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Organize Your May Favs!

organization organize monthly pics tips & tricks Jun 06, 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! 

Benefits of having a "Best of 2023" album:

  • Most of us take hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures a year. Having your favorites in one place will make finding and sharing them incredibly easy.
  • Enables you to organize and declutter your memories in small doses throughout the year.
  • Ensures your monthly favorites (like my May picture above) don't get lost and forgotten in your photostream.
  • Prevents endless scrolling when looking for a specific picture, which can often be frustrating and unsuccessful.
  • Making your holiday card in December will take a fraction of the time because you've already organized your favorite pictures all year long! 

 

If you haven't made a "Best of" album yet, now is the perfect time! Simply, follow the directions below: 

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

 

If you already have a "Best of 2023" album, take 5 minutes to add your May 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 May 1st
  4. Click "Select" in the top right corner
  5. Select a FEW of your favorite photos from May
  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 
  9. That's it! You're on your way to being organized this year! Woo hoo! 

 
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 May 1st
  6. Select a FEW of your favorite pics from May 
  7. Click "Add" in the top right corner of your screen 
  8. That's it! You're on your way to being organized this year! Woo hoo! 

 

I hope you have a great start to this new month! 

All the best, 
Melissa