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Sharing Photos (FREE service)

How can I "share” my photos"?

You can enter the photo share path by clicking on the share icon from the home page or, from quick links in almost any PPG page. From your PPG albums select photos that you would like to share and add them to your share album. Once you have done this, enter email IDs of recipients for the share. You can also choose recipients from your PPG address book. You can include a subject line for the email you are sending along with a message for the recipients.

Which method would you choose: Sending email attachments – if you have good resolution photos and, if you are sending 10 or 20, you are looking at 5 mega bytes (MB) or larger attachments. This can get clumsy for you to send the mail and, can take a lot of time to download. Sharing is a great way of getting photos to your friends and family members – all your recipients just receive a link and they can view your photos as a nice slideshow.

Who can I share my photos with?

You can share your photos with anyone who has an email address and can see Web pages.

Can I share more than one Album at a time?

No. Currently you will need to share each Album individually.

Are there any email attachments involved when I share photos?

There are no email attachments sent from the PPG website when you share an Album. The pictures your
friends see are securely stored in PPG servers and they are viewed on the PPG website.

When your friends receive the share invite email from you, they will click on a link that takes them to the
PPG website. If they don't already have a PPG account, they will be requested to create one by clicking
on “Join”. There on, they can view only the photos you have chosen to share with them.

Can I write a personal message or change anything in the invitation?

You can write a personal message to be included in the email sent to your recipients when you invite them
to see your photos. The instructions on how to see your photos cannot be changed.

How can I see as to whom I have shared my Albums with?
  1. Sign in to your PPG user account
  2. From the "My Albums" page, click on the "Shared" or "Share Album" link to the right of the Album
  3. In the right column you will see a "Shared with" list that includes all people you have invited to view
    your Album, as well as the status of their viewing
Once I have shared an Album, what can (and cannot) my friends do with it?

By signing in to their PPG account or creating a new account, your friends can see the Album anytime,
plus order reprints and enlargements of any pictures they choose. Your friends cannot move, edit, re-
caption, or delete the photos within your Album. As the Album owner, only you can make changes to your
Album.

What do you do with the names of people I share my photos with?

The email addresses are added to your PPG Address Book, so you can share Albums again without
having to re-type email addresses. PPG will never use the email address of anyone you share with in any
way other than to send an email invitation to share the Album you selected. When the shared friend or family
member joins PPG, they will be able to enjoy all of the PPG member benefits

If I share an Album and then make changes to it, can my friends see the changes?

Yes. You still own your Album; your recipients just have an invitation to see it. When you make any changes
to your Album, your invited recipients will see the same changes the next time they view it.

When I share an Album, can other people make changes to it?

No. Only the Album's owner can make changes to the Album.

If I share an Album and then choose to delete it, can invited friends still see the
Album in their own accounts?

No. After you delete an Album, the recipients you have invited to see the Album will no longer be able to see it.

I've shared an Album, but don't want anyone to see it anymore. What can I do?
  1. Sign in to your PPG user account
  2. From the "View Album" page, click on the "Share Album" section on the right of the photos
  3. In the right column you will see a "Shared with" list that includes all people you've invited to view your Album
  4. Click the "x" next to the name of anyone you want to restrict from viewing your album
  5. You can also choose to delete the entire album, making it impossible for anyone to view it, including you
  6. If your album was made ‘public’ then you will need to change it to private to prevent users from viewing it.
When I share photos with someone, do they have access to my account and other Albums?

No. When you share an Album with a friend, only that specific Album can be seen by your friend. The Album
is viewed in your friend's own password-protected account on the PPG site. The only person with access
to your account is you. Your friends create their own accounts by typing in their email addresses and
selecting names and passwords. From their accounts, they will have viewing privileges only for the
Albums you shared with them, and any Albums that they create themselves.

Can the public see my photos?

No, if you have not made your photos or albums public then only people who see your photos are those
people who receive an email invitation from you. For more information on how we protect the privacy of your
photos, see our Privacy Policy.

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