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Change the background in the Photos hub Have a superb shot that makes you feel good every time you look at it? Set it as the background of the Photos hub. 1. Tap Photos. 2. Tap > choose background. 3. Select the photo, and tap . Tip: You can also set your phone to periodically change the photo automatically. Tap > shuffle background. Create an album To easily find photos of an occasion, a person, or a trip, organize your photos into albums according to subject, for example. If your computer is a Mac, install the Windows Phone app from the Mac App Store. 1. Connect your phone to a compatible computer with a compatible USB cable. 2. On your computer, open a file manager, such as Windows Explorer or Finder, and browse to the folder for photos. 3. Add a new folder, give it a name, and add photos to the folder. The folder appears as an album in the albums view on your phone. Tip: If your computer's operating system is Windows 7 or Windows 8, you can also use the Windows Phone app. With Windows 7, you can download it from www.windowsphone.com. Delete an album When you delete an album from the phone, the photos in that album are also deleted. If you've copied the album to your computer, the album and the photos in it remain on your computer. Tap Photos > albums. Tap and hold an album, and tap delete. You cannot delete online albums from your phone. © 2012 Nokia. All rights reserved. 61

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Change the background in the Photos hub
Have a superb shot that makes you feel good every time you look at it? Set it as the background of
the Photos hub.
1.
Tap
Photos
.
2.
Tap
>
choose background
.
3.
Select the photo, and tap
.
Tip:
You can also set your phone to periodically change the photo automatically. Tap
>
shuffle background
.
Create an album
To easily find photos of an occasion, a person, or a trip, organize your photos into albums according
to subject, for example.
If your computer is a Mac, install the Windows Phone app from the Mac App Store.
1.
Connect your phone to a compatible computer with a compatible USB cable.
2.
On your computer, open a file manager, such as Windows Explorer or Finder, and browse to the
folder for photos.
3.
Add a new folder, give it a name, and add photos to the folder.
The folder appears as an album in the albums view on your phone.
Tip:
If your computer's operating system is Windows 7 or Windows 8, you can also use the
Windows Phone app. With Windows 7, you can download it from
www.windowsphone.com
.
Delete an album
When you delete an album from the phone, the photos in that album are also deleted. If you've copied
the album to your computer, the album and the photos in it remain on your computer.
Tap
Photos
>
albums
. Tap and hold an album, and tap
delete
.
You cannot delete online albums from your phone.
© 2012 Nokia. All rights reserved.
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