How to Use Google's Picasa 3 To Manage Your Photos

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Picasa 3 is an easy to use sophisticated photo program that you can download from Google for free. Picasa will organize, edit, create and share your photos. Over the years I have used many different photo programs and I would definitely recommend this one due to the ease of use and functions. It is for both beginners and advanced users. If you have an earlier version of Picasa you definitely want to upgrade to this enhanced version.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Picasa Color Adjust

   Visit picasa.google.com. Watch the tutorial to learn about all of the features of Picasa 3. Next, download Picasa 3. After downloading open Picasa 3 on your desktop.

2. Picasa Cropped Picture

   After opening Picasa 3, it will organize all of your photo files that you have saved on your computer. Picasa 3 displays your photo files in an easy to use format. You can sort the files by name, date or recent changes.

3. Picasa Color Enhance

   Edit your pictures. I love this feature. You can lighten, remove blemishes, add text, change colors, crop and many other wonderful things. The tools are easy to use. After editing your pictures be sure to save them to a file on your computer.

4. Picasa Retouch

   Use Picasa 3's create photo albums feature to share your photos online. Your photo albums can be uploaded to your Google account. This makes all of your uploaded albums easy to view from any computer with internet connection. You can share your albums with family and friends by sending them in an email. You can choose to make your albums private or public.

5. Picasa Straighten

   Try out Picasa 3's many features. Create a Collage of pictures with the easy to use collage tool. Create a slide show. These slide shows can be uploaded to your Google photo account. Embed the slide show on your website or blog by following just a few steps. Upload your home movies to Youtube.

6. Picasa Text

   Your choices are many. Create a gift CD, poster, screen saver or upload your pictures to Google earth. Be creative with your photos.

7. Picasa Sepia

   With a click of a button you can shop to have your pictures printed. You can print photos, cards, posters or many other choices. Picasa 3 will dazzle and enhance your photos.

Tips & Warnings

• Save your pictures after editing.

• Sometimes you will not see the text appear on your photos unless you do a save as file.

• Use Picasa 3 to enhance your ehow photos with text.

• Organize your pictures in folders for easy use in your ehow articles.

• If you want to keep your Google albums private be sure to select private album.

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