iPhoto ‘11: Add, remove, and edit photos in a shared photo stream

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Add, remove, and edit photos in a shared photo stream

You can add and remove photos in a shared photo stream that you created. You can also update photos in a shared stream.

Note:   You can add photos only to photo streams you create. You cannot add photos to shared photo streams you subscribe to.

To add photos to a shared photo stream:

  1. Select the photos you want to add to a shared photo stream.

  2. In the toolbar, do one of the following:

    • Click the Share button, choose Photo Stream from the pop-up menu, and then click a shared stream.

    • Click the Add To button, choose Photo Stream from the pop-up menu, and then click a shared stream.

  3. Type a comment, and click Publish.

To remove photos from a shared photo stream:

  1. In the Source list, select Photo Stream.

  2. Double-click the shared stream containing the photos you want to remove.

  3. Select the photos you want to remove, and press Delete.

To replace a photo in a shared photo stream:

If you share a photo in a shared photo stream and then make edits to it, the newly edited photo doesn’t automatically appear in the shared photo stream. You can either add it to the existing photo stream along with the older version, or you can delete the older version and replace it with the updated photo.

  1. In the Source list, select Photo Stream.

  2. Double-click the shared stream containing the photo you want to replace.

  3. Select the photo you want to replace, and press Delete.

  4. In the Source list, select Events, and then double-click the Event containing the updated photo.

  5. Select the updated photo.

  6. In the toolbar, do one of the following:

    • Click the Share button, choose Photo Stream from the pop-up menu, and then click the shared photo stream that contained the photo you want to replace.

    • Click the Add To button, choose Photo Stream from the pop-up menu, and then click the shared photo stream that contained the photo you want to replace.

  7. Type a comment, and click Publish.

The updated photo with the new adjustments replaces the photo you just removed.

Last Modified: Sep 4, 2015
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