# Overview of Album

Use Album to view images and videos in your device. Album offers a host of features that let you rotate images, view your images as a slideshow, use images as contact pictures, and more.

Note: Album can only display files in the BMP, GIF, PNG, JPG, Animation GIF, 3GP, MP4, and WMV formats.

To learn more about Album, tap the links below:

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Open Album

To open Album, do one of the following:

- On the Home screen, slide to the Photos and Videos tab and tap Album.
- Tap Start > Programs > Album.
- In the Camera program, tap
  .

Note: When you open Album from the Camera program, the screen orientation of Album is switched to landscape mode.

Tip: If you have several images in your device, scroll down by sliding your finger upward. Scroll up by sliding your finger downward.

To close Album:

Close Album by going back to the main Album screen and tapping .

Note: When you open Album from the Camera program, tapping takes you back to the Camera program.

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Overview of Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Set Favorite Album

Setting an album as a Favorite lets you view the media files inside the folder on the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen.

Note: By default, the Camera Shots album is set as the Favorite album.

To set a Favorite Album:

1. On the Album main screen, tap Albums.
2. Select the album you want to set as the favorite album.
3. Tap Menu > Set Album as Favorite.
4. On the confirmation screen, tap OK.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# View photos in thumbnail view

Photos and videos that are stored in both the device memory and storage card will be displayed as thumbnails on the Album screen.

Note: Video files are marked with an icon ().

In thumbnail view, you can do the following:

- If you have a lot of photos, scroll down by sliding your finger upward on the screen; scroll up by sliding your finger downward.
- Open the Camera program by tapping or touching the Camera icon ().

Tap Menu to access more options:

Menu Item | Description
Slideshow | Displays the photos in a slideshow.
Set Album as Favorite | When the selected Album is set as the favorite, the Album photos will be displayed in the Photos and Videos tab.
Delete Items | Erase the photo or photos from the memory or storage card.
Send | Select a messaging account (MMS or e-mail) and send the photo with your message. If no e-mail account has been set up, MMS opens with the photo automatically attached.
Save to Contact | Assign the photo to a contact.
Properties | View details about the photo, such as the date, time the photo was last modified, file size, etc.
Options | Set slideshow options.
Help | View help information about Album.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# View photos in full-screen view

Tap or touch a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen. Tapping after you have taken a photo with the Camera also displays the photo in full screen.

In full-screen view, you can do the following:

- Go forward to the next photo by sliding your finger across the screen from right to left.
- Go back to the previous photo by sliding your finger across the screen from left to right.
- In full-screen view, tap or touch the screen to access the following shortcuts:

  Icon | Description
  | Return to thumbnail view.
  | Play slideshow.
  | Send the photo via one of your messaging accounts (MMS or e-mail).

Tap to access more options:

Menu Item | Description
Save to Contact | Assign the photo to a contact.
Save Screen Image | Saves screen image as it is currently displayed.
Delete | Erase the photo from the memory or storage card.
Properties | View details about the photo, such as the date, time the photo was last modified, file size, etc.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Rotate a photo

While viewing an image, make a half circle motion on the screen with your finger in the direction you want the image to rotate. Each half circle motion rotates the image 90 degrees.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Zoom and pan

While viewing a photo in full screen, you can zoom in and out of the photo by making a full circle motion on the screen with your finger, as illustrated below:

- Slide your finger clockwise around an area to zoom in on that area.
- Slide your finger counterclockwise to zoom out.

When you are zoomed in:

- Double-tap the screen to fit the entire image on the screen.
- Touch and hold and then drag your finger on the screen to pan the image. While you are panning, a frame with a small rectangular box inside the frame appears on the upper-left corner of the screen. The box moves as you drag your finger on the screen to indicate which area of the image you are panning.
- When you zoom in on an image, tap the screen to open the on-screen menu. On the on-screen menu, tap and then select Save Screen Image to save the image on-screen as a new file.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Play slideshow

1. To start playing the slideshow, do one of the following:
   - In thumbnail view, tap or touch Slideshow.
   - While viewing a photo in full screen, tap or touch the screen and then tap or touch the Slideshow icon ().
2. While the slideshow is in progress, tap or touch the screen to access the following playback controls:

   Icon | Description
   | Return to thumbnail view.
   | Go back to the previous photo.
   | Pause the slideshow.
   | Resume playback of the slideshow.
   | Go to the next photo.
   | Set slideshow options.

#### See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Slide show options

- Repeat. Select this check box to loop the playback of the slideshow.
- Transition. When this check box is selected, a transition effect will be applied to the slideshow. Choose your desired effect from the drop-down list.
- Duration. Set the desired time interval between photos.
- Orientation. Select Best Fit to display portrait photos in landscape orientation during the slideshow, or select Actual to display photos in their original orientation.

#### See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video

# Play back video

On the main Album screen, tap the thumbnail of the video file you want to play back. A progress bar is displayed showing the current time and the total duration.

Note: Video files are marked with an icon ().

Tap the screen to show the playback controls.

Icon | Description
| Return to the beginning of the video.
| Pause the video.
| Play the video.
| Stop playing video and return to view mode.

#### See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video