Photos - Images
Upload a picture
You may choose to just upload and insert where needed, Add a text box next to, above or below pictures to add details.
The citation has been added in a text box using small text, then the box dragged to size to fit under the newspaper clipping.
Options
1. Upload from computer - drag and drop or navigate to images.
2 . Insert Images - loads 4 choices, By URL, