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Web location for this presentation:
http://aztcs.orgThen click on "Meeting Notes"
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SUMMARY
"Google Photos" is an app that is available in many platforms. It lets you share the same photos between your cell phone, your tablets, and your computers.
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TOPICS• Evaluation of "Google Photos" in
"Windows 10"
• "Google Photos" Is Available Many Platforms
• "Google Photos" is a "Web app" in Windows.. and macOS computers
• Running "Google Photos" in a Windows.. computer
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TWO-PAGE REPORT CARD FOR "GOOGLE PHOTO" IN "WINDOWS..":
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"Google Photos" in "Windows.." Page 1 of 2
Can import .JPG files into a photo project Yes
Can import .PNG files into a photo project Yes
Can import .TIF files into a photo project Yes
Can import .BMP files into a photo project Yes
Can import the Canon RAW files from
https://raw.pixls.us/ into a photo projectNo
Can import the Nikon RAW files from
https://raw.pixls.us/ into a photo projectNo
Can import the Sony RAW files from
https://raw.pixls.us/ into a photo projectNo
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"Google Photos" in "Windows.." Page 2 of 2
Can tilt a photo project either 90 or 180 or
270 degreesYes
Can tilt a photo project a specific number of
degrees from 0 to 359 degreesYes
Can adjust the brightness of a photo project Yes
"Gamma" adjustment of the input-output
brightness "x-y" curve of a photo projectNo
Can adjust the contrast of a photo project Yes
Can perform a rectangular crop on a photo
projectYes
Spot Removal and Red Eye Removal No
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"GOOGLE PHOTOS"IS AVAILABLE IN MANY PLATFORMS
• "Google Photos" is a "Web app" in "Windows.." and macOS computers
• "Google Photos" has "apps" for iOS and Android cell phones and tablets.
• Third party "Web apps" and "desktop apps" are available for Linux.
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"GOOGLE PHOTOS" APP IN "ANDROID" PHONES
• In an Andoid cell phone, you can get to the "Google Photos" app as follows: Tap on the "Apps drawer", tap on "Google" icon, and tap on "Photos".
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"GOOGLE PHOTOS" APP IN "iPHONES" AND "iPADS"
• After you install "Google Photos" from In the "Home screen" of an "iPhone" or an "iPad" or an "Android" phone, you will find the "Google Photos" app in the "Home" screen:
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"GOOGLE PHOTOS" APP IN "iPHONES" AND "iPADS" (continued)
• In an "iPhone" or "iPad", you will usually have both Apple's bundled "Photos" app and Google's "Google Photo" app:
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
• In a "Windows.." computer or a "macOS" computer, "Google Photos" is a Web-based app so it runs inside a "Web browser" and to use "Google Photos" your computer has to be connected to the Internet
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
• Since "Google Photos" is a "Web-based app", you will not usually find it inside the "Start Menu" of "Windows..". Instead, you will find it inside any Web browser:
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
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• You have to have a "Google Account" to use "Google Photos".
• If you have a "Google account", you can use it to log into "Google Photos" by going to https://photos.google.com from a "Web browser"
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
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• If you are already using a Web browser to access your Google account at Gmail or your "Google Drive" account drive.google.com, you can use the Google "tic-tac-toe" icon to get into "Google Photos":
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
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• Do not confuse "Photos" by Microsoft with "Google Photos" since they are both called "Photo" in your computer:
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
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• "Google Photos" has this as an icon:
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RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER
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• Microsoft's "Photos" has this as an icon:
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STEPS FOR RUNNING "GOOGLE PHOTOS"
IN A "WINDOWS.." COMPUTER (continued)
• When you double-click on a photo file in a "Windows.." computer, it will usually open up in Microsoft's "Photo"
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..STEPS (continued)
To adjust brightness, hue, or "pop":
• Double-click on a photo
• Click on the "Edit" button
• Drag the light, color, contrast, or pop sliders
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..STEPS (continued)
• For an explanation of "Pop", see https://learngooglephotos.blogspot.com/2017/02/google-photos-quick-tip-make-that.html
• Note that no "Contrast" slider is available (with the "Pop" slider's artificial intelligence doing the work of a "Contrast" slider and some of the work of a "Gamma" slider instead)
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..STEPS (continued)
To crop a photo:
• Double-click on a photo
• Click on the "Edit" button
• Click on the "Crop/Rotate" button
• Drag one or more of the corners to "Crop" the folder
• Click on "Done"
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..STEPS (continued)To rotate a photo:
• Double-click on a photo
• Click on the "Edit" button
• Click on the "Crop/Rotate" button
• Click on the "Rotate" button to rotate 90 degrees
• Click on the center of the vertical slider and drag to adjust up to 45 degrees more
• Click on "Done"
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FREE "GOOGLE PHOTO" TRAINING ON SAT. NOV. 7
• Sign up to view this online "Zoom" training session live-streamed at https://apcug2.org/apcugs-free-2020-fall-virtual-technology-conference-vtc38/OR view the future video of the training session at http://youtube.com/fchao2or at http://youtube.com/apcugvideos
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MORE WEB-BASED TRAINING FOR "GOOGLE PHOTOS"
• https://learngooglephotos.blogspot.com/2017/02/google-photos-quick-tip-make-that.html
• https://www.techjunkie.com/google-photos-fix-closed-eyes/
• https://itigic.com/best-tricks-to-take-advantage-of-google-photos/
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WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOGLE'S "PICASA" APP?
• "Google Photos" had a predecessor that was called "Picasa". "Picasa" was a desktop app for "Windows.." and MacOS that was available from October 2002 to October 2015
• "Google Photos" is a "Web app" that requires an Internet connection. It is more powerful than "Picasa" ever was