![]() If you’ve been taking advantage of Picasa’s free web Albums feature, as of the only way to access them is through Google Photos. If you go this route, my advice is to re-download the latest version of Picasa (3.9) for Mac or Windows right now and keep the installer somewhere safe - you never know when you may need to reinstall it and who knows how easy it will be to find later. If you want to keep using Picasa, you can absolutely do so. No, your photos won’t suddenly disappear and neither will the software itself. However, if you already have the software installed, it will continue to work. That means no more versions will be released, no bug fixes will be issued, and no support will be offered. We will need to add the caption to our wiki page manually and enter the citation information on our Resources Cited page.So what does this mean for folks who still use Picasa? How to stick with Picasa, for now Note that the caption we entered in our Picasa Web Albums has not been imported with the image. The image is now embedded in your Wiki page. Paste the Picasa link in the Insert Link box. Open the Wiki page where you would like to embed the image.Ĩ. For more information, see the GooWi Explorers Picnik tutorial.ĥ. You can resize images using the online Picnik application, which you can access from your Picasa Web Albums account. It is best practice to resize images before embedding them in the Wiki or Google Earth balloon. You will be able to resize them in the Wiki and Google Earth, but the quality of the image may be compromised using that method. Note: Most images that you use in your Wiki and Google Earth balloons should be between 200px andģ00px. Click on the Link to this Photo link in the right panel of your Picasa Web Album.Ģ. Enter the citation for the image and press Save Caption.ġ. ![]() Click on the image thumbnail in Picasa to open the image.ģ. The image caption is a good place to record this information.ġ. ![]() It is important to record citation information for the image and the link to the site where you downloaded the image. Note: This setting will allow you to embed images in your Wiki pages and Google Earth balloons. In the box that appears, choose the Visibility setting to Limited, anyone with the link, and press the Save changes button. Press the edit link in the right panel of your Picasa Web Album.Ģ. Now that your picture is uploaded, you will need to edit your share settings.ġ. Press the Add photos button to complete the upload. You can add a short caption to the photo in the Upload Photos and Videos box.Ħ. To upload the images, press the Open button just as you would when selecting a single image.ĥ. To select a series, click on the first image of the series and hold the Shift button down while selecting the last image in the series. Hint: To select multiple images, press the Ctrl button and click on each image you would like to upload. Select the image and press the Open button.) (You can also press the Select photos from your computer button in Picasa and navigate to the images you would like to upload. Drag the photos you would like to upload into the Picasa Drag photos here box. Open the Images folder on your computer.Ĥ. Name your album (note that you can also add an image to an existing album).ģ. Log in to your Picasa Web Albums account and press the Upload button.Ģ. Name your image (choose a meaningful name) and press Save.ġ. Navigate to the Images folder you created.ĥ. Click on the image thumbnail to open the image.Ĥ. Here is an example of a Creative Commons License on Wikimedia Commons:ġ. If you are granted permission, save the email that outlines the terms of use for your records. Note: If an image is copyrighted, you may be able to email the owner to request permission to reuse the image. Be sure to review the terms of use before downloading an image. Many of these images have copyrights that prohibit reuse. Google Images search engine finds images on the web that match key words used in your search.If you can’t find copyright information for an image, email the agency and request permission to reuse the image. Government sites often have images that are in the public domain.There is a Licensing section for each image that explains the terms of reuse. Wikimedia Commons is a great site for finding images that can be reused under a Creative Commons License.Here are three common ways to find images on the web: It is important to check the copyright or license information before using an image in your wiki or Follow the above steps to create an Image folder within the new folder. Name the folder – the folder created for this tutorial is named “GooWi Project”.Ħ. Select New from the menu, then choose Folder.Ĥ. Right click on the white space in the Documents folder.ģ. Navigate to the Documents folder on your computer.Ģ. File management for your project is very important!ġ.
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