User manual GOOGLE PICASA GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] Picasa Getting Started Guide Picasa is free photo management software from Google that helps you find, edit and share your photos in seconds. We recommend that you print out this brief overview of Picasa's main features and consult it as you use the program for the first time to learn about new features quickly. Organize 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 and CRW). GIF and PNG files are not scanned by default, but you can enable them in the Tools > Options dialog. [. . . ] 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 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. (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 a star rating. Use this to find only movie file types in your library. Move this slider left and right to quickly reduce the number of search results based on the date of the photo. Use this button to find only photos that you've uploaded to Picasa Web Albums. Edit With Picasa's advanced photo editing, you can use basic oneclick fixes to improve almost any photo, adjust color and lighting, and add any of twelve effects. A few general editing tips: · Doubleclick on a thumbnail in the Library to open the "Edit Photo" screen. This will show you the photo you're currently editing. To the right of the photo are three tabs, "Basic Fixes, " "Tuning, " and "Effects. " Picasa Getting Started Guide Page 4 of 9 · · · While on the "Edit Photo" screen, use the thumbnail 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 at any step along the way. Any edits you make to photos in Picasa are not saved to the original file on disk until you click the "Save Changes" button in the album header. Saving your changes this way will overwrite the original file, while retaining a backup in a new "Originals" folder. [. . . ] 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 Picasa Getting Started Guide Page 8 of 9 address or your Hello username. [. . . ]