The Albums Tab
When you click MY PHOTOS at the top of most pages, you are taken to the ALBUMS view of your photos. There you can see all your albums, each represented by the album cover photo with your most recent at the top along with the year and month the album was uploaded (see below).
- To view all the photos in an album, or modify the album or photos themselves, just click one. Learn more about album options
- View your Favorites by clicking the icon on the right of My Albums.
- To change the order your albums are displayed, click NEWEST TO OLDEST at the top, which is the default and choose either of the other options: 1) Oldest to newest, or 2) Recently modified.
- To find a particular date, click the "Jump to" icon on the upper right and select the month or year your albums were uploaded.
To see options for individual albums, move your cursor over an album to see four icons (see right), which allow you:
- To view a slideshow or delete the album
- To share the album
- To order prints of the whole album
- To select all the photos in an album
- To get an alternative view of your photos, click the Photos tab above the album display.
The Photos Tab
The Photos tab shows your photos by the date of their upload, but also shows them by creation date for any new copies you've edited and saved on the site. The other major differences include:
- Up to 10 photos from each date are shown in the Photos view. If you have more for a given date, click VIEW ALL to see the rest.
- View your Favorites by clicking the icon on the right of My Photos.
- To share, move, copy, download, edit the date or delete photos for the date, click SELECT ALL above the photos, and then clicking Options on the lower left.
- Use JUMP TO to see photos from another date.
- Click SHOW TITLES to display and edit the photo file names.
If you hover your mouse over an individual photo, icons appear for many other options (see right).
Notes:- If a photo is narrow, the star icon does not appear, but you can use the gear icon, where a "Mark as Favorite" will show.
- The Jump to and sorting options in the Photos view work like they do in the Album view.
The Shared Tab
Click SHARED to see albums that have been shared with you (Friends Albums). Use the drop down menu to see albums you've shared, or switch between the two views.
Related articles
- Your album displays, and what you can do in them
- Photo details pages and what you can do there
- Editing photos in your library
- Editing photos in your library (tutorial)
- Selecting photos for prints, photo products and other options
- Zooming in and panning edits to make close-up photos in your library
- Copy, move or delete photos, or set one as the album cover in your library
- Uploading and importing photos to your account
- Download photos from your account to your computer