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Project 3: Documents and Photos


Goal 6: Photo Albums



Goal 6: Use photo albums for your site.


Online photo albums are a great way to organize and present your photos for ancestors in your tree.


Choices


A Create a photo album.


  1. To add an album,
    a) In the Family tree menu, click My photos;
    b) Click Albums and then click the plus icon that appears;
    c) Add a title and description for the album;
    d) Select whether you want the album to be public or private; and
    e) Click Ok. The album title appears under "Albums" in the Media window.

    Note : Selecting photos in an album enables you to download them, add them to another album, or delete them.
  2. To select a photo, click its checkmark icon (upper-right corner of the photo). You can select multiple photos.
  3. To download selected photos, click the download icon (orange menu bar).
  4. To delete selected photos, click the three-dot icon (right edge of orange menu bar) and select Delete items.
  5. To copy selected photos to an album,
    a) Click the three-dot icon;
    b) Click Add to album;
    c) Select the album to receive the selected photo(s); and
    d) Click Add. You can also click Create in that dialog to add a new photo album.

  6. To unselect all photos you have selected, click Unselect.
Exercises



B Manage your photo albums.


  1. In the Albums list (left of the Family photos window), select a photo album title. The photos from the album are shown in the center of the window, with the title and a down-arrow just above.
  2. Next to the photo album title, click the down arrow to show photo album options.
  3. To share an album,
    a) Click Share album;
    b) Copy the album's URL (triple-click it and press Ctrl+C); and
    c) Paste the URL into an email or social media program to share the album with others.
  4. To download an album, click Download album.
  5. To edit information about the album,
    a) Click Album details;
    b) Change the title or description, or change the "Public album" setting; and
    c) Click Save.
  6. To delete an album,
    a) Click Delete album and then click Yes. The photos in the deleted album remain in your main Family photos album.

Resources
  1. This article explains how to move photos between albums in your tree.

    MH—Move Photos between Albums on My Family Site

  2. This article explains how to download a photo album from your site.

    MH—Download a Photo Album

  3. This article explains how to edit a photo album.

    MH—Edit a Photo Album

  4. This article explains how to delete a photo from an online album.

    MH—Delete a Photo from an Online Album

  5. This article explains how to delete a photo album.

    MH—Delete a Photo Album

Exercises