for creating a slideshow using SoundSlides software in 3 main steps:
1) Import photos and audio files into the program. Photos can be reordered as thumbnails and extra photos removed.
2) Edit the photos down to 10 or less, clean up captions, and customize slideshow colors, fonts, transitions and timing.
3) Export the finished slideshow for use on a website by saving it to the "Publish to Web" folder.
This document provides instructions for creating a digital story using Photo Story 3. It outlines the steps to find and save images, add titles and narration, customize motion and effects, add background music, and save and publish the final story. The goal is to have students demonstrate what they have learned by telling a story with pictures, text, and audio. Key steps include finding and saving pictures from image libraries, arranging the timeline, recording narration, adding background music, and saving the final movie file.
This document provides instructions for adding a photo gallery from Flickr to a journal entry on WordPress. It outlines the steps to upload images to Flickr, organize them into a set, copy the set ID, and add the Flickr photo gallery shortcode with the set ID to the WordPress journal post. When done, the gallery of uploaded images will display in the journal entry.
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Album view page will display selected image with larger view and others in thumbnail
This document summarizes an album gallery Magento extension that allows creating photo galleries with multiple album levels and managing multiple photos in albums. Key features include adding, modifying, and deleting albums from the admin gallery manager, uploading images and setting image properties for each album, and configuration options for the gallery display.
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1. Picasa 2 Help Pages
http://picasa.google.com/support/
Picasa helps you find and organize all your photos
Once you start Picasa, it scans your hard drive to find and automatically organize
all your photos. Picasa finds the following photo and movie file types:
Photo file types: JPG, GIF, TIF, PSD, PNG, BMP, RAW (including NEF
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and CRW). GIF and PNG files are not scanned by default, but you can
enable them in the Tools > Options dialog.
Movie file types: MPG, AVI, ASF, WMV, MOV.
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If you are upgrading from an older version of Picasa, you will likely want to keep
your existing database, which contains any organization and photo edits you
have made. To transfer all this information, simply install Picasa without
uninstalling Picasa already on your computer. On your first launch of Picasa you
will be prompted to transfer your existing database. After this process is
complete, you can uninstall Picasa.
Library view
Picasa automatically organizes all your photo and movie files into collections of
folders inside its main Library view.
Layout of main Library screen:
2. 1. Folder list
The left-hand list in Picasa’s Library view shows all the folders containing
photos on your computer and all the albums you’ve created in Picasa.
These folders and albums are grouped into collections that are described
in the next section. By default, the folder list is sorted by creation date. To
change the way the list is sorted, go to “View” > “Folder View”
2. Photo Tray and output options
The “Photo Tray” is used to collect photos and movies from one or more
folders or albums so that you may work with them as a group. The “Add
To” button and all of the output options buttons (“Print,” “Email,” “Collage,”
“Hello,” “BlogThis!” “Order” and “Export”) perform their respective actions
using the photos currently in the “Photo Tray.” By default, your current
selection in the lightbox is placed in the “Photo Tray.” To keep these items
in the “Photo Tray” while you select more, press the “Hold” button. You
can also drag and drop items into the “Photo Tray” and they will
automatically be held. To remove a held item, select it in the “Photo Tray”
and press “Clear”. Once you are satisfied with the contents of the “Photo
3. Tray” you can press any of the output options buttons or the “Add To”
button to perform the corresponding action on all the items in the “Photo
Tray” at once.
3. Lightbox
The right-hand side of the Library view displays visual thumbnails of the
photos (and movies) corresponding to the folders and albums in the folder
list. To change the thumbnail size, use the slider at the bottom right of the
lightbox or use the “View” menu to select a common thumbnail size.
Double-click on any folder or album header to edit its title, date, place
taken or description. For folders, you can click on the large folder icon in
the header to open the corresponding folder in Windows Explorer. Press
the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard or use the far right scroll
bar to move through the lightbox. NOTE: Only folders and albums that are
visible in the folder list will appear in the lightbox. Folders inside of a
closed collection will not be displayed.
Collections
Folders
This collection displays the folders on your computer that contain photos or
movies, sorted by date, with the original folder names as they appear on your
computer’s hard drive. Changes you make to the folders in this collection affect
the matching folders on your computer’s hard drive. Renaming a folder in Picasa
will also rename it in Windows Explorer.
