Picasa and printing captions

 

Captions

Type in direct –

Hit the enter button after you type the caption –

You should be able to see it in the Caption bar..

A tip -  if renaming files, and adding captions – do the rename file part first..

then add the caption and hit the Enter key. 

For some reason, it usually loses the caption you have just typed in  if you rename the file afterwards.

For longer captions, type in a word processor and format first –

This is especially useful for group photos….

Mons State School, Qld  1928 -  Teacher Donald McFie

Back Row L-R - Michael Loveday, George Milne, Ron Rowlands, Tom Loveday, Val Nicholi, Fred Cowley, Jim Cowley, Reg Gibbins –

Second Row L-R - Esme Velt, Ivy Miles, Verona Velt, Alma Gibbins, Lily Wordie - Third Row L-R  Evelyn Miles, Betty Keller, Jean Keller, Beatrice Wordie, Sylvia Gibbins, Olive Parsons, Phyllis Parsons,

 Front Row L-R George Rowlands,  Bert Parsons, Robert Rowland, Ephram Miles

A tip – if they are repetitive groups such as class photos –

Type up a format and just Save as to create a new file –

Then delete the names of students and type in the new class names..

Then copy and paste –

Use CTRL/C and CTRL/V in Picasa…

Advantages – when adding a caption to your print images, a formatted caption is easier to lay out neatly  -

It also will work in your book publications or source file prints directly without having to redo the spacing and layout.