Setting an Album Cover Photo

Setting custom cover photos for Albums is a great way to make Albums view fun to browse and easy to search.

Set a Cover Photo in the Actions Menu

1. Open Mylio Photos and select a photo to use as a cover photo.
2. Open the Actions Menu from the Quick Actions Bar.
3. Next to Set Cover, choose Folder, Album, or Event.

4. Choose the specific Folder, Album or Event where you want the new cover photo, and then click or tap the Set button.

Set a Cover Photo using Flutter

Flutter allows you to quickly see the contents of any Folder or Album by swiping your finger over the container from right to left on touchscreen devices, two-finger swiping from right to left on trackpads, or use your traditional mouse’s scroll wheel while holding the Shift key.

1. Open Mylio Photos and locate a folder, album, or event you would like to change the cover for.
2. Use Flutter to locate the image you want to use as a cover photo.
3. When you stop on an image, a pin icon will appear in the lower left of the photo.
4. Click or tap the pin icon to set the photo as the new cover photo.

*TIP: Any image in your Mylio Photos Library can be used as a cover photo and does not have to be contained in the Event, Folder, or Album for which you are choosing the cover photo.

*TIP: You can also set a Cover Photo by right-clicking on the image you want to use and next to Set Cover choosing Folder, Album, or Event.