How to Use Picasa Web Albums With a Mac
Using Google's Picasa Web Album is good fun on a personal computer-but you can take the application a bit further with a Macintosh computer. With a Mac, you end up with several ways to get photos in your album and share them with friends, family, and the world. Here's how.
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Instructions
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Using Picasa Web Albums with a Mac-The Basics
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Sign in to your Gmail account and access Picasa by clicking "My account" from the iGoogle page, or the "Photos" link from the top (horizontal) menu bar on the Gmail screen.
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Click the button for the free download "Download Picasa with Web sharing."
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After the download completes, return to that same page (with the download button), and look for the link on the right side that says "Upload." Follow the instructions to create a title and description for your album, to provide a map of the place where your photos were shot, and to choose whether your album will allow public or invitation-only access.
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You may upload individual photos from that screen by browsing your files, or you can click the blue text at right that says "Download Mac Uploaders."
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If you chose to upload photos from within Picasa Web Albums, your album will appear when you finish. If you prefer to use the Mac uploaders, proceed to the steps below.
Using Mac Uploaders
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The uploader will most likely be stored in the "Applications" section of your hard disk. Find and open it, signing in if necessary using your Google screen name and password.
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Click "Existing Album" to select the one you've already begun, or click "New Album" in the uploader screen and enter your album name and information.
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Choose your photos by clicking the "+" sign on the screen, or dragging photos in from iPhoto or any of your computer's folders.
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Click "Upload."
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Enjoy your new album!
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Tips & Warnings
Be aware that anyone you invite to view a specific album will have easy access to all of your other publicly available photo albums. Your public albums may also show up in the results of searches by people you do not know.
