For this project, we will use the Picasa (free) software from Google to import (copy) the photos FROM the camera TO your computer. They will NOT be in Picasa, you will just be using the software to view them as they will be in your My Pictures folder/sub-folder.
Your camera will be connected to your computer either with a USB cord or inserting the flash card into your computer or card reader and Picasa will be open. At the top of the screen (2nd line) will be “import”. Click on it and you will get the following screen:
If the example screen is too small, click on it for a larger view.
Import from: will be your camera or flash card….you may need to click the down arrow to locate it. Choose it and it will read your photos from your card. At the lower left of the screen in the most left box, the default choice will be My Pictures. If you click on the little down arrow, you will se a list. You want to click on the “choose" and you will get this screen. See My Pictures highlighted? I have clicked on it to open and see all my different photo folders. If you want a new folder, there is a choice at the bottom of the pop up box. It will be created in whatever folder you have highlighted so choose carefully. Each little sideways triangle to the left of a folder means there are sub-folders. You may want your new folder to be a subfolder – such as year 2012, Month, event within a month.
After you have chosen where you want them, you can choose to leave them on the card, delete JUST the ones you copy this time or delete all own the card. To the lower fight of the example screen, you can choose to import all, or just the ones you have selected.
If you go through these few extra steps with the initial download, you will have one copy of each photo exactly where you want it, and will be able to find it later…….win-win.
A nice feature of Picasa is it will put a red circle on photos you have already downloaded using this software.
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