Publishing to Picasa, Facebook or Flickr

Helicon Web Gate is a FREE utility integrated into Helicon Filter that lets you upload images to the most popular photo sharing services: Picasa, Facebook, and Flickr.

To open Helicon Web Gate, click the button on the toolbar. You can also run Helicon Web Gate as a separate application. Press the Windows START button → choose All programs → choose Helicon Software → choose Helicon Filter → choose Helicon Web Gate.

Before uploading images, you will need to have either a Google (for Picasa) or Facebook account or a Yahoo ID (for Flickr). Of course, you can have accounts for all three services as well as multiple accounts with any of them. To register for a new account, use the following links:

Picasa	Create new Google account
Facebook	Sign up to Facebook
Flickr	Sign up to Yahoo

Upload Images

1. Run Helicon Web Gate.
2. Add images.
3. Choose the active account ( the Publish as combo box).
4. Refresh the list of albums (skip this, if you haven't created or removed albums since your last upload).
5. Choose an album.
6. Click the Upload button.
7. Choose the next account (in the Publish as combo box) and repeat steps 3-6.

Adding images to Web Gate

To add images, select one or several images in Helicon Filter and click the button on the toolbar.

If Web Gate is already open, use the Add files and Add folder buttons. You can also paste an image from the clipboard using the CTRL +V shortcut. Also, you can drag and drop files from File Manager into the Helicon Web Gate window (from Windows Explorer, Total Commander, etc.).

Creating Accounts

Before Helicon Web Gate can upload images, it needs to log in to your online account with Picasa, Facebook or Flickr, so it needs to "know" your login credentials. When you first open Web Gate, it will ask if it can create a new account for one of the services (Picasa, Facebook or Flickr).

To create a new account, you can either:

• choose the Create new account option in the Publish as combo box; OR
• expand the button, choose the Manage accounts option and click New in the Manage accounts dialogue.

If you don't want the program to store your credentials, deselect the Keep registration information checkbox in the Account properties dialogue.

Account Properties

To create a new account, you must fill in the following two fields:

Account name - give a descriptive name, for example, "Tomas at Flickr".

Service - select either Picasa, Facebook, or Flickr.

Picasa

For Picasa, you will have to enter the e-mail address and password that you use to sign in to Google.

Facebook and Flickr

For Facebook or Flickr, you will only see the Account name field on the form. When you click the OK button you will be redirected to a web page where you will enter your Facebook or Flickr login ID and password. After you sign into your account at Flickr or Facebook, you will be prompted to authorize Helicon Filter. Once you authorize the software, you can close the browser and switch back to Helicon Web Gate.

Preferences

To open the Preferences dialogue, expand the button and choose Preferences.

The Default file size option determines whether and how much the image(s) will be compressed before being uploaded. For example, if you choose 1600px, the image will be resized to 1600 pixels along the larger dimension, after which it will be uploaded.

The Stay on Top option determines whether or not the Helicon Web Gate window remains on top or not. This can be handy for keeping the Helicon Web Gate window visible if you drag and drop files to add them.