Email Your Photos

Using Picasa 2

Click the banner above to download and install Picasa (Google's photo software).

If necessary, import the photos you'd like to upload to the Web. Picasa will usually automatically import and update all the photos already in your My Pictures folder; however, if a photo you're looking for doesn't automatically show up in Picasa, you can click the IMPORT button at the upper left of Picasa's opening screen.

Go to TOOLS (on the menu bar) > OPTIONS. Click on the second tab, E-Mail (circled below), and go down to the Output Options section. If you have dialup internet access, click and drag the slider to 640 pixels; if you have broadband (DSL, cable, etc.), you can move the slider to 800 or even 1024 pixels. Click OK.

Click on the photo you want to upload. Now click the Email button at the bottom of the Picasa screen (circled, below). It's probably best to use the first option Picasa gives you for emailing (something like Outlook Express, AOL, or Outlook). If that doesn't work, you can use the third option, Picasa Mail (you have to sign up for it, but they don't ask for very much info). Or, if you have a Gmail account, you can choose Gmail.

Send the email to the desired recipient. Voilà!