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Sharing your photos with friends and family

To commemorate a special event by sharing several photos with a group of people, publishing them on your Windows Live space is the way to go. You don't clog people's inboxes with large photo attachments, and you don't have to worry about people losing the photos you sent. The photos stay on your space for as long as you want, so your friends and family can return to view them in the weeks, months, or even years to come.

If you have Windows Live Photo Gallery installed, publishing photos to your space is a snap. Start Photo Gallery, click Publish, click Publish on Windows Live Spaces, and then follow the instructions. If you're working on a computer that doesn't have Windows Live Photo Gallery installed, you can still publish photos to your space. Follow these steps:

To publish photos to your Windows Live space

1.

Before you publish your photos, make sure that you have made any edits you want to them. For example, first crop them, remove red eye, or adjust the brightness or color. It is also helpful to put all the photos you want to publish in the same folder so they're easy to find.

2.

Sign in to Spaces and click Your space.

3.

Click Share photos.

4.

Click Add an album.

5.

The default album title is the current date. Change the title to describe the event, and then click Add photos.

Picture showing how to add photos to your space
Add photos

6.

Install the ActiveX Control, if you're asked to do so.

7.

Select the photos you want to share.

Picture showing how to select photos
Select photos

8.

If you think your friends and family might want to print the photos you're publishing, select the Optimize photos for printing check box.

9.

Click Upload Now.

10.

After the photos finish uploading, you can change their order and captions, and then click Save and close.

Picture of the published album
Finished album

11.

To let others know about your new album, click any photo as the slide show is playing, and then click Send a link.

Picture showing a photo in e‑mail
Send a photo in e‑mail

12.

Enter the recipients' e‑mail addresses, enter a personal message if you want, and then click Send. Your friends and family can view the album, download copies of your photos, or print them.



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