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Edit, share, and organize albums in iPad

You can update, rename, rearrange, and delete albums in the Photos app . You can also create folders to contain multiple albums. For example, you could create a folder named “Vacations,” and then create multiple albums within the folder of all your vacations. You can also create folders inside folders.

Add photos to an album

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, then tap the album in the sidebar.

  3. Tap the More button at the top of the screen, or tap the Add button after the last photo in the album’s photo grid.

  4. Tap Add Photos, then tap the photos or videos you want to add to the album.

    Tip: Use the search field at the top of the screen to find photos from a specific time or place.

  5. Tap Add.

Remove photos from an album

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, tap the album in the sidebar, then tap the photo or video you want to remove to view it in full screen.

  3. Tap the Delete button at the top of the screen, then choose one of the following:

    • Remove from Album: The photo is removed from that album, but remains in other albums and your library.

    • Delete from Library: The photo is removed from all albums and your library and moved to the Recently Deleted album.

To remove multiple photos or videos from an album, tap Select, tap the photo and video thumbnails you want to remove, then tap the Delete button.

Change how photos appear in an album

You can adjust the size and aspect ratio of photos displayed in an album.

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, then tap the album in the sidebar.

  3. Tap the More button, then tap one of the following:

    • Zoom In

    • Zoom Out

    • Aspect Ratio Grid

To filter and sort photos in an album, see Filter and sort photos and videos in albums on iPad.

Share photos from an album

You can share all of the photos in an album or just the ones you select.

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, then tap the album in the sidebar.

  3. Tap Select, then tap the photos and videos you want to share.

    Tip: Tap Select All to share all of the photos and videos in an album.

  4. Tap the Share button, choose a sharing option—AirDrop, Messages, or Mail, for example—then send.

Rearrange and delete albums

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, then tap All Albums below My Albums.

  3. Tap Edit, then do any of the following:

    • Rearrange: Touch and hold the album’s thumbnail, then drag it to a new location.

    • Delete: Tap the Delete button.

  4. Tap Done.

Albums that Photos creates for you, such as Recents, People, and Places, can’t be deleted.

Organize albums in folders

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap the Show Sidebar button to show the sidebar, then tap All Albums below My Albums.

  3. Tap the Add button, then tap New Folder.

  4. Name the folder, then tap Save.

  5. Open the folder, tap Edit, then tap the Add button to create a new album or folder inside the folder.

See alsoUse photo albums in Photos on iPadFilter and sort photos and videos in albums on iPad
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