How to Add Photos to Shared Album on Google Photos on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to add photos and/or videos to a shared album using Google Photos on a computer.

Steps

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    Go to https://photos.google.com in a web browser. If you haven’t signed in, click GO TO GOOGLE PHOTOS to sign in now.
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    Click ☰. It’s at the top-left corner of the window. A menu will expand.
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    Click Sharing. It’s near the center of the menu.
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    Click the shared album.
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    Click the “Add photos” icon. It looks like a photograph with a plus sign, and it’s near the top-right corner of Photos.
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    Select photos to add. Click the circle at a photo’s top-left corner to select it. Continue clicking photos until you’ve selected all you wish to share.
    • To add photos from your computer, click SELECT FROM COMPUTER, select photos you wish to add, then click Open.
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    Click DONE. It’s at the top-right corner of the window. The selected photos and/or videos are now added to the shared album.
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About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
Tech Specialist
This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 25,184 times.
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Article SummaryX

1. Sign in to Google Photos.
2. Click ☰.
3. Click Sharing.
4. Click an album.
5. Click the “Add photos” icon.
6. Select photos to add.
7. Click DONE.

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