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Updates to Picasa are made on an ongoing basis. These updates may include bug fixes, performance enhancements, additional hardware/device support and other improvements.

To make sure you are running the latest version of the software, follow the manual update instructions below. If your software is out of date, you will occasionally receive automatic alerts when you open Picasa that updates are available. You may choose to update at that time. Please note that we don't always auto-update people when new builds are availiable since some builds contain fixes and/or improvements that are only relevant to a small percentage of users.

If you have a problem with the software that is not listed below, please report the bug by sending us a Help Ticket.

How to manually update Picasa:

  1. Close Picasa. You must be on the Internet.
  2. Download the latest version of the software from this website.
  3. Step through the installation screens. Click Finish when done. Picasa will be upgraded to the latest version. Any previous edits you've made will be preserved.

LATEST UPDATES:

b28.10 January 26, 2006

  • Added 25 new interface languages -- Picasa is now available in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Tagalog, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Catalan, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. When you start Picasa, the software will automatically match your system's native language. To change the language in Picasa, go to Tools > Options. Change the language using the pulldown menu on the "General" tab. You will need to close and re-open Picasa to see your changes take effect.
  • Picasa now supports Internet Explorer 7.
  • Fixed problems with UNC path drives.
b27.66 November 10, 2005

  • Fixed corruption problem for Canon 5D RAW files
  • Fix for problems importing from a scanner.
  • Fix for problems exporting a webpage to a network drive.
  • Fix for problems exporting a webpage to 4 or 8 character folder name off of the root drive.
  • Fix for problems with special characters in your Gmail password (users would receive a "login incorrect" error).
  • Fixed hotkeys.
  • Fixed crashing on TIFF files with JPG compression.

b27.60 October 11, 2005

  • Support for Nikon D50 RAW files.(note: color balance may not be correct).
  • Fix for problems backing up read-only files (they were getting backed up, but would not show as having been backed up in the Picasa Backup Set).
  • Windows 98: Fixed not being able to expand directory trees inside the Folder Manager.
  • Windows 98: Fixed CD burning bug.
  • Windows 98: Fixed Picasa not scanning files on your desktop.

b2.1 September 19, 2005

  • Multiple interface languages – Picasa is now available in Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dutch, English (U.S. and UK) , French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. When you start Picasa, the software will automatically match your system's native language. To change the language in Picasa, go to Tools > Options. Change the language using the pulldown menu on the "General" tab. You will need to close and re-open Picasa to see your changes take effect.
  • BlogThis! - Post a photo to your blog in one click. Picasa's new "BlogThis!" button replaces the "Blogger" button and allows you to upload your photos directly to the Blogger web editor, without the need for a Hello account. To use, select a photo in Picasa and click the "BlogThis!" button. (If you do not have a Blogger.com account, follow the steps on-screen to create one.) When you are signed in to Blogger, the web editor will open. Click "Publish" to post your photo to your blog.
  • Print CD covers – Turn any photo into cover art. Click the "Print" button. Go to Tools > Options > Printing. Select "CD Cover Size" and apply. "CD Cover Size" is now one of the print layout choices.
  • Improved RAW handling – Picasa supports more RAW formats and cameras in this release, with improved color-balance support and faster speed. Work with your highest quality files from these camera manufacturers: Canon (.CRW, .CR2), Nikon (.NEF), Olympus (.ORF), Pentax (.PEF), Kodak (.DCR), Sony (.SRF), Minolta (.MRW), and Fuji(.RAF). New models supported include the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (aka the 350D), Pentax *istDS, Konica/Minolta Maxxum7D (aka the Dynax 7D).
  • External drives - Find photos on external drives using Picasa. Simply go Tools > Folder Manager to choose whether Picasa should scan a connected external drive to find pictures. When you unplug and reconnect, Picasa will find your pictures instantly (with no scanning), and will also preserve your labels

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