How to Change the Order of Google Photos on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to move images around in a Google Photos album, and create a custom order, using a desktop internet browser.

Steps

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    Open Google Photos in your internet browser. Type photos.google.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
    • If you're not automatically logged in, click the blue GO TO GOOGLE PHOTOS button, and sign in with your Google account.
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    Click Albums on the left-menu. This button looks like a
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    icon on the left-hand side of the page. It will open a list of all your saved photo and video albums.
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    Click the album you want to organize. Find the album you want to re-arrange, and click on its name or icon to open the album's contents.
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    Click the ⋮ icon on the top-right. This button is in the upper-right corner of the page. It will open your album options on a drop-down menu.
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    Click Edit album on the menu. This will open the album in editing mode. A blue toolbar will show up at the top of the page.
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    Click and hold a photo in the album. This will allow you to move the photo around, and drag it to a new location in the same album.
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    Drag and move the photo around. While holding the image file, you can move it around in the album to change its location.
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    Click the
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    icon.     This button is in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will save the changes to your album.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Google Photos in a browser.
2. Click Albums on the left-menu.
3. Click an album.
4. Click the "⋮" icon on the top-right.
5. Click Edit album.
6. Click and hold an image.
7. Drag and move the image.
8. Click the checkmark on the top-left.

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