How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X

How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/photos-mac-os-x-organize-albums-folders' title="How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_blw/public/field/image/2015/03/photos-os-x-albums-imac-hero.jpg?itok=L2jd3jN2' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">If you have a lot of photos on your Mac, you'll want to organize them into albums and folders</p> <p>That way, whether it's an album of vacation pictures and videos, or a folder for a special project, you'll always no just where exactly in Photos for OS X you'll need to go to find them.. Better yet, if you're using iCloud Photo Library, those newly organized albums and folders will also show up on your iPhone and iPad!</p> <ul><li><a href="#add">How to add pictures and videos to albums in Photos for OS X[/url]</li> <li><a href="#organize">How to organize albums and folders in Photos for OS X[/url]</li> </ul><h2><a name="add" id="add">[/url]How to add pictures and videos to albums in Photos for OS X</h2> <ol><li>Launch <strong>Photos</strong> on your Mac.</li> <li>Click on the <strong>Albums tab</strong> in the top navigation. </li> <li>Click on <strong>All Photos</strong>. </li> <li>Select the photos you'd like to be in your album, new or old. You can hold down the <strong>command key</strong> on your Mac's keyboard to select multiple photos at once. </li> <li>Click on the <strong>add button</strong> in the top navigation, it looks like a plus sign. </li> <li>Click on <strong>Album</strong>. </li> <li>In the popup menu, you can either create a new album and name it or select an existing album. </li> <li>Make your selection and click <strong>OK</strong> to confirm. </li> </ol><p>Your photos will then be available in the album you chose.</p> <p><a href='http://www.imore.com/photos-mac-os-x-organize-albums-folders' title="How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X"><img src='

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?itok=4aGgZZJY' />[/url]</p> <p>Alternately, you can also create a new album in the <strong>Albums section</strong> by right clicking anywhere in the main window and choosing <strong>New Album</strong>. You can then name it and add photos to it later.</p> <p>To rearrange the order of albums in the sidebar, simply grab them and drag them up or down into whatever position you wish.</p> <p><a href='http://www.imore.com/photos-mac-os-x-organize-albums-folders' title="How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X"><img src='

?itok=no7X74io' />[/url]</p> <h2><a name="organize" id="organize">[/url]How to organize albums and folders in Photos for OS X</h2> <p>If you find that you've accumulated a lot of albums on your Mac, you can organize them into folders.</p> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Photos</strong> app on your Mac. </li> <li>Click on the <strong>Albums tab</strong> in the top navigation. </li> <li><strong>Right click</strong> anywhere in the main window and select <strong>New Folder</strong>. </li> <li>Give your folder a <strong>name</strong>. </li> <li>Drag any <strong>albums</strong> you'd like in that folder inside of it. </li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/photos-mac-os-x-organize-albums-folders' title="How to use albums and folders in Photos for OS X"><img src='

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