Peter's Patter with Photos

Speaker: Moatey

Topic: Load Photos into Windows Live from a green USB stick

Import photos into Photo Gallery

You can add photos to Photo Gallery by importing them from a camera, phone, or other device, CD or DVD. Imported photos are stored in your My Pictures folder. You can also add photos from an album on OneDrive, or from another location on your PC.

To import photos from a camera, phone or other device, CD, or DVD

Make sure that your device is turned on and connected to your PC, or that the disc is inserted into your PC's CD or DVD drive.

Open Photo Gallery.

Click the Home tab, and then click Import.

In the Import Photos and Videos dialog box, click the device that you want to use, and then click Import. If you're importing from a CD or DVD, select the CD or DVD drive.

Click More options to select the options that you want to use, such as where to save the files and what format to use for the folder and file names.

Click one of the following two options: Review, organize and group items to import or Import all new items now.

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Review, organize, and group items to import

Import all new items now

To add other folders of photos into Photo Gallery (for example, from OneDrive or from another location on your PC)

Click File, and then click Include folder.

Click Add, and then select the folder you want to add to Photo Gallery.

Click Include folder, and then click OK.