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iPad User Guide

Create and work with photo albums on iPad

Use albums in the Photos app to view and organize your photos and videos. You can also rename, rearrange, and delete albums and create folders to contain multiple albums.

👁 The Photos app is open to Albums. Personal is selected. The rest of the iPad screen shows thumbnails for albums in a grid.

If you use iCloud Photos, albums are stored in iCloud. They’re up to date and accessible on devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account. See Back up and sync your photos and videos with iCloud.

Create a new album

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums in the library sidebar, then tap All Albums (or tap Collections, then tap Albums).

  3. Tap 👁 the Add button
    ,     then tap New Album.

  4. Enter a name for the album, add photos, and choose a key photo to represent the album.

  5. Tap Create.

To create an album you collaborate on with other people, see Create shared albums.

Sort albums

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums in the library sidebar, then tap All Albums (or tap Collections, then tap Albums).

  3. Tap 👁 the More button
    ,     then choose a sort option.

    If you choose Sort by Custom Order, touch and hold an album, then drag it to a new position.

  4. To show only albums or only folders, tap 👁 the More button
    ,     tap Filter, then choose an option.

To change the format of the albums list, tap 👁 the More button
, then select List View or Key Photo.

Rename an album

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Touch and hold the album you want to rename.

  4. Tap Edit Title and Photos.

  5. Enter the new name in the text field, then tap Done.

Share photos from an album

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Tap an album to open it.

  4. Tap Select, then tap the items you want to share. Or tap Select, then tap Select All to share everything in the album.

  5. Tap 👁 the Share button
    ,     then choose a sharing option such as AirDrop, Messages, or Mail.

Delete an album

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Touch and hold the album you want to delete.

  4. Tap Delete Album.

Note: When you delete an album, the photos and videos within it remain in your photo library and any other albums they were added to.

Organize albums in folders

You can create folders to organize your albums. After you create a folder, it appears in the Albums collection.

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums in the library sidebar, then tap All Albums (or tap Collections, then tap Albums).

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

  4. Name the folder, then add albums to it.

  5. Tap Create.

To remove an album from a folder, tap the folder to open it, touch and hold an album, then tap Remove from Folder.

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