OFC Google Photos account for all members of the family
A special Google email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..has been setup to store family photos. You have been sent the password when you registered for the website. If you can't find it, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I'll resend. Photos of older folks and ancestors are welcome. Some of you may have troves of photos that haven't been digitized and they need to be preserved for future geneations.
The existing photos have been organized into "albums" are named by type of event (i.e. wedding), type of item (i.e. document) or source of photos (Esther's photos). Create a new album for the photos you uploaded and name it something relevant like "Claire's photo album" (see below on creating a new album). Once the photos are up at google, you can identify them per the instructions below
Step 1: Create an album
- On your computer, open photos.google.com.
- Sign in to the OFC Google Account at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- On a photo, click Select
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- Choose other photos that you want in your album.
- At the top, click Add
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- Select Album
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- Optional: Add a title to your new album.
- Click Done
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On your computer, open photos.google.com.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, click Add to album
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- Select the items you want to add.
- At the top right, click Done.
Create a new album
- On your computer, open photos.google.com.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- On a photo, click Select
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- Choose other photos that you want in your album.
- At the top, click Add
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- Select Album
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- Optional: Add a title to your new album.
- Click Done
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Create a live album
- On your computer, open photos.google.com.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- On the left, click Albums
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- Click Select people & pets.
- On any face group, click Select
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- At the top right, click Confirm.
Learn how to automatically add photos to an existing album.
Add photos
- On your computer, open photos.google.com.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, click Add to album
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- Select the items you want to add.
- At the top right, click Done.
Upload photos
Open photos.google.com, and click Upload. .
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