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. By: Kerry PraterUsing Picasa

2. Get Plugged InOrganize Your FilesPicasa 101Picnik 101Extras: Migrating, Sharing, Settings & PrivacyHousekeeping WorkshopThe Plan

3. Flash DriveSD CardDazzle DriveUSB ConnectionPlugging in

4. My Documents, Create FileOpen Drive, Select PicsDrag & Drop Pics into New FileOptional: Delete Selected Pics from DriveRepeatOrganize your files

5. Picasa 101Easy & CleanSaves Space on Hard DriveFasterPicnik Editing OptionKnow your Intent: Share pictures without a headache Desktop PicasaComplicatedTakes Up Lots of Hard Drive SpaceMore Time InvolvedEditing ToolsKnow your Intent: Advanced Editing & Bells and WhistlesPicasa Battle

6. Upload InstructionsGo to: http://picasa.google.com/Click Picasa Webalbums& sign inClick UploadName your new album & set visibilityClick Select photos from your computer and find your picture or video file, select photos & click OpenOnce the pictures or videos load, click OkTaggingTake your mouse and hover over the face you wish to identifyClick on the box that says Click to nameName the face & enter email if you chooseThe action will generate a face file to the right of your Home page when you choose View all albumsPicasa 101

7. Cool Editing FeaturesPicnik 101

8. Select a webalbum & Click ShareIn the Tobox, enter or cut & paste the email addresses with which you want to share the albumAdd contributors and a messageClick Share via EmailSharing Options: Email

9. Open your WCSKS site in one tab, click Edit PageOpen your desired Picasa Webalbum in another tab, right click in the address bar and select CopyOn your WCSKS tab, place your cursor where you want to place the slideshow and click InsertSelect Picasa Web SlideshowRight click and Paste on the bar where you can paste a web addressClick Select, set your size options to large & title your slideshowClick Save. This action embeds a gadget on your page which displays your album in a slideshow format. To change the pictures, just paste a new web album address over the old one and your new album will be displayedSlideshows on WCSKS

10. Select an album and click Link to this albumSelect <>Embed SlideshowSet your options and right click in the yellow box, select CopyGo to Blogger and paste the code on a New Post, on the HTML tabSlideShows on Blogger

11. MigratingSharing & SettingsImportant: The account migration can't be undone, and the Picasa account you transfer your photos and videos to won't have the option to migrate to another Picasa account in the future!Click the gearicon and choose Photos settings.On the Privacy and Permissions tab, click Migrate my photos in the 'Migrate account' section.Enter the email address to which you'd like to transfer your photos. If this address isn't already a Google Account, we'll ask you to create one..Click Send email with transfer instructions.Check your email at your original address.Click the link in the email and follow the steps to complete the transfer.On the My Photos page, click your album.Click Link to this album on the right-hand side.Copy the URL (Ctrl-C) contained in the 'Paste Link in email or IM' field. You can also copy the album URL in your browser's address bar.Paste the URL in an email or IM (Ctrl-V).Extras

12. Privacy InformationPicasa Web Albums makes it easy to share your photos with the world -- or you can choose to keep your photos as private as you'd like. Use album visibility options to control the privacy of your albums. You can set your album visibility options during the upload process and change them at any time in Picasa and Picasa Web Albums. Public on the web: Set your album visibility to 'Public on the web' to make them viewable to anyone who knows the URL of your Public Gallery. Public albums can also be found in web search results and on the PicasaWeb tab of your Google Profile (if you use one). Anyone with the link: Set your album to 'Anyone with the link' to limit who can see it. Albums shared with anyone with the link 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. Private: Select the 'Private' option to set the highest level of privacy for your album -- you specify exactly who has permission to view private albums, and those viewers must sign in to their Google Accounts to verify their identities. Users without a Google Account will be prompted to create one. Anyone not included on the album's "Shared with" access list will be unable to view the album.

13. ResourcesWCS Summer Technology University Blog: http://wcssummertechnologyuniversity.blogspot.com/Picasa Support:http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=8989Picasa Community Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/PicasaCommunityRecommendationsUpload by event, don’t put it offSet privacy options on EVERY albumDelete pics & videos from the hard drive to conserve spaceAvoid desktop version since Picnik is available for editingTag your students faces to share with parents at the end of the yearHousekeeping