[Part 2] Use the add-on to easily create your photo gallery

In the previous tutorial, you learned how to install the Photo Gallery add-on. Here, you'll learn how to use the add-on to create your nature-inspired photo album.

info This article is only for Google users.

1. Open the Photo Gallery sidebar

To start using the add-on, open or create a new blank Google Sheets tab. Then select Add-ons > Photo Gallery by Awesome Table > Create / Edit a photo gallery.

2. Choose an image folder

Click Use existing album. Then select either from your Google Drive or Google Photos album > choose the image-folder > click Select. And in just a few seconds, you will see your data source populate with the retrieved images and a new browser tab will automatically open showing your generated photo gallery app.

info If you don't have any photos to experiment with, click the Try demo button on the add-on sidebar to use our sample folder.

3. (Optional) Update the image-list manually

To update the image-list manually, click the Update button.

warning This will not work if you have manually updated the image-list from the data source.

4. (Optional) Update the image-list via the image folder

To change the image folder, click the Change folder icon and specify the new folder to use. It will prompt you if you want to edit the preexisting photo gallery.

info Instead of overwriting your current photo gallery data source, we recommend creating a new blank sheet, instead, to prevent unwanted results.

5. (Optional) Use or modify the Google Slides presentation (Slideshow)

The Photo Gallery add-on also creates a separate Google Slides presentation (Slideshow) that you can use. More about using Google Slides.

info Having issues with the image sizes of your Slideshow? Learn more in Troubleshooting.

doneCongratulations!

You’ve successfully learned how to use the Photo Gallery add-on to create a photo gallery and photo slideshow.

Comments

6 comments

AROÉVEN Clermont-Ferrand May 22, 2019 08:11

J'ai un problème. Le module ne marche pas actuellement. Mise à jour ou création à partir d'un album Google Photos.

J'ai l'écran de “Photo listing” ou “Updating” mais ça tourne dans le vide.

Bravo pour votre travail.

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Thomas Morin May 22, 2019 08:42

Hello,

Indeed we have a known issue with this add-on but we are working on it.
We have no date to communicate but will let you know when this problem will be solved.

Kind regards.

Thomas

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AROÉVEN Clermont-Ferrand October 22, 2019 08:44

Hello, I come back to you because the module still does not work.

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Media FoPA October 22, 2019 19:31

I have my images in separate folders, each from a different event. How can i get Photo Gallery to read all the folders? It would not work to bunch all the photos in one folder, as I will be removing events as I add new ones in.

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Randolph Abelardo October 26, 2019 11:48

Hi @AROÉVEN Clermont-Ferrand.

We still don't have any update on this issue. Currently, Google Photos is not usable as image-source.

- Randy

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Randolph Abelardo October 26, 2019 11:53

Hi @Media FoPA.

Only a single folder can be selected from the Google folder picker.
Maybe other community members can offer some tips on how to achieve your needs.

- Randy

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