Adjust which photos and folders appear. Only folders that Picasa is set
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to scan appear in this collection. To modify what folders on disk Picasa
scans for photos, select “Folder Manager” on the “Tools” menu. Use the
settings there to select or de-select the folders Picasa scans, choosing
from these options: “Scan Once,” “Remove From Picasa” and “Scan
Always.”
Move photos between folders. Select a photo. With your mouse, drag
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and drop the photo to its new folder. To select more than one photo, hold
down the Shift key on your keyboard as you select photos. If you move a
photo into a different folder on disk, Picasa will remind you that you’re
about to move the actual file on your computer’s hard drive. Click the “OK”
button to move the photo to it's new location. Note: Moving photos
between folders in the “Folders” collection will affect their physical location
on your hard drive.
Edit a folder description. Double-click on the title of any folder to open
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the Folder Properties box. Enter a description. You can also modify the
folder’s date, place taken, or description. Any descriptive information you
add will be searchable in Picasa. Click the “OK” button. Changing the
4. name of a folder in Picasa will change the name of the actual folder on
your computer’s hard drive.
Delete a photo from a folder. Select a photo, then go to “File” > “Delete
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from Disk,” or just hit the Delete key on your keyboard. Picasa will remind
you that you’re about to send that file to your computer’s recycle bin. Click
the “OK” button to remove the photo.
Albums
This collection contains albums that you create in Picasa. You can use albums to
group and organize photos based on your own criteria and identified by a simple
word or title. For example, you can create a album called “Flowers” to group all of
your photos of flowers, or you might create a album like “Trip to The Grand
Canyon” to arrange all of your latest vacation photos. Unlike the “Folders”
collection, which matches exactly the folder locations on your computer, albums
do not correspond to physical folders on your hard drive. Albums exist only in
Picasa and are like a virtual quot;playlistquot; of photos you have grouped togeter. If you
delete or move photos inside the Albums collection, the original files remain in
their original locations on your hard drive. You can add the same photo to
multiple albums without creating multiple copies of the same photo on disk. Any
edits you make to a photo in an album will be applied to every instance of the
photo in Picasa, including the original in your Folders collection.
Create a new album. First, select one or more photos (you cannot create
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an empty album). Select “File” > “New Album” to create a new album in
Picasa containing the selected photo(s). You can do the same thing by
choosing a photo, clicking the “Add to” button to the right of the Photo
Tray, and selecting “New Album” on the popup list.
Add a photo to an existing album. The same photo can be assigned to
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many albums in Picasa. Select a photo, click the “Add to” button to the
right of the Photo Tray, and select an existing album from the popup list.
Change an album description. Double-click on the title of any album to
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open the “Album Properties” box. Enter a new description for the album.
You can also modify the album’s date, place taken, or description. Any
descriptive information you add will be searchable in Picasa. When you’re
done, click the “OK” button.
Delete a photo from an album. Select a photo. Right-click with your
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mouse and select “Remove from Album” in the context menu or press the
Delete key on your keyboard. Note: Deleting a photo from an album does
not delete the original file from your computer’s hard drive.
Rearrange photos in an album or between albums. Click and drag a
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photo to change its order within a album or drag it into another album to
5. add it to that album. This doesn’t affect the order in which the original files
are stored on your computer.
Note: An album in Picasa is not the same as a Picasa Web Album. The
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Album collection does not show you the photos you may have uploaded to
the web.
From Hello
This collection contains photos you’ve received from friends via the Hello instant
photo sharing program, a free companion software program that was built to
work with Picasa. (To download the Hello software, go to www.hello.com.) This
collection sorts photos received from Hello alphabetically by Hello username.
Library tools:
At the top of the Picasa main library screen are several buttons that help you add
photos to the Library, view and find photos in additional ways, and burn photos to
a CD.
Import
To import photos from a digital camera, plug the hardware into your computer
using its usual connection device, such as a USB cable or your camera cradle.
