Adding name tags in Picasa Web Albums allows you to organize your online photos based on the people in them. Follow these steps:
- Enable name tags in Picasa Web Albums.
Your photos will then be scanned for faces. Depending on the size of your photo collection, this process can take some time. You can see a scanning progress bar on the right side of the My Photos page. When the scan is complete, you'll see the number of faces detected in your gallery. Click the Add name tags button to get started.
- Add name tags.
You can add name tags in bulk to groups of similar faces on the People tab, or add them one-at-a-time while browsing an album.
Add in bulk on the People tab
Similar faces across all of your photos will be grouped together on the People tab. The groups will be lined up in a filmstrip, allowing you to bulk add name tags with a few clicks. See step-by-step instructions.
- Click the Add name tags button on the right-hand side of the My Photos tab. You can also click the People tab, which will be available once the face scan is complete.
- For each group of faces, uncheck the box under any face that doesn't belong in the group. Any checked face will receive the name tag you add.
- Add a name to the photo(s) and click Apply.
Picasa Web Albums uses your Google Account contacts to making name-tagging easier. In addition to auto-completing names as you type them, you can also click the Choose link below the text box to select a contact from your Google contact list. If you've already named a person once, you may see a shortcut button with that person's name when labeling other photos -- click it to label them quickly.
If you add a new contact during the name tag process, it'll be added to your Google Account contact list. Learn more about how name tags works with your Google Account contacts.
Tip: To see any of the photos in full, just move your mouse over the photo and a small icon will appear below it. Click the icon to view the photo in its entirety.
Add one-by-one while browsing
You can also add name tags to individual faces when browsing your photos one-by-one. See step-by-step instructions.
- Scroll over an individual photo.
- If Picasa Web Albums recognized a face you'll be prompted to add a name.
- Click the face, enter a name in the text field that appears, and click the Apply button. This name tag will be added to your Google Account contacts.
If you'd like to add a name to a face that Picasa Web Albums didn't recognize, just click the Add People button
on the right side of the page and drag the box that appears over the face in question. Enter a name in the text field and click the Apply button. - Ignore the random faces
When adding name tags on the People tab, use the Ignore and Not a Face links on the page to hide the selected faces from your filmstrip. You can view and adjust who you've hidden by selecting the Edit hidden faces link.
- Correct your mistakes
Don't worry if you make mistakes while applying name tags. You can edit your name tags on the People tab. By hovering over the people you've identified, you'll discover the following tools: Correct name tags mistakes, Change main portrait, Delete all name tags, Find more photos, and Merge name tags. Learn more.
- Correct name tag mistakes: Click this link to remove the tag from incorrectly tagged photos.
- Change main portrait: You can change the photo you'd like to use to represent your selected person by clicking the Edit contact link, then the Change portrait link.
- Delete all name tags: Click this link to delete all name tags for your selected person. Learn more about deleting name tags.
- Find more photos: To prompt Picasa Web Albums to search for more photos of your selected person, click the Find more link.
- Merge name tags: If you find that you have two different name tags for the same person, merge them together by selecting the checkboxes next to each person and clicking the Merge button at the top of the page.
on the right side of the page and drag the box that appears over the face in question. Enter a name in the text field and click the Apply button.