User Guide

Star
The star button adds a small gold star to any picture in the tray. These stars are searchable
ratings that help you find favorites quickly. Any picture to which you add a star can be easily
accessed when performing a search in Picasa.
Rotate Left and Rotate Right
The two rotate buttons will rotate the selected picture clockwise or counter-clockwise inside Picasa.
Print
The “Print” button lets you print the pictures in the picture tray using a local or networked
printer. Click “Print” to open the print screen and select a print layout size. Picasa will
automatically size the pictures in the picture tray to those proportions. These buttons make it
easier to print multiple pictures on one page. For example: if you have four pictures in the tray
and select 3.5x5, Picasa will fit all four of the pictures on a standard 8.5 x 11 page.
The “Print Review” button in the lower right corner of the print screen helps you review all your
print settings before you print. Click “Print” to send the picture(s) to your printer.
Email (Internet access required)
The “Email” button in Picasa lets you email the photos in your “Picture Tray” several ways:
Default Email
Select this to send pictures 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 your Hello
username. You’ll need to register for a free Hello account using an existing email address and
a password that you create.
Collage
Click the “Collage” button to quickly make personalized picture collages from a variety of
templates including picture pile, picture grid, or contact sheet. You can also create a film-style
multiple exposure effect. To save your new creation, pick a background for your collage (use a
picture or the colors black, white or gray) and specify how you want it created (as a
screensaver, as a desktop background, or as a folder you select).
Hello (Internet access required)
Click the “Hello” button to instantly share photos with friends who
are online at the same time and chat about your pictures as you
look at them together. To use Hello you must have the Hello
software (available for free from www.hello.com) installed on your
computer. If you don’t have Hello yet, simply click the “Hello” button and follow the instructions
on the online sign-up page. All you’ll need to register for a new account is an existing email
address and a password that you create (note: your Hello account is the same as your Picasa
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