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RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 25, 2023

This is for the desktop and smartphones. Screenshots are from Windows 10 and iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 16+

Using Google Photos‘ slideshow feature, you can have all or specific album photos play one after another automatically. You can make this slideshow on both your desktop and your mobile device. Let’s explore how this is done.

On Your Desktop

To create a slideshow on your desktop computer, first, open a web browser and launch the Google Photos site. Sign in to your account on the site if you have not already.

Next, once you see your photos, if you want to include all your photos in the slideshow, then click the first photo on the main screen to open it in full screen.

Now, once the photo opens in full screen, at the top-right corner, click the three dots (the Menu icon). Refer to the below image:

Next, in the menu that opens, click Slideshow. See the below image:

Photos 2 — Selecting the Slideshow option

Now, your browser will go full screen and your slideshow will start playing. Sit back, relax, and enjoy recollecting your memories with your photos.

Next, you can stop the slideshow at any time by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. See the following image:

Now, if you would like to make a slideshow using photos from a specific album, then access that album on Google Photos. On the album page, in the top-right corner, click the three dots (the Menu icon). Refer to the below image:

Next, from the three dots (the Menu icon), select Slideshow to start playing your photos. You can close the slideshow by pressing the Esc key. See the below image:

Photos 5 — Selecting the Slideshow option

On Your Mobile

To play your photos slideshow on your phone, first, launch the Google Photos app on your phone.

Next, to include all your photos in the slideshow, then tap the first photo on the main screen.

Now, when your photo opens in full screen, in the top-right corner, tap the three dots (the Menu icon). See the following image:

Next, from the three dots (the Menu icon), select Slideshow to start playing your photos. Refer to the below image:

Photos 7 — Selecting the Slideshow option

Now, Google Photos will start playing a slideshow for all your photos. If you would like to stop this slideshow, tap anywhere on the screen then tap Done in the top-left corner. See the below image:

To create a slideshow using photos from a particular album, first, tap Library and choose your photo album. Select the first photo in the album, then in the top-right corner, tap the three dots (the Menu icon). See the following image:

Next, in the menu that opens, tap Slideshow. Refer to the below image:

Photos 10 — Selecting the Slideshow option

Now, your slideshow containing photos only from the selected album will play. If you would like to stop this slideshow, tap anywhere on the screen then tap Done in the top-left corner. See the below image:

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RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
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Photo albums make it easy to keep everything organized, but that usually does not happen by itself. Google Photos can add photos to albums for you, making it even easier. Let’s explore this feature.

This is for iPhone, iPad, and Android using Google Photos

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This feature is called Live Albums. It ties in with Google Photos’ ability to automatically detect people and pets in photos. That means you can have any photo of a person, multiple people, or pets automatically added to an album.

First, open Google Photos on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device and go to the Library tab. Refer to the below image:

Album 1 — Accessing the Google Photos Library

Next, select an existing album or tap New Album (our choice). See the below image:

Now, if you create a new album, give it a title, and then tap Select People & Pets. See the following image:

Album 3 — Giving the album a title and accessing the option to add people or pets

Next, you will be greeted with a list of people and pets that Google has identified in your photos. Select all that you want to automatically add to the album and tap Confirm. Refer to the below image:

Album 4 — Selecting the people to add to your album

Now, for existing albums, tap the three-dot menu icon. See the below image:

Album 5 — Accessing the menu option for an existing album

Next, in the menu pop-up screen, select Options. See the following image:

Now, tap the plus “+” button under Automatically Add Photos. Refer to the below image:

Album 7 — Adding a new person or pet for your album

That’s all there is to it! Google Photos will immediately add old photos of the people or pets to the album. From this point forward, any new photos will also be automatically added.

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The author’s Vietnam eBook on the Battle for Tra Bong Vietnam: Events and Aftermath

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In 1970, I was an Army Fire Direction Control (FDC) specialist. I was stationed at Landing Zone (LZ) Cindy in Tra Bong, Vietnam. We had an Observation Post (OP) and a Searchlight (SLT) unit. Next to the firebase was an Armed Forces Vietnam (ARVN) unit of 100 men. Besides the helicopter landing zone, we had the shortest airstrip in Vietnam operated by Military AssistanceCommand Vietnam (MACV). Approximately 100 men were stationed at LZ Cindy.

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