The easiest way to open a picture is to tap the "Get a Picture" button on the PicSay main screen. This will open the Pictures app so you can select a picture. A copy of the picture will be created that you can then edit and share in the PicSay editor.
Tip: You can also send pictures to PicSay using the Share option that many applications have. For example, you can open the Gallery app, touch and hold a thumbnail to open its context menu, and then choose Share > PicSay.
When you take a picture in the Camera app you can directly edit a copy in PicSay. In the Camera app, after you have taken a picture, tap the thumbnail and then choose Share > PicSay.
Note: The Camera app will still save the original picture.
If you want to permanently save a PicSay document you can mark it as a favorite. In the PicSay editor, simply press the Menu button and choose Add to favorites. This is only supported in PicSay Pro.
Viewing your saved documents: On the PicSay main screen press the Menu buton and choose Documents. To edit a document tap its thumbnail to open the Picsay Editor.
A thumbnail of your most recently opened document is shown in the top right corner of the PicSay main screen. Tap it to continue editing it.
Save a final picture: From the PicSay Editor tap Export and choose Save picture to album. This will save a copy of the document on your device as a JPEG image. You will not be able to edit the word balloons, titles, and stickers in this final copy. In the free editon of PicSay pictures will be saved to the PicSay album. In PicSay Pro, you can choose an album and you can specify a custom filename.
From the PicSay main screen, press the Menu button and choose Documents. Touch and hold a thumbnail to open the context menu, then choose Delete.
Deleting the document shown in the top right corner of the main screen: Touch and hold its thumbnail to open its context menu, then choose Delete.
From the PicSay Editor you can tap Export to send your final picture via Google mail, Messaging (MMS), or any other application that supports picture sharing. For example, if you have Facebook installed on your phone you can edit your pictures in PicSay and upload them directly to your Facebook profile.
When you share pictures using Gmail you can use a default subject and signature for your message.
Changing the default subject and signature: Go to the PicSay main screen, press the Menu button, choose Settings, and then tap the "Default Subject" or the "Signature" entry to edit its value. Make the edit field empty if you don't want a signature or a default subject.
In PicSay Pro, if a picture has been geotagged with a location, you can press Menu and then choose Picture Location > View location to open the Maps app to show you where the picture was taken.
Using location based text in your picture: If you want, PicSay can find information for your current location so you can use it as text for your picture. In the Word Balloon editor or the Title editor tap the plus button in the edit field. From the menu that appears choose Location Based. Creating Holiday E-cards on your mobile phone has never been simpler.
When a picture opens in the PicSay Editor it will automatically fit the screen. If the picture is in landscape format, rotate you phone sideways to make it expand.
Quick Zooming: Double-tap on an empty area of the picture where you want to zoom in. Double-tap again to zoom out. Quick zooming is particularly useful when you need to scale or rotate small stickers.
Panning: Touch an empty area of the picture and then drag.
Zoom Controls: Touch and hold anywhere on the screen to bring up the zoom controls. As long as the zoom controls are up you can freely pan around the picture and zoom in and out. The zoom controls will automatically go away after a period of inactivity or if you single-tap anywhere on the screen.
You can easily add these objects to your pictures and then edit them at any time.
Adding objects: Tap Stickers and from the menu that appears, select Word Balloon, Title, or any of the Stickers categories.
Moving objects: Drag the object.
Resizing objects: Tap an object to select it. Then, drag the orange handle that appears to resize it.
Editing objects: To change the text and style of a word balloon or title, or to replace a sticker, double-tap an object or tap a selected object to open its context menu and select Edit, or Replace for stickers.
Deleting objects: Double-tap an object or tap a selected object to open its context menu and select Delete. Note that the deletion is permanent.
You can add a variety of effect to your picture. Simply press Effect and choose one from the list that appears.
Apply an effect: Tap the green OK button in the top right corner.
Reset an effect: Tap the orange button in the top left corner to revert or re-apply the effect. For color correction effects this provides a quick way to see the before and after view of the correction.
Cancel an effect: Press the Back button.
If you have found a problem in PicSay you can send an email to [email protected]. Please be as specific as possible in your message so that we can reproduce the problem.