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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNext, follow these steps, which are similar regardless of the device you\u2019re using:<\/p>\n
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- In the Photos app, select some photos or videos. In iOS, that involves tapping Select before tapping the items to select; on the Mac, just Command-click the items you want, or drag a selection rectangle around them.<\/li>\n
- Hit the Share\u00a0
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\u00a0button, and then pick iCloud Photo Sharing.<\/li>\n - Select an existing album or create a new shared album.<\/li>\n
- For a new album, provide a name, enter the names or email addresses of any iCloud users with whom you want to share the album, and add an optional comment.<\/li>\n
- When you\u2019re done, tap Post in iOS or click Create on the Mac.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
To add more photos, repeat those steps to select photos and then add them to a shared album. Alternatively, start with the shared album, though the steps vary slightly between iOS and the Mac:<\/p>\n
- \n
- In Photos for iOS, if necessary, back out of the view until you see the Shared button in the toolbar. Tap Shared and select the shared album. Then tap the + button, select the items to add, tap Done, enter an optional comment, and tap Post.<\/li>\n
- In Photos for the Mac, in the sidebar, select the shared album in the Shared category. Then click \u201cAdd photos and videos,\u201d select the items to add, and click the Add button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s easy to tweak the options for your shared album or to create a public Web page for it. The process is again similar in both operating systems:<\/p>\n
- \n
- In Photos for iOS, tap Shared in the toolbar and select the shared album. Tap People to bring up a screen where you can share the album with more people, control whether subscribers can post their own photos, create a public Web page, enable notifications, and delete the album entirely. To share the URL to the public Web page, tap Share Link and select a sharing method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
- \n
- In Photos for the Mac, select the shared album in the sidebar, and then click the People \u00a0 button in the toolbar. From the popover that appears, you can do the same things as in iOS, although sharing the link is best done by either clicking it to visit it in a Web browser and then copying from there or Control-clicking it and choosing Copy Link from the contextual menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
After practicing these steps a few times, you\u2019ll be able to create shared albums in a flash, and share them easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- In Photos for the Mac, select the shared album in the sidebar, and then click the People
- In Photos for iOS, tap Shared in the toolbar and select the shared album. Tap People to bring up a screen where you can share the album with more people, control whether subscribers can post their own photos, create a public Web page, enable notifications, and delete the album entirely. To share the URL to the public Web page, tap Share Link and select a sharing method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u00a0button, and then pick iCloud Photo Sharing.<\/li>\n![\"iCloud-Photo-Sharing-new-album\"](\"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iCloud-Photo-Sharing-new-album.png\")
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<\/p>\n![\"iCloud-Photo-Sharing-People-button\"](\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iCloud-Photo-Sharing-People-button.png\")
\u00a0 button in the toolbar. From the popover that appears, you can do the same things as in iOS, although sharing the link is best done by either clicking it to visit it in a Web browser and then copying from there or Control-clicking it and choosing Copy Link from the contextual menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n