If you have a Gmail account, you can use Picasa to send pictures and text through Gmail.

To attach pictures to a Gmail message:

1. Select the pictures you want to send, and click the Email button.

2. Choose the Gmail option, and enter your Gmail Username and Password. A new mail message will appear with your pictures attached.

3. Enter a destination email address, subject, and message. To send to multiple addresses, place a comma after each email address.

4. Click Send. Your message will be saved in your Sent Mail folder in Gmail.

To review the pictures you are about to send:

1. Click the arrow buttons to the right of the preview picture.

To remove a picture:

1. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the picture you want to remove.

2. click the red circle button to the right of the arrow buttons.  The selected picture will be removed from the message.

You can send up to 10MB of text and pictures together in each message.

Gmail is currently offered as part of a preview release and limited test. You can learn more about Gmail at http://www.gmail.com

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