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Integrating Picasa and Flickr with Picasa2Flickr

Andy Rush on Feb 9th 2010

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Ingredients

1 – A Computer with Internet Access

1 – A Flickr Account.

1 – The Picasa program.

1 – The Flickr Uploader tool.

1 – The Picasa2Flickr plugin for Picasa.

Directions

  1. These directions will assume you have a Flickr account as well as the Picasa and Flickr Uploader tool already installed.
  2. Visit the Picasa2Flickr page and click on the link labeled picasa2flickr button. The latest update is 20 January 2009.
  3. If Picasa is not currently running, a small window should appear asking which application to launch. Choose Picasa and click OK.
  4. When Picasa is running you should see a question “Launch Picasa and import buttons?” – Choose Yes.
  5. You should now see the Configure Buttons window with a “Send To flickr” button under the Available Buttons.
  6. Click Add>> to move it to the Current Buttons listing, and then click OK.
  7. Now you can select a photo in Picasa and click the “Send To flickr” button in the bottom of the Picasa window.
  8. Before you can upload photos to Flickr, you will need to Authorize the Flickr Uploader program. If you have already done this, you will see an Upload button. Fill in the fields provided and you can upload your photo or photos.
  9. If you have not authorized the Flickr Uploader program, you will see a Sign In button. Click Sign In and a Flickr page will open in your web browser asking you to sign in, or if you are already signed in to Flickr, present you with the authorization page. Click Next in the box with the text “If you arrived at this page because you specifically asked Flickr Uploadr to connect to your Flickr account, click here:”
  10. On the next page you will see “Flickr Uploadr wants to link to your Flickr account.” Choose “OK, I’ll authorize it”
  11. Return to the Flickr Uploader program and click the Ready button. Now you can proceed with uploading photos.

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