Create an Elegant Online Photo Album with Pixagogo

Tantalize your visitors with tools you can use

You've uploaded a selection of your best photos, sorted and edited them where necessary. You've given them zippy titles and teasing descriptions.

Now what can you do?

Well, you can notify everyone about the fabulous online photo album you created "just for them." Ho hum. Or, you can flex your creative muscles. Here's how:

Click on the Albums tab at the top of your account window. Above your online photo album, you'll see several tools you can use.

You can create more albums, set the album layout and create HTML links to use in emails. Hover your mouse pointer over the tools to see a description of each one.

On the Album Layout page, you can move your photos around, add more photos, resize and edit, rotate and download to your computer.

Note: Before using any of the tools, remember to click the little box beside the photo or photos you want to use.

The little red box tool icon lets you set the image of your choice as the cover for your online photo album. It's easy -- just click the little box beside the image you want and then click the red box. Voila! That photo appears on your album cover.

If you like, you can send a customized email. Simply click the little box to select the photo and then click the last icon with the envelope behind it.

Choose from the 10 themes available, enter your contact's email address, write a brief note, then click preview and send.

When you're finished experimenting here, navigate to the Settings tab for more options. You can make your online photo album private or shared and add a special frame. You can disable slideshows and printing or allow a guest book for your visitors to sign. You can even copyright protect your images.

You have several impressive template options at your disposal. These give your album a unique look, rather than the generic background provided by Pixagogo's main settings. For instance, the Christmas red or green template is excellent for giving your photos a hint of the season.

Perhaps you prefer a black, gray or white background. Do you have vacation photos in your online photo album? Perhaps the template with the beach scene and bright sun across the top will suit you.

If you enabled the slide show feature in the Settings section, your guests can sit back and enjoy as your images sail past their screen.

Done playing? Click the little box beside the online photo album of your choice, and then hit the Share Album icon (that's the one with the envelope in front of a red box). On the next screen, add your recipient's information and a brief note, and then click send.

Your online photo album will get all the attention it deserves.