Organise, Edit, Add Effects and Much More To Your Photos With A Few Simple Steps (Plus An Introduction To My Little One)
I have been using Photoscape software (FREE) to edit my photos (arrange few photos into grids) and post it in other websites. However, I found Picasa (FREE) to be more exciting and I am still exploring the other possibilites of making my pictures fun for viewing (plus I just need to post one photo instead of 10 photos to tell a story).
I am no expert yet but I would like to share the basics of using this software. I know there are people out there who would like to arrange their photos like me but just do not have the time to explore the steps to create them. Hence, I have created a step by step instruction on how to create one nice photo from a variety of photos. Hope this helps and when you have time, explore the programme more! :)
First download the software as shown below (http://picasa.en.softonic.com/)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzBJWWuoI3uZaQMl1P3we5keFuwDVyG7LGRzpjCJ4XBX6Y9VDK4RIZV3-iWw4h8Rjy5luCSMlnJjYlVHz3QXYApfvbvFT0djaIqTlOU6Cb3WMOVj4F6-SoHQCefeb68wdWnZY0BXeG0Y/s400/10.jpg)
Click the folder(s) containing the photos you want to choose from
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1H-lU5tyOFD3dBdiP7geGp2iCx5ol7sS0Fr06EZvZ3_pAxBY1xdbWosJd9PieCLvAR6c2ttptlkOtH4D0JJlV7QxU1fGEreV7nz7oc-uE3JVCnPOunpDWXWn37qUjVlhDOkXNe2QJZ4/s400/1.jpg)
Choose your photos by holding down the CTRL button on the keyboard and click using your mouse (just like how we would normally choose files or photos to copy/cut/etc)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVQQzyod7w5fcFfvtCkMg7gVdPAbf0c0m90slWDxCmMBry6BaP9ZykJHBVajH_rezX-n7d1wnCOxZ3It0whEPYQJ120Mvx9uGM_sP2ypYwCJygHxUqlpVGZqtO20tUz-jNhTfFi3y6Lg/s400/2.jpg)
Create your collage
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY1VhQELRTv7Qb2Xu50hFEe_9pw5Dbk3D_FG9VpaDaPzV6a509SWjcLaJHqQ4VtJpnX9NjE6V2-gQPtrCfbUSFSJ5cseULv6NbcQvHnBTS4F8YshKMQcrF6F47bdZNvpNB_vjw-ociGY/s400/4-1.jpg)
Select how you would want to arrange your photos. You can choose Picture Pile, Mosaic, Grid, etc). In this post, I will be showing you examples of Picture Pile and Mosaic.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv_3N2BPxPZ_rBvPDV9m3W_a8Q6ELxwf5EmYox3oMIaiQC0KAWjf_kUoThALLzDfmVWS3u5pwHfZ6muC8o_xUGLhLa2aWpwufRNX611kM5_1MjvDxPxkK30J9iK75aZQs7yZ7esH_nV4/s400/5-1.jpg)
In "Picture Pile", your photos are automatically piled up together. You can re-arrange your photos anyhow you want. Choose the type of frame that you want (there are only two options apart from NO FRAME). I would have prefered if I could choose different types of frames just like Photoscape. You can also change the background colour of your page. Then click Create Collage
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKy9vydh0MjmYFK5JkpV527oaEabysOnSg1HGQDiXbcvPAxgEk-T0DkLNCDuhePmHmPnrK4nCVoO7zzERRdbTrdVarmrZzSSB7-4SF2WAKv9bo7HI3eDSuahaFftVrhuYH7PBzYvAR34/s400/5.jpg)
Edit further if you want to by adding text, or cropping or others (explore). In this example I added text.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5uI3negjWXIxVmLIVx9_X4q6w52-yY0rSjXYx7sc611DsolSKDEG9izqLW1lgtdxh9EOvOBYzPdakfoHVDIpsdkibH9pYdbbx0V9IYMJ25I77-4_k_yL92ibHNDXaTPVLMd64K5OzgA/s400/6.jpg)
Once finish, click "Export" to save your picture into your folder
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXc-E7WxhVP6Zdr3YtoVccyoicavfEVE2KPWVyF3LCXLgc258i95SAksIy3A1WfAPfgnYpTc-M7Nz2npmMmp4aUD2NSPiq5z2x686fmNi17B37hRUvg4OkeOe0X0_5anMW9ln_SD8el0/s400/7.jpg)
