Modern digital cameras each have their own type of card reader. The card reader for your digital camera is stored within the side of the camera, sometimes right next to the battery. In order to find your card reader, look through the owner's manual of your camera to find where the card reader slot is (or try to remember where you inserted the card when you purchased it).

Many newer computer models will have a slot for card readers built into the body of the computer to make uploading photos even easier. Some computers even have several different types of slots, such as an SD card slot, an XD card slot, and a memory stick card slot. These are all different types of memory cards that fit many digital cameras.

However, chances are good that your digital camera will only use one type of digital card. Thus, after you locate your digital card, remove the card from your camera and insert it into your computer.

After several moments, an "Auto Play" pop-up window, similar to the window below, will appear on your computer monitor. This pop-up window helps to make it easy to locate the card reader, speeding up the photo uploading process.

The option "Open folder to view files" is generally highlighted because it is the most common option that people use to upload photos onto the computer. Click on this option to open the folder containing your photos. Next, you will see a window similar to the one below:

This is the master folder in which your photos are contained. You will notice that there is one more subfolder to click to. In this case, the subfolder is titled "DCIM", which is the model of the camera that was used to take the photos in this folder. Click on that folder to open it.

Once the subfolder has been opened, it should look something like this:

You will see that your photos are listed with thumbnail images of each photo in this window. There are a variety of view options for folder windows and your view option will depend on your default setting. For example, if your default setting shows photos in list form, your folder may appear like this:

The list form, of course, makes it more difficult to quickly navigate through your photos in order to pick the ones that you like the best.

In order to change your view option, simply click on the "View" tab at the top of the folder and scroll through the various options until you find the one that is right for you.

Once you can view your photos to make sure they are all there and that you have the correct selection, the next step is to upload the photos you wish to your computer.

One of the easiest ways to upload your photos without fail is to create a folder on your desktop labeled "Photos" (or any other name you want to give it.) Simply select all of the photos from your memory card folder by pressing "Control" + "A" simultaneously. With the photos highlighted, drag them to the new folder.

A message will appear telling you how long it will take to finish uploading your photos or "transferring" your photos to the new location. Once the transfer is complete, you can delete the photos from your memory card, thereby clearing out the card and creating space for more photos.

Once you start uploading photos from multiple occasions, chances are good that you will need to create a filing system in order to keep track of your photos. However, the process of uploading photos from your memory card to your computer will remain the same.

If you have accidentally taken a series of photos with the time stamp or if yoy would simply like to remove to time stamp from your photos, follow these simple steps to photo editing your photo using Photoshop.

First, open the photo that has the time stamp in Photoshop, the industry standard photo editing software. Your photo and screen might look something like this:

As you can see, there is a very clear date stamp in the bottom left of the image. Luckily, it will be easy to edit the date stamp out of this image because the date is over a spot in the image that have a plain white background.

On the left artists palette, select the "Clone Stamp Tool." It will look like this:

The Clone Stamp tool allows you to copy a part of the image on top of the image that you would like to erase. In this case, you would want to copy part of the snow that does not have the date stamp and place it on top of the date stamp.

To use the tool for photo editing, click the ALT key as you simultaneously click your mouse over the part of the snow that you wish to clone. Next, move your mouse over the date.

As you can see in the image below, the cross or "+" sign marks the area that is being cloned and the circle marks the area that is, essentially, being masked by the clone. Simply drag that mouse over the entire area until the date is complete gone.

The end result will look something like this:

If you are dealing with more complicated photos where there is an image in the background or a pattern, you will have to work carefully to try to clone another part of the image that looks like the background underneath the date stamp.

Photoshop can help with all of your photo editing needs if you take the time to learn the software and understand its potential. After all, it is the industry standard photo editing system that is used by professionals around the world!

To start your Microsoft Word photo sharing sheet, simply open a new document in Word. The black page should look like this:

From here, locate the folder where you keep the images that you would like to put into your Word photo sharing document. It may be easiest to open the folder and set the images to be viewed as small icons, or thumbnails. This way, you can quickly navigate through all of the images to use only the ones that you want. Your folder might look something like this:

Click on an image that you would like to place in the Word document and literally drag the image over to the Word document, holding the left mouse down as you drag the image from the folder to the document.

Once the image is in the document, it should look something like this:

In this case, because the image was so large when it was dropped into the Word document, it is impossible to see the entire image on the screen at one time. Therefore, yu may want to resize the image.

To resize the image, simply click on the image until you see markers on the four corners and in the middle of the four edges. Click on one of the corner markers, hold down the shift key (to maintain proportions), and drag the image inwards until it is a smaller size. The end result could look something like this:

Beneath the image, you can create a caption of the photo so that your viewers can understand what they are seeing, such as this:

Repeat this process to add more images. You can add as many images as you would like, but keep in mind that the more images that you add, the larger the file size will be.

Save your photo sharing Word document and do with it what you wish, such as emailing it to friends, printing it to send along with a newsletter, or even uploading it to a Web site if you would like.

Photo sharing with Word is an easy way to send photos across to friends and family that may appreciate the simplicity of being able to view photos in a familiar Word document.

To get started with a PowerPoint slideshow, you should open a new document in PowerPoint. The first screen on the new document will look something like this:

If you would like a slideshow with just images, Remove these two text boxes by clicking on them and hitting the "delete" button. However, if you would like to have a caption underneath your photos, keep the bottom text box.