Open Picasa. Click the “Import” button and select your device or folder from the
dropdown menu (your camera should automatically be detected). Your photos
will automatically begin to appear in the “Import Tray.” After your photos have
finished loading, click the “Finish” button. Picasa will save the folders on your
computer (in the My Pictures directory under a folder name you create) and
display them in the “Folders” collection.
Slideshow
Select a folder or album and click the “Slideshow” button. This will open the
slideshow player. Click the onscreen “Play” button to start the slideshow and
make the player’s controls disappear. You can hit the spacebar key on your
keyboard or simply move your mouse to make the slideshow controls reappear at
any time while your slideshow is playing. You can rotate photos in the slideshow
mode, add a star rating, and change the time duration that each slide is
displayed. You can even choose to display captions during your slideshow by
selecting the captions checkbox. Hit the Escape key on your keyboard to stop the
slideshow and return to the Picasa main library screen.
Timeline
The timeline view in Picasa is another way to look at the photos in your
6. collections. Click the “Timeline” button and sweep back and forth through your
photos using your mouse to navigate.
Gift CD
Insert a blank CD into the writeable drive on your computer, select photos or an
album and click the “Gift CD” button. On the “Create a Gift CD” screen, photos
with a checkmark will be included on your gift CD. De-select any photos you
don’t want included. Under Step 1, click the “Add More” button if you’d like to add
photos to the CD. If you’d like your photos displayed as a slideshow on the CD,
check that box. Finally, choose a size for your photos. Under Step 2, name your
CD. (Note: by default, a copy of Picasa software will be included on the CD.)
Click the “Burn Disc” button to create your CD.
Search
If you type any text into the search box at the top right corner of the main Picasa
library screen, Picasa will search your photo files’ EXIF/camera data, keywords,
albums, and any additional properties or captions you’ve entered inside the
program.
Starred button. Use this button to find only photos that you’ve tagged with
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a star rating.
Movies button. Use this to find only movie file types in your library.
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Date slider. Move this slider left and right to quickly reduce the number of
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search results based on the date of the photo.
Uploaded button. Use this button to find only photos that you’ve uploaded
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to Picasa Web Albums.
Editing photos with Picasa
With Picasa’s advanced photo editing, you can use basic one-click fixes to
improve almost any photo, adjust color and lighting, and add any of twelve
effects.
A few general editing tips:
Double-click on a thumbnail in the Library to open the “Edit Photo” screen.
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This will show you the photo you’re currently editing. To the right of the
photo are three tabs – “Basic Fixes,” “Tuning,” and “Effects.”
7. While on the “Edit Photo” screen, use the thumbnail
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arrows on either side of the filmstrip at the top of the
photo to navigate through the rest of the photos in that
album.
To reverse any edits you made, click the “Undo” button
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at any step along the way.
Any edits you make to photos in Picasa are not saved
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to the original file on disk until you click the quot;Save
Changesquot; button in the album header. Saving your
changes this way will overwrite the original file, while
retaining a backup in a new quot;Originalsquot; folder. Click the
quot;Undo Savequot; button to revert a file to the backed up version.
For more information about the edit screens, refer to the Picasa Help
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menu in the software.
Basic Fixes tab
Crop
Use the “Crop” button to cut out parts of a photo that you don’t want to see. In the
“Crop Photo” view, you can select a pre-determined photo size (for instance, 4x6)
or manually select the part of the photo you’d like to keep. To crop a photo, drag
and drop the bounding box directly over the photo. Click on and drag the corners
of the box to change the cropped selection while maintaining the same
proportions. Click “Apply” to save your changes in Picasa or “Cancel” to return to
the “Basic Fixes” tab.
Straighten
Use this feature to fix photos taken with an off-kilter camera. Select a photo and
click the “Straighten” button. In the “Straighten Photo” view, use the slider at the
bottom of the screen to align the photo against the boxed grid. Click “Apply” to
save your changes in Picasa or “Cancel” to return to the “Basic Fixes” tab.
Red eye
Use this feature to remove red eye from any photo. First, click the “Red Eye”
button. In the “Red Eye” view, click and drag the mouse around each eye
separately to select it. As you do this, a selection box will appear over the area.
Release the mouse to complete your selection. The photo will automatically be
displayed with the red eye removed. Click “Apply” to save your changes in
Picasa or “Cancel” to return to the “Basic Fixes” tab.
