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Organize Your November Favs!

organize monthly pics tips & tricks Dec 05, 2023

One of the easiest ways to start organizing your digital pictures is to take five minutes each month to put your favorites in a "Best of" album. And since November just ended, now is a great time to organize all of your favorites from last month, especially if it included holiday celebrations, travel and/0r extra time with family and friends! 

Benefits of having a "Best of" album: 

  • If you have been organizing all year, I hope you are feeling the benefits of making your holiday photo card since all of your favorite photos are in one place and easy to find!
  • Enables you to organize and declutter your memories in small doses throughout the year.
  • Ensures your monthly favorites don't get lost and forgotten in your photo stream.
  • Prevents endless scrolling when looking for a specific picture, which can often be frustrating and unsuccessful.

 

If you don't already have a "Best of 2023" album, start with November!
You will learn how easy this process is and can start 2024 off as an organizing machine! 

Apple Users 

  1. Open Apple Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "ALBUMS" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Click the "+" sign in the top left corner
  4. Select "New Album"
  5. Give your album a title such as "Best of 2023" and click "SAVE"

 
Google Photos Users  

  1. Open Google Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "LIBRARY" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Click the "+" sign in the top left corner to create a new album
  4. Give your album a title such as "Best of 2023" and click "DONE" in the bottom right corner

 

How to add your favorite November pictures:

Apple Users 

  1. Open Apple Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "LIBRARY" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Scroll up until you get to November 1st
  4. Click "Select" in the top right corner
  5. Select a FEW of your favorite photos from November
  6. Click the upload button (square with an arrow pointing up) in the bottom left corner of your screen
  7. Scroll down and click "Add to Album"
  8. Find and select your "Best of 2023" album 

 
Google Photos Users  

  1. Open Google Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "LIBRARY" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Find and open your "Best of 2023" album 
  4. Click "Add Photos" under the title 
  5. Scroll up to November 1st
  6. Select a FEW of your favorite pics from November
  7. Click "Add" in the top right corner of your screen 

I hope as you wrap up 2023, you are able to spend time doing the things you love and find peace in what can be a very busy season! 

All the best,
Melissa