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Edit and organise photos
Overview
Create an album
Rename an album
Select photos
Caption photos
Edit a photo
Edit an album
Add an album description
Rotate photos
Copy photos
Move photos
Add to Favourites
Rearrange and sort photos
Delete photos
Delete albums
Make prints
Create photo gifts
From your photo albums, you can edit and organise your photos with our handy tools. Once you have logged in, roll your mouse over the photos menu at the top of the page and click on your photo organiser.
Most of our editing features can only be used on your own photos, though you can copy or remove friends' photos in your organiser. Only the album owner can edit or rename their photos.
You can create a new album in one of three ways:
- Upload photos
Learn how to upload photos to your account. - Move photos from an existing album to a new album
Learn how to move photos. - Copy photos to a new album
Learn how to copy photos.
To rename an album, follow these steps:
- First, double-click on the album to open it.
- Then, click on the album name that appears above your photos.
- Type in or edit the name in the field that appears.
- Hit enter to save it.
To select a single photo so that you can edit or organise it, open the album with the photo you want to select. Then, click on it once to select it, and click again to de-select it.
To select multiple photos, simply click on them. To de-select a single photo from the group, click on it again. Click in the white space on the page to de-select all photos.
To add or change captions for multiple photos, follow these steps:
- To begin, open the album with the photos you want to caption.
- Click on each photo to select them.
- Hover over the "Edit options" menu at the top right side of the page. Click "Add captions" in the menu that appears.
- In the pop-up that opens, you'll see thumbnail previews of the photos you've selected. Type your captions in the fields next to each thumbnail.
- Click the "Add captions" button to save the updated caption(s).
- To begin, click on a photo to select it.
- Next, click on the pencil icon that appears to see your options.
- Choose what you would like to do: Add a caption, edit it, delete it, or move it to another album.
Note: Choose "Edit photo" to crop, rotate, tint, colour correct, or remove red-eye from your photo. - A new page or pop-up will open where you can make your edits.
- To begin, open the album you want to edit.
- Next, click on the pencil icon that appears to see your options.
- Choose what you would like to do: Add captions, make edits, delete the album, or move photos to another album.
- A new page or pop-up will open where you can make your edits.
You can add a description to any album that you own. Here's how:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Below the album name and date, it'll say "Add a description." Click on that text and an empty field will appear.
- Type your album description in the field and then hit enter to save it. Album descriptions can be up to 150 characters long, including spaces.
To rotate a photo, follow these steps:
- To begin, double-click on the album to open it.
- Click on the photo you want to rotate.
- Click on the pencil icon that appears beneath the photo.
- Click on "Rotate left" or "Rotate right" in the menu that appears.
You can copy photos from an existing album to either a new or existing album in your account. Keep in mind that friends with whom you have shared the original album will see any changes you make.
To copy a single photo to a different album, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Select the photo you want to copy.
- Click the pencil icon that appears below it.
- Click on "Copy to...".
- Click on the album you want to copy the photo to, and it'll be instantly copied.
To move a single photo to a different album, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Click the pencil icon that appears under the photo you want to move.
- Click on "Move to...".
- Click on the album you want to copy the photo to.
To move multiple photos to a different album, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Select the photos you want to move.
- Hover over the "Edit options" menu at the top right side of the page.
- Click on "Move to...".
- Click on the album you want to move the photos to.
Once you add a photo to your Favourites, it'll be saved in both the original album and your Favourites album.
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Click on the heart icon next to the photo you want to add to your Favourites. The heart will turn red.
- To remove it from your Favourites, just click the red heart again.
To rearrange photos in an album, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Click on the photo you want to move and hold the mouse button down.
- Drag it to a new spot in the album and release the mouse button (a yellow bar will appear at places you can drop it, so you can place the photo or video before or after other items in your album).
Note: You can move multiple photos at the same time, too. Just click on all the photos you want to move and follow the same steps above.
To sort photos, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Click the "Sort" dropdown menu above your photos to see your options. You can sort by newest first, oldest first, alphabetically, or date added.
- Click the option you want and your photos will be automatically sorted.
To permanently delete any photo from your account, follow these steps:
- Double-click on an album to open it.
- Click on the photo you want to delete.
- Click the trash can icon that appears below it.
- You'll be asked to confirm that you want to delete that photo. Click the "Delete" button to permanently remove it from your account.
When you delete a photo, it'll also be removed from any friends' accounts you've shared with and projects you've used it in.
To permanently delete any album from your account, follow these steps:
- From your main albums page, click on the album you want to delete.
- Click the trash can icon that appears below it.
- You'll be asked to confirm that you want to delete that album. Click the "Delete" button to permanently remove it from your account.
When you delete an album, the photos will also be removed from any friends' accounts you've shared with and projects you've used them in.
- Open the album with the photos you want to make into prints.
- Click on the cart icon under each photo you want to print.
- A confirmation message will appear indicating that it's been added to your cart.
- When you're ready to check out, click on the shopping cart icon at the very top of the page. You can adjust quantities and sizes on the cart page.
- Select one or more photos.
- Next, hover over the "Create" menu at the top of the page.
- Click on the name of the photo gift you want to create, or click "Shop all products" to go to the main store page.
- You'll be taken to either the product page or the store page, where you can start creating with your photos. If you're making a book, card, collage gift, or anything with multiple photos, you'll be able to add more photos later.
Still have questions?If you still need help, please browse the rest of the Snapfish Help section, check out our Customer Service page for the best way to contact our Customer Service team. |
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