These directions will show you how to use the caption box. Once the top text box is removed, slide the bottom text box lower to the bottom of the page until the page looks something like this:

Next, open the folder in which you have your photos stored. Select a photo that you would like to include on the first page of your slide show. Click on the photo until it is highlighted and, holding the mouse button down, drag the photo to the PowerPoint page. Your PowerPoint page now might look something like this:

You will notice that when you drag the photo into PowerPoint and simply drop it into the slide, the photo is larger than the slide itself. One of the simplest ways to resize the photo is to drag the photo until one of the corners is somewhere visible on the slide, such as in the image below:

Grab the upper left corner and, pressing the "shift" button at the same time, pull that corner into the center of the photo until the image reaches the desired size and location on the slide for photo sharing. The image might end up looking something like the image below:

Next, create a caption for your slideshow. Simply click on the text box marked "Click to add subtitle" and start typing your title. The end result might look something like this:

To create your second slide, click "New Slide" on the header's Home tab. Repeat the same process.

Remember: when photo sharing slides through a PowerPoint presentation, you will be able to send your presentation through the email, put it on a CD, or even upload your presentation to the Internet.

As your PowerPoint skills advance, you'll even learn to add music, create transition effects, and modify the background of your slides so that you can create a virtual movie. PowerPoint is a fun way to play around with your photo sharing presentations. Don't be afraid to mess around with different options and utilities!

While you can download inexpensive or free software to help you crop and recolor your photos, Photoshop allows users to manipulate photos pixel-by-pixel. Here are some fun Photoshop editing tips to use before you upload your shots to your photo sharing site.

Artistic Palette

With your photo open in Photoshop, click on “Filter” from the header menu and scroll down to “Artistic.” Under the “Artistic” submenu, you will see a variety of options that will significantly alter the look of your photo. You will want to select the right option that satisfies your end goal. (It may take awhile to play around until you find this option, so get familiar with what's available to you.)

For example, if you would like to turn your image into a graphic that resembles a watercolor painting, simply click on the “watercolor option.” A window will pop open that will provide you with a variety of options for manipulating your watercolor-photo art. You'll be able to adjust the brush detail, shadow intensity, and texture to create the perfect watercolor image.

If you would like to share your watercolor photo in your home or office, simply print the image onto texturized paper, sign the photo, and display it in a nice frame. Chances are good that only the carefully observer will recognize that your artwork began as a photo!

Note: there are multiple options under the Filter menu, such as Sketch, Pixelate, Colored Pencil, and Charcoal. Select the filter that best matches your artistic vision for your photo sharing project. If you select a filter that you're not happy with, simply undue the filter using the history tool and try another. After all, trying multiple looks on the same photo is part of the fun of using Photoshop!

Get Funky with Your Colors

Photoshop lovers have the opportunity to easily manipulate the colors of their photos. Seasoned photographers will often turn to Photoshop to smooth wrinkly skin in a portrait, brighten a sky in a landscape, or turn a color photo into a black and white masterpiece. If you're looking to punch up your favorite snapshots before loading them onto your photo sharing site, head over to the Image menu in Photoshop.

The Image menu provides a variety of options to address the overall color of a photo. (Of course, if you would like to change color in just one area of the photo, Photoshop has tools to help you do that as well.) Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Image menu before you take your next photo editing step.

The Mode option basically determines what kind of information is in the pixels of the image. If you open your image from its original location on your computer, it will probably be in CMYK, which stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. CMYK is the mode that printers use when printing a photograph. Therefore, if you intend to share your photos by printing them, make sure the mode is on CMYK.

RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue, which is the mode that is used by computer monitors and televisions. Inside each dot on a computer monitor or TV screen are three miniature light bulbs; one is red, one is green, and one is blue. Therefore, if you intend to upload your photos to a photosharing Web site, make sure you have selected the RGB mode.

The grayscale mode is a no-brainer; it turns your photos into varying shades of grey and is appropriate for printed photos and photo sharing online.

After selecting the appropriate mode, scroll down the Image menu to the Adjustments submenu. The Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, and Auto Color levels are built-in devices that will automatically adjust the colors of your image using sophisticated color matching tools.

If you prefer to adjust your colors on your own, play around with the Color Balance, Curves, Hue/Saturation, and Brightness/Contrast tools for the best results. The simplest way to understand how these tools work is to simply open them and play around. As always, if you make an adjustment that you would like to change, simply undo your adjustment from the History menu.

Make Cropping Your Friend

Photoshop is not the only software that will help you crop your photos, but it also provides you with advanced editing options. Most digital cameras take photos that are between 5 and 10 megabytes each. That means that there is a lot of color information stored in each one of those pixels.

Because there is so much color information stored in your photo, you can usually enlarge the photo to extremely high dimensions without losing image quality. It also means that you can zoom in on a photo to enlarge a small selection of the photo and discard information around it. More to the point, this means that you don't have to compose a brilliant original photo in order to create a optical opus.

Back in the days before computer manipulation, photographers had to be very careful about the images that they captured in between the bounds of a photograph. Now, thanks to digital photography and helpful software, photographers can trim out unwanted objects and enlarge other objects in order to create a photo sharing masterpiece to be proud of.

For example, let's say you're on a hiking trip in the American West and stumble upon a family of Prairie Dogs. Everyone knows that Prairie Dogs are adorable animals that pop above ground for seconds at a time before scurrying into their underground caves. In the old days of photography, a photographer would be lucky to have time to set up a shot and capture a Prairie Dog before it ran out of the frame.

Now, however, any amateur photographer can simply point and click without even having to worry if the animal is in the center of the frame. Once the image is downloaded onto the computer and opened in Photoshop, simply crop and enlarge the photo to feature the Prairie Dog. You'll amaze your friends with your photography skills…and may even get a coffee table book deal someday!

Remember: Photoshop is a very large and complicated piece of software. These tips are designed to get you started, but if you would like to be a true Photoshop master, head to the bookstore for a step-by-step guide to perfecting your photos. As in all creative things, your original shot only has to be a draft of your final product.