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sharing photos on icloud

Is there a comprehensive 'owner's manual' for Icloud? I'm confused about photostream and can't seem to find a simple explanation of how it works. I really just want to share photos/albums like I used to be able to do on mobile.me.

Posted on Nov 6, 2012 10:23 AM

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Posted on Nov 6, 2012 10:59 AM

http://help.apple.com/icloud/


iCloud doesn't really have a photo sharing function similar to MobileMe's Gallery. The nearest is Shared PhotoStreams:


http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mmc0cd7e99

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Nov 6, 2012 11:05 AM in response to Maureen Knapp

I never had MobileMe, but I have used the sharing feature in iCloud. The official name is called "Shared Photo Streams". It will only be viewable by someone running iOS 6 or later and the latest version of iPhoto (it may work on PC, but not sure).


Set up on Mac:

1) Open iPhoto

2) On the left toolbar, select "Photos"

3) Select all the photos you want to share

4) Select "Share" at the bottom left of the window

5) Click Photo Stream

6) Here you can add them to an existing Photo Stream or create a new one

For a new one, just finish following the on screen instructions


Set up on iOS device (requires 6.0 or later):

1) Go to the Photos app

2) Select "Photos" from the toolbar at the top

3) Click "Edit" at the top right

4) Select the photos you wish to share

5) Click "Share"

6) Click "Photo Stream"

7) Here you can add the selected photos to an existing Photo Stream or create a new one.

For a new one, follow the rest of the on screen instructions

sharing photos on icloud

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