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How to Let Friends View Your Yahoo! Photo Album

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With Yahoo! Photos, you can share images via e-mail or instant messenger or by changing the permissions on your photo album. To let friends view your Yahoo! Photo Album, just follow these steps:

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Yahoo! Messenger

    Add People to Your Friends List

  1. Step 1

    Click the “Add Friends” button on the Yahoo! Photos home page.

  2. Step 2

    Add people to your "Friends" list by entering their Yahoo! ID names into the search field. If adding more than one, separate their names with commas.

  3. Step 3

    When finished, click the “Add” button.

  4. Share Photos with Friends via E-mail

  5. Step 1

    Click an album name in your list. Note: You cannot share Smart Albums from this list.

  6. Step 2

    Click “Share” on the taskbar, then select “Album” to share the entire album. Alternatively, drag and drop photos you want to share into the photo tray and click “Share” to share only those photos.

  7. Step 3

    Click “Share by Email.”

  8. Step 4

    Add an e-mail address in the “To” field. To add a personal message, enter it into the field labeled “Enter optional message here.” Click “Send” to e-mail your friend the message and invitation.

  9. Share Photos with Friends via Yahoo! Messenger

  10. Step 1

    Click the album you want to share in the "Collections" list.

  11. Step 2

    Click “Edit” in the taskbar, choose “Album” and then click “Instant Message.”

  12. Step 3

    Select a friend to share your album with from the "Friends" list when the "Messenger" window opens.

  13. Step 4

    View the album slideshow in the "Messenger" window. Both you and your friend will be able to view the slideshow, stop and start the slideshow and click the thumbnails in the "Messenger" window to see a larger version of the photo.

  14. Share Photos by Changing Permissions

  15. Step 1

    Click the album name in your list or drag individual photos into the photo tray.

  16. Step 2

    Click “Share” on the taskbar, select “Albums” and then click “Permissions.”

  17. Step 3

    Change your permissions to "Public," then click “Save.”

Tips & Warnings
  • By adding people to your "Friends" list, they get permanent access to your public photos and albums when you send them an e-mail invitation. They also get permanent access to the Yahoo! Photo album you invited them to see, even if it is private. If they are not on your "Friends" list, their access expires after 90 days.
  • You can share photos from multiple albums as well as from the “All My Photos” collection. The photo tray will retain the photos you’ve selected as you move between albums.
  • Changing permissions means anyone can view your photos, not just people on your "Friends" list.
  • People who share photos with you are automatically added to your "Friends" list. If you share photos with someone, you’ll be added automatically to that person's list.
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