work with files
Using Picasa's file-related commands and procedures, you can move files to a different folder; rename, delete, or hide files; assign keywords, captions, or a star to a file; and locate files on disk. As is the case with folder commands, certain file commands also affect the actual files on disk.Move pictures to another folder.
To move pictures from one Picasa folder to another, you use drag-and-drop; that is, you select file thumbnails in one folder in the Lightbox and drag them onto the destination folder in the Folders List. To complete the move, click Yes in the Confirm Move dialog box that appears. The files are moved in Picasa as well as on your hard disk.52). Using this command, you can move any selected files from the current folder to a new folder.





Using the Rename command, you can conveniently change the name of image files from within Picasa.




To eliminate the clutter in some folders, you can hide images. Hiding an image isn't as secure as placing it in a password-protected collection, but it does hide its thumbnailuntil a command to reveal it is chosen.To hide an image in the Lightbox, select its thumbnail and choose Picture > Hide, or right-click the image thumbnail and choose Hide from the pop-up menu.To reveal all hidden thumbnails (regardless of the folders they're in), choose View > Hidden Pictures. A "ghost" thumbnail appears for each hidden image. To fully reveal a hidden image, right-click the ghost image and choose Unhide from the pop-up menu (or select the thumbnail and choose Picture > Unhide).[View full size image]

If you need to work directly with a particular file, you can instruct Picasa to quickly reveal its location on disk.





To delete a picture from disk, select its thumbnail in the Lightbox. Then choose File > Delete from Disk or press
