Lesson upload to Smugmug using Windows Explorer to show the images in process

Here is what we went over today:

NOTE : Pictures will not show up in this post until I work on it more.
If you want to see  the thumbnails/photos before you send to Smugmug:
  1. Close all Windows on your desktop
  2. Open Windows Explorer by pushing the Windows key and the E key at same time, release both and  Windows Explorer should have opened.
  3. Go to Smugmug
    1. Goto Gallery you want to put pictures in or create new Gallery
    2. Select Upload and you get this
  4. In lower right of the task Bar find and empty space and tight click and select to tile vertical or side by side, whatever . .

  5. Windows Explorer,
    1. Be sure is Opened (Windows Explorer using the Windows Key and the E Key)
    2. Set View to thumbnails or large Icons, whatever
    3. Find the directory (or folder, same thing) where the pictures are you want to send to Smugmug.
      1. In your case they are in your documents . . /my pictures . . /and a file named by date. In mine they are in 2011/201103/20110303_freedom P . . . . as below:
  6. Copy the pictures from Windows Explorer to Smugmug
    1. I notice Smugmug uses "MOVE" instead of "COPY" for sending pictures  to upload screen. I consider it a copy because your pictures stay in original place and a copy goes to Smugmug)
    2. To Copy only one and upload to Smugmug
      1. In the directory using Windows Explorer, Left click on the picture you want to copy and keep it down and drag it to the Smugmug upload window near bull's Eye
      2. Release and it should start uploading by it self usually
      3. (Also could use below procedure and select just one picture . . )
    3. To copy more than one one and upload to Smugmug
      1. Push down the Ctrl Key with the left had and keep down til I tell you to release
      2. Left click with mouse on all the pictures to want to copy
      3. Keep Ctrl button and left mouse button down and drag to Smugmug Upload Window
      5. Pictures should start uploading by them self
  7. When you are ready We can have another lesson on how to use above procedure and copy a whole directory to Smugmug.
  8. A copy of this is on line at


Here are some other time saving combinations from early work:
  1. Some of the first things one needs to know to use the Internet and to send emails include Typing even hunt and peck, How to select, How to copy, How to put what you copied somewhere else, called paste, and How to double click.
  2. A computer  mouse is  a device to make it easier to use a computer and has at least a right side (R) button and left side (L)  button on the top which lets one push down to do  computer tasks. Pushing down the R or L button is called clicking
  3. To click (assuming you are right handed),  Push down the Left (L) Button using the right  hand
  4. To double click (assuming you are right handed), Push down the (L)  button two times very fast
  5. A Cursor is the arrow you see on screen when you move mouse around
  6. Select means to highlight a word or words using the mouse and cursor.
  7. To select, put the cursor to either end of  word(s), push down and hold the right mouse button and slide cursor to highlight to other end of word(s) and release.
  8. To copy something highlighted, push CTR and  c key (referred to as CTR+C) at same time and release.The selection is in memory
  9. To cut (remove) something highlighted, push CTR+X at same time and release.The selection is in memory
  10. To paste or add something  that has been copied or cut,  put cursor where you want the selection to go, push CTR + V at same time and release. The selection still is in memory if you want to repeat.
  11. Ctrl+Q will quit many programs
  12. Ctrl+S will save most work underway in many programs
  13. Ctrl+P will print in many programs
  14. Ctrl+A will select a lot of stuff for further action
  15. Ctrl+C will copy what you have selected
  16. Ctrl+V will "paste" what you have copied
  17. Ctrl+X will  remove what you selected