I’m Feeling Lucky
Click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button and Picasa will change your photo’s color
and contrast to produce what it thinks is the ideal photo. You’ll see a change only
8. if your photo isn’t already color balanced. Click the “Undo I'm
Feeling Lucky” button below to remove the change.
Auto Contrast
Click the “Auto Contrast” to adjust the contrast in your photo
in Picasa. Click the “Undo Auto Contrast” button below to
remove the change.
Auto Color
Click the “Auto Color” button to adjust the color in your photo
automatically in Picasa. Click “Undo Auto Color” button below
to remove the change.
Fill Light
Use the fill light slider to add light to the foreground of photos with too-bright
backgrounds, making them more balanced. Click the “Undo Fill Light” button to
remove the change.
Tuning tab
Fill Light slider
Use the “Fill Light” slider to add light to the foreground of photos with too-bright
backgrounds, making them more balanced. Click the “Undo Fill Light” button to
remove the change.
Highlights slider
Use the “Highlights” slider to add to or reduce the brightness spots, or highlights,
in your photo. Click the “Undo Tuning” button to remove the change.
Shadows slider
Use the “Shadows” slider to add more shadows to your photo. Click the “Undo
Tuning” button to remove the change. Hint: you can use the one-click button to
the right of the “Fill Light,” “Highlights,” and “Shadows’ sliders to make fixes to
your photo’s lighting without using the sliders.
Color Temperature slider
Use the “Color Temperature” slider to make your photo warmer (to the right) or
cooler (to the left).
Neutral Color Picker
Use the “Pick Color” dropper to tell Picasa which part of your photo it should
consider as gray or white. Picasa will color balance the colors surrounding that
selection according to the selected color.
Effects tab:
9. The “Effects” tab contains twelve effects that you can apply to any still photo.
Effects are added in progressive layers, and you can always undo or redo the
last effect you made at any time. Here are the effects you can use to improve
your photos in Picasa:
Sharpen – Make the edges of objects in your photos crisper and less fuzzy.
Sepia – Create an “old-fashioned” effect by changing the photo to a reddish
brown tone.
B&W – Turn any color photo into a black and white photo.
Warmify – Warm up a cool photo, improving skin tones.
Film Grain – Add a “grainy” film look to any photo – looks great when you print.
Tint – Use the dropper to pick a color and apply that duotone or tint to the entire
photo.
Saturation – Increases color saturation.
Soft Focus – Soften the focus around a center point that you select.
Glow – Give photos a gauzy glow.
Filtered B&W – Make a photo that looks like it was taken with black and white
film and a color filter.
Focal B&W – De-saturate color around a center point with adjustable size and
sharpness sliders.
Graduated Tint – Add a graduated filter from a color you select. Useful for
making gray skies blue.
Captions
You can add a caption to any photo while you’re in the “Edit Photo” screen.
Underneath the individual photo, click on the text that says “Make a caption!”
Type in your caption. You can show or hide a caption from the photo using the
button on the left in the caption bar. You can delete a caption by clicking the
trash can icon on the right.
Captions in Picasa are stored in each photo’s EXIF data, so they stay with your
photos. That means if you upload to a Picasa Web Album, your captions will also
appear on the website. Captions are also searchable inside Picasa
10. Sharing, printing and more ways to enjoy photos outside of Picasa
The Photo Tray and controls
Any photo you select in the folder list appears as an active selection in your
Photo Tray on the lower left corner of the main library screen. Photos in the
“Photo Tray” are affected by the buttons to the right of the tray.
Hold
Use the “Hold” button to keep a photo in the tray as you add more photos. You
can add multiple photos to the tray by holding down the Shift key as you select
photos.
Clear
Click the “Clear” button to empty the “Photo Tray” of all photos on hold.
Add to
Click the “Add to” button to add a new or existing album to the photo(s) in the
tray.
Star
The star button adds a small gold star to any photo in the tray. These stars are
searchable ratings that help you find favorites quickly. Any photo to which you
add a star can be easily accessed when performing a search in Picasa.
Rotate Left and Rotate Right
The two rotate buttons will rotate the selected photo clockwise or counter-
clockwise inside Picasa.
