Fun with Flickr!
Flickr Basics
During this Flickr class, you will learn how to:• Create a Flickr account• Upload photos• Add titles to photos• Tag photos• Create a photo set• Fun stuff
Go to www. Flickr.com to
get started
If you have a Yahoo! account, click Sign in.
If you don’t have a Yahoo! account, click Create Your Account.
To sign in, type your Yahoo! ID, your
password, and click Sign In.
The greeting lets you know you’re logged
in.
To upload photos to Flickr, click on Upload
Photos.
Next, click Choose photos.
Ways to Upload Photos:
•Through the web•Desktop Uploadr•Through email
From your computer, choose the photos
you’d like to upload.
After you’ve selected the photos to upload, click Upload Photos.
By clicking this link, you can add titles,
descriptions, and tags to your photos.
For each photo, I’ve added a title,
and tags. Tags are labels or keywords assigned to
photos that help identify photos.
To begin organizing
photos, click on Organize.
Drag the photos into this area to create the set.
A set is like a folder that
contains photos.
I’ve named this set “Colorado
Trip.” After you’ve named the set, click on Save.
To leave the Organizr, click
Your photostream.
In the photostream, you
can see all your photos, and the
set that was created.
Photostream: A
visual history of everything
in your Flickr
account.
Fun Stuff
• Contacts• Notes• Comments• Favorite photos• Geotagging• Create products from photos
Add contacts in two ways: by
searching for your email contacts or
search by a person’s name.
To add a note to a photo, clickAdd Note.
Type comments in this box and
click Post Comment.
Click on Add to Faves to make
this photo a favorite.
Note: You cannot make your own
photos favorites.
Geotagging: Adding location information to
photos.
Click Add to your map to geotag a
photo.
Geotagging: adding location information to a
photo.
To explore the things you can create with Flickr, go
to this web address.
If you need help with Flickr, just
click on the Help link.
More Flickr Help
• Flickr FAQs– http://www.flickr.com/help/faq/
• Get the Most Out of Flickr– http://www.flickr.com/get_the_most.gne