And....VOILA!!!! A "Picture Pile" End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDepwHtO2RznsTNyUiWoT9zq3nkprThgOWOZAOJEH2x27of3P-4RXa9Q8hfeO4tYBfwqx7rulE0f55XYvOJ_sg01gFufQLqLJD8lq-vBGF_yVH5RlytS4l0UoLAC-_8FjCG7nGvKE06U/s400/1-25-2-20123.jpg)
Another example: Mosaic (To add frame for the photos, you have to edit the "grid spacing". You can also change the colour of the grid background)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wRYv01BJb8fk812vHbo_Y5yIs1TS50YjBpqEQQjPhvnNbmzwhOvGIvpMUQsdH0eZmw0tFsNruNC4prS45ZYSERUX2-MqsrdO1NYF1ExjXMJUTpOKtFgdOcYUtL3OdZIoOhGmGGQqhpg/s400/8.jpg)
And...VOILA!!! A "Mosaic" End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4TZEb72TqoT9azLHy1hLGUCe5ALYJBQuTVsY-AzMRXfE67sZDSmIAYEd1GIo9HtZ_lUW6Os20PpRzPpjBQzn8pc06Jr-K_QbuAZEuhkOclnefS4TOAruCAzDqxwTyrK8Hiy0RrOUMN8/s400/1-Collages.jpg)
You can always play around with the settings they have in Picasa. I have yet to explore all because I have only just started using it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX_ZFnF68-ldbJf7SUY8cRLzbGi5VOVUGAOQHdoh_K6Gl00Jf8mTkhx4nSEUqQ5J8xOhcAoF6VUeWTKZ9bNlwg7vIQvjRiy5X3AEuO8OTfQ1aJM51_KtDMGhUQC3_KpGkAlpdtctehyphenhyphenk/s400/9.jpg)
And...VOILA!!! A "Mosaic" but with different applied settings on it, End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8vKwnEdlGqpYaSHbNksitDtgCEwBC5MPG2oIT9zt2SXDKxAZU82jOe1oda3uZVu-WUpVDA0_SJB61nfZ-9E23idCwrROV3JVaZp555ntwSuLfWuhVhJxIDMxzH7F8w8nncfflbZmNtg/s400/1-Collages1.jpg)
So hope you busy people out there will find this a helpful post in creating FUN FUN FUN photos in a few simple steps. Plus, ain't my little one CUTE??? :). I have always wanted to introduce my new family member here but just did not have the time. So here I introduce you to the new addition to my lovely family, little Ayden!
I am no expert yet but I would like to share the basics of using this software. I know there are people out there who would like to arrange their photos like me but just do not have the time to explore the steps to create them. Hence, I have created a step by step instruction on how to create one nice photo from a variety of photos. Hope this helps and when you have time, explore the programme more! :)
First download the software as shown below (http://picasa.en.softonic.com/)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzBJWWuoI3uZaQMl1P3we5keFuwDVyG7LGRzpjCJ4XBX6Y9VDK4RIZV3-iWw4h8Rjy5luCSMlnJjYlVHz3QXYApfvbvFT0djaIqTlOU6Cb3WMOVj4F6-SoHQCefeb68wdWnZY0BXeG0Y/s400/10.jpg)
Click the folder(s) containing the photos you want to choose from
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1H-lU5tyOFD3dBdiP7geGp2iCx5ol7sS0Fr06EZvZ3_pAxBY1xdbWosJd9PieCLvAR6c2ttptlkOtH4D0JJlV7QxU1fGEreV7nz7oc-uE3JVCnPOunpDWXWn37qUjVlhDOkXNe2QJZ4/s400/1.jpg)
Choose your photos by holding down the CTRL button on the keyboard and click using your mouse (just like how we would normally choose files or photos to copy/cut/etc)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVQQzyod7w5fcFfvtCkMg7gVdPAbf0c0m90slWDxCmMBry6BaP9ZykJHBVajH_rezX-n7d1wnCOxZ3It0whEPYQJ120Mvx9uGM_sP2ypYwCJygHxUqlpVGZqtO20tUz-jNhTfFi3y6Lg/s400/2.jpg)
Create your collage
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY1VhQELRTv7Qb2Xu50hFEe_9pw5Dbk3D_FG9VpaDaPzV6a509SWjcLaJHqQ4VtJpnX9NjE6V2-gQPtrCfbUSFSJ5cseULv6NbcQvHnBTS4F8YshKMQcrF6F47bdZNvpNB_vjw-ociGY/s400/4-1.jpg)