Web Album (Internet access required)
Picasa's newest feature, Picasa Web Albums, allows you to post and share your
photos easily online. Simply select photos (they'll appear in the quot;Photo Trayquot;) and
click the quot;Web Albumquot; button to upload them to your album. Once the upload is
complete, press the quot;View Onlinequot; button to view and manage photos in your
Web Albums account. If you don't have a Picasa Web Album, you'll be prompted
to create one the first time you use the quot;Web Albumquot; button.
11. Print
The “Print” button lets you print the photos in the Photo Tray using a local or
networked printer. Click “Print” to open the print screen and select a print layout
size. Picasa will automatically size the photos in the Photo Tray to those
proportions. These buttons make it easier to print multiple photos on one page.
For example: if you have four photos in the tray and select 3.5x5, Picasa will fit
all four of the photos on a standard 8.5 x 11 page.
The “Review” button in the lower right corner of the print screen helps you review
all your print settings before you print. Click “Print” to send the photo(s) to your
printer.
Email (Internet access required)
The “Email” button in Picasa lets you email the photos in your “Photo Tray”
several ways:
Default Email
Select this to send photos using your computer’s default email client.
Gmail
Works with an existing Gmail account from Google (not included with your Picasa
software). Sends up to 10MB of photos, including the message, compressed
perfectly to a size that your friends will be able to open.
Picasa Mail
If you don’t have Gmail or Outlook, you can use this option to send photos using
another email address or your Hello username. You’ll need to register for a free
Hello account using an existing email address and a password that you create.
Collage
Click the “Collage” button to quickly make personalized photo collages from a
variety of templates including picture pile, picture grid, or contact sheet. You can
also create a film-style multiple exposure effect. To save your new creation, pick
a background for your collage (use a photo or the colors black, white or gray) and
specify how you want it created (as a screensaver, as a desktop background, or
as a folder you select).
Hello (Internet access required)
Click the “Hello” button to instantly share photos with friends who are online at
the same time and chat about your photos as you look at them together. To use
Hello you must have the Hello software (available for free from www.hello.com)
installed on your computer. If you don’t have Hello yet, simply click the “Hello”
button and follow the instructions on the online sign-up page. All you’ll need to
register for a new account is an existing email address and a password that you
create (note: your Hello account is the same as your Picasa Mail account). You
can invite friends to join Hello by email. Any photos you receive from friends
12. using Hello will appear in your From Hello collection inside Picasa, sorted by
Hello username.
Blogger (Internet access required)
A blog is an online web journal. You can publish photos to the web for
free using Picasa and a blog that you create on Blogger.com. Select
up to four photos (they’ll appear in the “Photo Tray”) and click the
“BlogThis!” button. Your photo(s) will be uploaded to your blog as the newest
post. If you don’t have a blog, click the “BlogThis” button in Picasa and follow the
instructions to sign up for a free account (it only takes a few minutes). Once you
have an account, you’ll be able to click the “BlogThis!” button in Picasa at any
time to post photos to your blog in one step.
Order Prints (Internet access required)
Click the “Order” button to order prints from one of Picasa’s online print
providers. Chose a provider by clicking on the logo or link. You’ll be prompted to
sign in, using the username and password you normally use to access that
provider’s website. After you sign in, Picasa will automatically upload all the
photos in your “Photo Tray.” (to the print provider website; Note: any photos you
order via Picasa are processed through the print provider’s website and are
covered under that company’s privacy and shopping policies.) Picasa does not
disclose any information about you to the merchants listed on the “Order” page.
For more details on what information Picasa shares with these websites, please
click the “Privacy Policy” link at the bottom of the this website.
Export
Click the “Export” button to save any photos in the “Photo Tray” as new JPG files.
Export is like quot;Save Asquot; on your computer. For example, if you make an album
containing photos of your dog from various folders and then edit them to all be
black and white, you can export that entire album and create new files on your
hard drive that reflect those edits. You can choose the JPG quality and saved
photo size during this process. Note: Picasa never overwrites your original file on
disk; any edits you make to a photo are only saved inside Picasa until you decide
to either export or click the quot;Save Changesquot; button in the album header.