Photos

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Use the Photos feature to view and manage photos. 

The Photos icon.

Viewing Photos

The default view of the Photos feature displays:

  • A menu of buttons for managing your photos.
  • All of the photos associated with the current device or household. 

You can display a slideshow of your photos on your phone with the Slideshow button.

Managing Photos

Select any photo to view it in  full, along with management options:

  • Like the photo.
  • Caption the photo.
  • Delete the photo.

Like a Photo

  1. Select a photo.
  2. Select Like.

Caption a Photo

  1. Select a photo.
  2. Select Caption.
  3. Enter a caption into the textbox.
  4. Select Done.

The caption will appear when the photo is displayed full screen.

Delete a Photo

  1. Select a photo.
  2. Select Delete.
  3. Select Delete to confirm.

Adding a Photo

  1. Select the Add button.
  2. Select the devices or households you want to send a photo to.
    You can choose more than one device or household.
  3. Select Pick from gallery.
  4. Choose files to upload.
    Upload either individual photos, or a .zip file of photos. Up to 25MB of photos can be uploaded at once.

Organizing Photos into Albums

To make your photos easier to manage, you can organize the photos you store with Skylight into albums. 

Adding an Album

  1. Select Albums.
    The Albums pane will appear.
  2. Select New Album.
  3. In the Album name field, add a name for the new album.
  4. Select Save.

Add Photos to an Album

  1. Select Albums.
    The Albums pane will appear.
  2. Select on an existing album.
  3. Select the Add button.
  4. Select one or more photos.
  5. Select Add to Album.

Rename an Album

  1. Select Albums.
    The Albums pane will appear.
  2. Select on an existing album.
  3. Select Rename.
  4. Enter a new name for the album.
  5. Select Save.

Delete an Album

  1. Select Albums.
    The Albums pane will appear.
  2. Select on an existing album.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Select OK to confirm.

Moving Photos to Another Device or Household

  1. Select Select.
  2. Select one or more photos.
  3. Select Copy to.
  4. Select one or more other devices or households to copy the selected photos to.
  5. Select Copy assets.

Deleting Multiple Photos

  1. Select Select.
  2. Select one or more photos.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Select OK.

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