Before you download Picasa for free you must you need to create a Google and Picasa account which will allow you to share your photos on the internet. Both Google and Picasa accounts are compltely free. If you already have a googlemail or gmail account then you don’t need to create a new Google account, just a Picasa one. Click here for a Google account. Then for a Picasa account click here. You need a Google account to use Picasa Web Album.

Once this is done you need to download Picasa for free and then install it.

Then you need to upload your pictures to Picasa by selecting where you wish for them to be uploaded from. If you have some pictures on a digital camera that you wish to upload to your computer follow the instructions on the pctoolbox.co.uk tutorial named ‘Downloading Pictures from Your Digital Camera On An XP Machine‘.

How to add Pictures to the Web:

Open Picasa by double clicking on the Picasa Icon on your Desktop.

Click either on the folder or the picture you wish to upload. (Click for bigger image)

Then click ‘Web Album’

Eventually the below window will appear. Firstly choose if you are going to create a new album or add to one you’ve previously used. Then give the album a name and if you wish to give the album a description etc. You will need to decide your upload speed. We recommend you choose the ‘Medium Size’ upload setting. Finally decide whether you want anybody to be able to view your pictures or if you only want selected people to be able to view them. Once this is done click ‘OK’.

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Note: The pictures may take a while to upload, depending on the amount/size of the pictures being uploaded.

How to access pictures/albums on the Internet:
To access the pictures on the net login to Picasa by clicking here. Or to view one of your public albums on the net type this address adding your user name at the end : picasaweb.google.com/ For Example: picasaweb.google.com/Graham.Brandstar

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