Exporting lets you resize your photos while controlling the JPEG compression (image quality) introduced by your applied photo edits. The result is newly resized copies of your photos, saved to any location on your hard drive. During the export process, you can adjust both the 'Image Size Options' and the 'Image Quality' settings in the 'Export to Folder' screen.
* When selecting image size, choose the 'Resize to' option and adjust the size slider. The number of pixels you select with this slider determines the length or height of your photo (whichever is longer). The other dimension is determined automatically to maintain the aspect ratio of the photo.
* Select the desired image quality for your photo using the 'Image Quality' drop-down menu:
o Automatic: Preserves the original image quality
o Normal: Balances quality and size
o Maximum: Preserves fine detail for large file sizes
o Minimum: Yields some quality loss for small file sizes
o Custom: Enables you to select your own value
Open Picasa and select the folder that contains the pictures to be resized.
Figure 1. Selecting the folder with the picture to be resized in Picasa.
Select the picture (or group of pictures) that you aregoing to resize and add to the website. The pictures you selectedshould also be shown in the picture tray at the bottom left corner ofthe screen.
Figure 2. Selecting pictures in Picasa. The picture tray, at the bottom-left corner
shows four pictures selected.
Click on the File menu and then click on "Export Picture to Folder..."
Figure 3. Exporting pictures to a folder using Picasa.
In the Export to Folder Window, adjust the settings as follows:
Location of exported folder.Click on "Browse..." and select your website's folder. If your websitehas a folder for images, you should select such folder instead.
Name of exported folder. Type a name that will help you identify the group of pictures you will resize (picasa will create a folder with that name)
Image Size options. Thisfeature allows you to specify the width of the resized pictures. Theheight will be adjusted proportionally. We recommend the width to be640 pixels or less. If you are making thumbnails, they should be 150pixels or less.
Image Quality. Lowerquality will result in images that load faster. If you are not sureabout this feature, just leave the default setting as it is.
Figure 4. The Export to Folder window.
Click OK. The resized pictures will be generated by Picasa.