Create and delete Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums

After you set up your account information and create your first web album, creating new Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums is a simple process.

You can also delete web albums in Aperture at any time.

WARNING: Deleting Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums in Aperture permanently deletes the corresponding sets, albums, and galleries online, along with their contents. If you want to temporarily remove an account in Aperture, but keep the albums and photos as they are in your web account online, you can always disable your web account in Aperture. For more information, see Manage your Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug accounts.

Create a new Flickr album to publish as a Flickr set

Do one of the following:
- In the Library inspector, select an item.
- In the Browser, select a group of photos.
Do one of the following:
- Choose File > Share > Flickr.
- Choose Flickr from the Share pop-up menu in the toolbar.
In the dialog that appears, do the following:
1. If you have multiple Flickr accounts, choose the Flickr account you want to publish to from the Flickr Account pop-up menu.
2. Choose New Set from the Set pop-up menu.
3. In the Set Name field, give your Flickr set a name.
4. In the “Photos Viewable by” pop-up menu, choose an access level to set who can view your Flickr set.
5. In the Photo Size pop-up menu, choose an image size option.
Click Publish.

Aperture publishes your album to Flickr as a Flickr set, and the new Flickr album appears in Aperture. To view the album, select the Flickr account in the Shared section of the Library inspector. For more information, see View Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums.

Create a new Facebook album

Do one of the following:
- In the Library inspector, select an item.
- In the Browser, select a group of photos.
Do one of the following:
- Choose File > Share > Facebook.
- Choose Facebook from the Share pop-up menu in the toolbar.
In the dialog that appears, do the following:
1. If you have more than one Facebook account, choose the Facebook account you want to publish to from the Facebook Account pop-up menu.
2. Choose New Album from the Album pop-up menu.
3. In the Album Name field, give your Facebook album a name.
4. In the Photos Viewable By pop-up menu, choose an access level to set who can view your Facebook album.
Click Publish.

Aperture publishes your album to Facebook, and the new Facebook album appears in Aperture. To view the album, select the Facebook account in the Shared section of the Library inspector. For more information, see View Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums.

Create a new SmugMug album

Do one of the following:
- In the Library inspector, select an item.
- In the Browser, select a group of photos.
Do one of the following:
- Choose File > Share > SmugMug.
- Choose SmugMug from the Share pop-up menu in the toolbar.
In the dialog that appears, do the following:
1. Choose New Gallery from the Gallery pop-up menu.
2. Give your SmugMug gallery a name in the Gallery Name field.
3. Add a description, and choose the thumbnail size and privacy settings you want.
4. Type a password for the gallery in the Gallery Password field.
Click Publish.

Aperture publishes your album to SmugMug, and the new SmugMug album appears in Aperture. To view the album, select the SmugMug account in the Shared section of the Library inspector. For more information, see View Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums.

Delete a Flickr, Facebook, or SmugMug album

In the Library inspector, select the Flickr, Facebook, or SmugMug account containing the album you want to delete.
Select the album you want to delete.
Choose File > Delete Album (or press Command-Delete).
Note: The command name differs depending on the type of album you selected.
In the dialog that appears, select the “Import photos to your library before deleting” checkbox if you want to save the photos before deleting the album in your library and online.
Click Delete.

The album you selected is deleted from the Aperture library, and from your web account online.