

On the Create a Gift CD screen, select the album or folder that has the photos you want to share as a slideshow by placing a checkmark next to its name in the Library. Next, open up Picasa and click on the Gift CD button in the toolbar. First, insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into your computer’s writeable drive (your “cd burner”). To share a slideshow with others, you have to create a Gift CD. You will then be returned to the main Picasa window. You can exit a slideshow by pressing the Escape (Esc) key on your keyboard or by clicking on the Exit Slideshow button. The plus and minus buttons on the right side of the control bar can be used to increase or decrease the duration of each slide. You can also use the rotate buttons to change the orientation of a picture, or click on the star button to assign a star rating to the currently displayed picture. These controls allow you to pause the slideshow (by clicking on the play button so that is it not selected) or move to the next or previous picture. To access slideshow controls as the slideshow plays, click on the space bar on your keyboard or move your mouse. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Control + 4 or select Album > View Slideshow from the menu bar. To view your pictures as a slideshow in Picasa, select an album or label and then click on the Slideshow button at the top of the Picasa window.

We are maintaining the Picasa posts within TechEase because we find that many people are still using the application and come to the TechEase site looking for the specific help we offer. The Picasa application will continue to function, however, and can still be used by those who prefer it.

NOTE: As of March 16, 2016, Google ceased to support Picasa and encouraged users to migrate to Google Photos.
