Share Photos with Copy and Paste

Copy and Paste is a quick and easy way to export images from Mylio Photos to use in other applications. Mylio Photos uses your operating system’s clipboard to temporarily store a copy of your photo that you can paste into most applications or even image-ready fields in a web browser.

Using Copy and Paste on a Computer

Mylio Photos will use the settings from your most recent export when copying and pasting. For example, if you recently exported a large-size JPEG at high quality with a watermark, images sent via copy-and-paste to other applications will use these settings. If you prefer additional control over the copy-and-paste settings, specify them by clicking on the Export icon in the right sidebar and selecting System Clipboard.

Simple Copy and Paste

1. Open Mylio Photos and select a photo or series of images.

*TIP: Learn to select multiple images from a computer.

2. Click on the hamburger icon in the right sidebar to open the Actions Menu then select Clipboard > Copy or open the Edit menu in the operating system menu bar and choose Copy.

3. Switch to the application where you’d like to use the image(s) and open the Edit menu in the operating system menu bar and choose Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (macOS) to paste your images.

*TIP: You can also copy photos to the system clipboard by right-clicking on the images you want to copy and choosing Clipboard > Copy or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (macOS) to copy your selection.

Advanced Copy and Paste

1. Open Mylio Photos and select a photo or series of images.

*TIP: Learn to select multiple images from a computer.

2. Click the Share icon in the right sidebar and choose System Clipboard.

3. Choose from the following settings:
   • File Type
     • JPEG – useful for web and multimedia applications
     • PNG – higher quality, web-friendly file format
     • TIFF – perfect for printing or image archival
     • Unmodified Original – create a copy of the original file, and ignore any edits that were made in Mylio Photos
   • Resolution
     • Small – reduced in pixel dimensions or for quick sharing
     • Medium – good for screen use
     • Large – a high-quality image that’s useful for sharing or repurposing
     • Original – matches the original dimensions of the source image
     • Custom – choose a custom dimension in pixels
   • Quality – Low, Medium, High, or Maximum
   • Color Space
     • sRGB – sRGB is the narrowest color space but is most compatible with web and email for digital viewing.
     • Display P3 – Display P3 is primarily used by Apple in wide gamut displays. This color space is not supported by all devices.
     • Adobe RGB – Adobe RGB is a common color space used in computer graphics and many software applications and is often used to create physical prints.
     • ProPhoto RGB – ProPhoto RGB is the widest color space and supports the broadest range of colors. This is the only color space containing all colors captured in a raw photo. This color space is optimal for images that will be edited further in other applications.
   • Bit Depth – Available for PNG and TIFF File Types. Bit depth measures how much color is available for the display or printing of each pixel
     • 8-Bit – The most common bit depth. An 8-bit image will display a little more than 16 million colors.
     • 16-Bit – Provides editing flexibility but can increase file sizes and processing times. A 16-bit image will be able to display over 280 trillion colors.
     • Auto – Mylio Photos will choose the appropriate bit-depth for your export based on the quality of the original.
   • Safeshare – Strip all metadata from the exported image(s), including Camera EXIF, Caption and Keywords, Ratings, Copyright, IPTC, People, and Places.
   • Metadata
     • Camera EXIF – information about the camera and lens used to create a photo
     • Caption and Keywords – details about a photo such as a title and keywords
     • Ratings – the star ratings of an image.
     • Copyright – information about the creator of a photo
     • IPTC – expanded details about a photo
     • People – information about who appears in a photo
     • Places – GPS information about a photo
   • Apply Watermark – ON or OFF to add a visible overlay on top of the image to indicate the creator or status of the image.

4. Click the Share to System Clipboard button.

5. Switch to the application where you’d like to use the image(s) and open the Edit menu in the operating system menu bar and choose Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (macOS) to paste your images.

*NOTE: Some applications accept image links from the clipboard, and others accept pixels. Mylio Photos can work with both formats. However, pasted results can vary by application.

!NOTE: To Export images at Original Resolution and Maximum Quality, Mylio Photos must have a locally synced Original file. If the Original file is not available, some choices may be grayed out. Click here to learn how to sync Original files to your devices.

Using Copy and Paste on an iPhone or iPad

Mylio Photos will use the settings from your most recent export when copying and pasting. For example, if you recently exported a large-size JPEG at high quality with a watermark, images sent via copy-and-paste to other applications will use these settings. If you would prefer additional control over the copy-and-paste settings, you can specify them by configuring the Export and Sharing Settings.

Select a photo or series of images.

*TIP: Click here to learn how to select multiple images on a touchscreen device.

6. Tap the Share icon in the right sidebar to access iOS share menu.

7. Select Copy.

8. Switch to the application where you’d like to use the image(s). Tap and hold, then tap Paste.

*NOTE: Copy and Paste is currently unavailable on Android devices due to limitations in the Android operating system.