Select how you would want to arrange your photos. You can choose Picture Pile, Mosaic, Grid, etc). In this post, I will be showing you examples of Picture Pile and Mosaic.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv_3N2BPxPZ_rBvPDV9m3W_a8Q6ELxwf5EmYox3oMIaiQC0KAWjf_kUoThALLzDfmVWS3u5pwHfZ6muC8o_xUGLhLa2aWpwufRNX611kM5_1MjvDxPxkK30J9iK75aZQs7yZ7esH_nV4/s400/5-1.jpg)
In "Picture Pile", your photos are automatically piled up together. You can re-arrange your photos anyhow you want. Choose the type of frame that you want (there are only two options apart from NO FRAME). I would have prefered if I could choose different types of frames just like Photoscape. You can also change the background colour of your page. Then click Create Collage
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKy9vydh0MjmYFK5JkpV527oaEabysOnSg1HGQDiXbcvPAxgEk-T0DkLNCDuhePmHmPnrK4nCVoO7zzERRdbTrdVarmrZzSSB7-4SF2WAKv9bo7HI3eDSuahaFftVrhuYH7PBzYvAR34/s400/5.jpg)
Edit further if you want to by adding text, or cropping or others (explore). In this example I added text.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5uI3negjWXIxVmLIVx9_X4q6w52-yY0rSjXYx7sc611DsolSKDEG9izqLW1lgtdxh9EOvOBYzPdakfoHVDIpsdkibH9pYdbbx0V9IYMJ25I77-4_k_yL92ibHNDXaTPVLMd64K5OzgA/s400/6.jpg)
Once finish, click "Export" to save your picture into your folder
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXc-E7WxhVP6Zdr3YtoVccyoicavfEVE2KPWVyF3LCXLgc258i95SAksIy3A1WfAPfgnYpTc-M7Nz2npmMmp4aUD2NSPiq5z2x686fmNi17B37hRUvg4OkeOe0X0_5anMW9ln_SD8el0/s400/7.jpg)
And....VOILA!!!! A "Picture Pile" End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDepwHtO2RznsTNyUiWoT9zq3nkprThgOWOZAOJEH2x27of3P-4RXa9Q8hfeO4tYBfwqx7rulE0f55XYvOJ_sg01gFufQLqLJD8lq-vBGF_yVH5RlytS4l0UoLAC-_8FjCG7nGvKE06U/s400/1-25-2-20123.jpg)
Another example: Mosaic (To add frame for the photos, you have to edit the "grid spacing". You can also change the colour of the grid background)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wRYv01BJb8fk812vHbo_Y5yIs1TS50YjBpqEQQjPhvnNbmzwhOvGIvpMUQsdH0eZmw0tFsNruNC4prS45ZYSERUX2-MqsrdO1NYF1ExjXMJUTpOKtFgdOcYUtL3OdZIoOhGmGGQqhpg/s400/8.jpg)
And...VOILA!!! A "Mosaic" End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4TZEb72TqoT9azLHy1hLGUCe5ALYJBQuTVsY-AzMRXfE67sZDSmIAYEd1GIo9HtZ_lUW6Os20PpRzPpjBQzn8pc06Jr-K_QbuAZEuhkOclnefS4TOAruCAzDqxwTyrK8Hiy0RrOUMN8/s400/1-Collages.jpg)
You can always play around with the settings they have in Picasa. I have yet to explore all because I have only just started using it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX_ZFnF68-ldbJf7SUY8cRLzbGi5VOVUGAOQHdoh_K6Gl00Jf8mTkhx4nSEUqQ5J8xOhcAoF6VUeWTKZ9bNlwg7vIQvjRiy5X3AEuO8OTfQ1aJM51_KtDMGhUQC3_KpGkAlpdtctehyphenhyphenk/s400/9.jpg)
And...VOILA!!! A "Mosaic" but with different applied settings on it, End Result!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8vKwnEdlGqpYaSHbNksitDtgCEwBC5MPG2oIT9zt2SXDKxAZU82jOe1oda3uZVu-WUpVDA0_SJB61nfZ-9E23idCwrROV3JVaZp555ntwSuLfWuhVhJxIDMxzH7F8w8nncfflbZmNtg/s400/1-Collages1.jpg)
So hope you busy people out there will find this a helpful post in creating FUN FUN FUN photos in a few simple steps. Plus, ain't my little one CUTE??? :). I have always wanted to introduce my new family member here but just did not have the time. So here I introduce you to the new addition to my lovely family, little Ayden!
I've been using PhotoScape & Picasa... but never knew Picasa can put pics into 1 pic... TQ! :D
Ooooh I hope I remember to use this.
Hi Jeremy, been using this?
And Fern, you are welcome :)