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How to Easily Organize Your Favorite Holiday Pictures!

holiday pictures organization Dec 19, 2023

You've likely attended several holiday events already, with many more to come! And with all that celebrating comes pictures, lots and lots of pictures! 

One of the best ways to ensure all those great memories are easy to find and share is to put them in an album! All it takes is a few clicks and then instead of endlessly scrolling through your photo stream, you can simply open your album and all of your favorites will be right there! 

HOW TO CREATE A HOLIDAY ALBUM:

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 "Holiday Season 2023" or "Christmas 2023" and click "SAVE"
  6. Click on the photo(s) you want to add
  7. Click "ADD" in the top right corner
  8. As you continue celebrating, keep adding pics to your holiday album (directions below)

 
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 "Holiday Season 2023" or "Christmas 2023" and click "DONE" in the bottom right corner
  5. Click "SELECT PHOTOS"
  6. Select the photo(s) you want to add
  7. Click "ADD" in the top right corner
  8. Click the blue checkmark in the top left corner to save your new album
  9. As you continue celebrating, keep adding pics to your holiday album (directions below)


Don't feel like you have to add every picture to your holiday album... that is how we create clutter that is hard to sift through! Just add your favorites!

HOW TO ADD PICTURES TO YOUR ALBUM LATER: 

Apple Users

  1. Open Apple Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "ALBUMS" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Find and open your "Holiday" album
  4. Scroll to the bottom and click the "+" sign
  5. When your photo stream pulls up, click on additional photos you want to add to your 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 "Holiday" album
  4. Click "Add photos" at the top of your screen 
  5. When your photo stream pulls up, click on additional photos you want to add to your album 

I hope you have a safe, healthy and happy holiday week!

All the best,
Melissa