How to create a new album on Facebook
Create an album on Facebook it is a simple procedure that, in addition to allowing you to upload photos and videos to your profile, allows you to sort your content as you prefer. How to do? I'll explain it to you right away!
How to create a Facebook album from your mobile
create a Facebook album from your mobile (or from a tablet), start the app of the famous social network for Android or iPhone / iPad devices and, if you have not set automatic access, log in to your account.
Now, tap on the item What are you thinking about?, click on the option Album and, in the new screen that appears, choose the item Create album. Then enter the name of the album you are creating in the field Album name and, if you wish, add one Description in the appropriate field.
Once this is done, choose whether to add collaborators for the album in question by moving the lever next to the item Add collaborators da OFF a ON, click on the option Choose friends and put the check mark next to the friends you want to add as your collaborators. By doing so, the selected users will be able to manage the album and add new photos.
Once this is done, press on the option relating to the visibility of the album and, on the screen Select privacy, choose who will be able to view the album in question by choosing one of the options available from All , Friends, Friends except, Some friends in particular, Collaborators only e Only me. In this regard, my guide on how to protect the privacy of photos and albums on Facebook may be useful.
After entering all the required information and setting the visibility of your album, tap the button Save, scegli l'opzione Add to your post and select the item Photo / video from the menu that opens. Then choose the photos and / or videos you want to include in the newly created album and press the button Charge, to create and publish your new album on Facebook.
To view the albums created on your profile, apply changes and add new content, tap on yours photo, at the top left, tap on the item Gallery, select the tab Album and choose the album of your interest.
How to create a Facebook album from a computer
It was preferred create a Facebook album from your computer, connected to the main page of the social network and, if you have not already done so, access your account, entering the data in the fields Email or phone e Password.
Adesso, click sul tuo name, at the top right, select the item Gallery e scegli l'opzione Create an album. On the newly opened page, enter the album name in the field Your name and, if you wish, add one Description and place in the appropriate fields. If you need to add collaborators who can manage the album you are creating and upload new photos, put the check mark next to the option Add collaborators and enter the name of the friends you want to add as collaborators in the field Enter the names of your friends.
Once this is done, click on the option Add photos / videos and select the photos and / or videos you want to include in the album. Once each photo is uploaded, you can add a description of it in the field Write something about this photo, while pressing the icon of rotella d'ingranaggio you can choose one of the available options: Change location to specify a place; Change date to add a date to the photo e Use as an album cover to use the photo in question as the cover image of the album you are creating.
Also, by pressing anywhere in the photo, you can tag your friends by entering their name in the field Start typing the name and selecting the user of your interest from the menu that appears. In this regard, my guide on how to tag on Facebook might be useful.
At this point, choose the visibility of the album you are creating through the drop-down menu located at the bottom right, selecting one of the available options (Only me, Friends, All, Specific friends etc.), and click on the button Public, to publish the album on Facebook.
To change the information of the album, add other content or delete it, access your Facebook profile page, select the items Gallery e Album and click on the album of your interest, then click on the icon of three dots e scegli una delle opzioni available Edit album, Delete album ed Edit cover photo (to change the photo set as album cover image).
How to create Facebook page album
create an album on a Facebook page of which you are administrator or content creator, start the social network app, tap the icon of pennant and, on the screen Your pages, choose the Facebook page of your interest.
Adesso, premium pulsating Create a post, scegli l'opzione Photo / video, select the photos and / or videos you want to include in the album and tap on the item Album. Then choose the option Create album, enter its name and description in the fields Album name e Add a description e premi sui pulsnti Save e Share, to create and publish the album in question.
From a computer, on the other hand, connected to the main Facebook page, log in to your account (if you have not already done so), press the icon of the freccia rivolta verse il basso placed in the top menu and select your page. Now, click on the item Photo / video visible near the box Write a post e scegli l'opzione Create photo album.
Then select the photos you want to include in the album in question, enter the name and description of the album in the fields Album name e Description and, if you wish, also add a description for the individual photos uploaded in the relevant fields Write something about this photo. Infine, click your button Public, to publish the album on your Facebook page.
How to create Facebook event albums
How did you say? Vorresti create an album on a Facebook event? In that case, I am sorry to tell you that it is not possible to do this, even on events of which you are the administrator. All you can do, if the user who created the event allows it, is to upload photos and videos or share a previously created album on your profile or on a Facebook page you manage.
To upload photos and videos to a Facebook event using the social network app, access the event of your interest and, first, click on the option I will participate. Once this is done, select the item Discussion, tap on the options write something e Publish in the event and choose the item Photo / video from the menu that opens. Then select the photos and / or videos of your interest and tap the button Public, to publish the selected content in the Facebook event in question.
From your computer, on the other hand, access the page of the Facebook event of your interest, press the button I will participate, click on the options Add photos / videos e Upload photos / videos, select the content to upload and press the button Public. The procedure is also the same for an event of which you are the administrator.
How do you say? Do you want to share an album uploaded to your profile or to a Facebook page you manage? In that case, go to the section Album of your profile or page and click on the album of your interest, then copy his URL visible in the address bar of the browser, access the event of your interest, click on the option write something and paste the address you copied earlier. Finally, click on the button Public And that's it.
Before sharing the album in question on the event of your interest (especially if this is public), I recommend that you change the privacy of the album by choosing the option All. Otherwise, your album will only be visible to friends or people you have allowed visibility to.
How to create albums on Facebook with photos already uploaded
create albums on Facebook with photos already uploaded, you must first publish a new album and then move the photos of your interest from one album to another.
To do it from your computer, access your Facebook profile page and create a new album, as I indicated in the opening lines of this guide. Once this is done, access the section Gallery of your profile, select the option Your Photos and click on the photo you want to move to the newly created album.
Now, tap on the item options, select the option Move to another album from the menu that opens, choose the album of your interest through the drop-down menu visible next to the item Select another album for this photo and click on the button Move photos, to add the photo in question to your new album.
Please note that this functionality is not allowed through the Facebook app: to proceed from smartphone and tablet you must use the browser installed on your device (eg. Chrome your android e Safari on iOS / iPadOS) by activating the desktop version of the Facebook site.
How to create albums on Facebook without publishing it
If you are wondering if it is possible create an album on Facebook without publishing it, I'm sorry to tell you that the answer is no. However, you can publish an album and make it invisible to other users by changing its privacy settings.
To make a new album invisible from smartphones and tablets, follow the instructions to create a new album on Facebook that I gave you in the previous paragraphs and, in the screen Create album, click on the option to set its visibility and choose the item Only me. By doing so, the album in question and all the content uploaded to it will not be visible to other users.
If, on the other hand, you want to change the visibility settings of an album already published, access your Facebook profile page, tap on the item Gallery, select the scheda Album and press on the album of your interest. Now, tap on the icon of three dots, press on the visibility option currently set (eg. Friends, All etc.) and, in the screenshot Privacy, put the check mark next to the item Only me. Premium, quindi, sul pulsating Save, to save your changes, and that's it.
If you prefer to proceed from a computer, connected to the main Facebook page, click on yours nameat the top right, and select the options Gallery e Create Album. Before clicking on the button Public and publish the new album on your Facebook profile, select the option Only me through the drop-down menu located at the bottom right, to make it invisible to all other users of the social network, including friends.
To change the privacy settings of an already published album, instead, access the sections Gallery e Album of your profile, click on the album of your interest, press the icon of three dots e scegli l'opzione Edit album, then locate the entry Privacy e seleziona l'opzione Only me through the appropriate drop-down menu. Simple, right?
How to create albums on Facebook