Create a web album with Picasa - how it works
If you want to summarize your photos in a web album and share them with others, you can do this very easily with Picasa from Google. We explain step by step how to do it.
Create a web album with Picasa software
It is most convenient to create the web album using the Picasa software. You can download these here. You must also have a Google user account.
- In Picasa, navigate to the folder that contains the images for the web album. You may need to add it to Picasa first. To do this, click on "File" in the menu bar and then on "Add folder to Picasa ...".
- To upload the entire folder as a web album, right-click the folder and select "Upload to Picasa Web Albums". Otherwise, first select the pictures you want to upload. You can mark individual pictures with the combination "Ctrl + left mouse button". Then right-click on a highlighted image and select "Upload to Picasa Web Albums".
- If you have not already done so, log in to your Google account with your username and password.
- Now select an existing album or click the "New" button to create a new album.
- Determine the size in which the images should be uploaded. You can choose between "Original size" and "Best resolution for sharing on the web" (maximum 2048 x 2048).
- If you want, you can add a message to the web album and share it directly with other people. Then click on the "Upload" button.
- You can use the address //plus.google.com/u/0/photos or //picasaweb.google.com to access the photos and albums you have uploaded (depending on your login).
Create a Picasa web album without any additional software
You can also create a corresponding web album online, ie without downloading / installing Picasa. However, a Google account is still required for this.
- Go to //picasaweb.google.com or //plus.google.com/u/0/photos.
- Click the "Upload Photos" or "Upload" button.
- You can now drag photos from your computer into the new window. The images will then be uploaded automatically. Alternatively, you can also start a file browser and select your images in this way.
- Enter a name for the web album and click the "OK" or "Add" button.
