Your photos can be uploaded to your Google account for easy access and online backup.

• At the top right hand corner of your screen click Sign in to Web Albums. Use your gmail address and password.
• Select the photos that you want to upload.
• To select multiple photos hold the ctrl key while you select several photos.
• Pin the photos to the task tray.
• Next click on the Share on Google + icon.
• Create a new album or upload to an existing album.
• Select if you want your photos to be private or public. If they are marked private only you can see the photos.
• Select the option to share your photos with specific people by entering their email accounts. This is a nice feature for family members to share each other’s photos.
• Recommended size to upload 1600 pixels.
• Click upload.
• •Select view online to see what the online web album looks like.

After a photo is uploaded a small arrow will appear in the corner of each picture in your library. This is a reference to let you know which photos have been uploaded.

As you make edits to your photos in Picasa on your desktop the edits will Sync to your online accounts.