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Mac Uploading Tools: Mac Uploader How-to

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To upload your photos or videos with the Picasa Web Albums Uploader, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Picasa Web Albums Uploader.
  2. When prompted to sign in, enter your username and password for Picasa Web Albums.
  3. To upload to a new Picasa Web album, click New Album and enter an album name and description. To upload to an existing album, click Existing Album and choose an album from the menu.
  4. Select the photos or videos you'd like to upload. To select files, use one of these options:
    • Click the + (plus sign) on the screen to have the Uploader search for a recently-changed photo or video
    • Choose File > Add File... to manually select a file from your hard drive
    • Drag photos, videos or entire folders to the area marked Drag Photos and Videos Here
    • Drag your photos from iPhoto into the uploader
  5. Click Upload to send your photos to Picasa Web Albums.

Here are some shortcuts you can use when managing your photos or videos with the Mac Uploader:

  • To remove photos from the list, select photos and click the minus sign on the screen, or press Delete on your keyboard.
  • To select and deselect multiple photos in the list, hold the Shift key while clicking to extend the selection, and the Command key to select multiple photos.
  • To go directly to your Picasa Web Albums, click the icon in the lower-left corner.
  • Click 'Show Files' to display the selected photos.

updated 1/30/2009

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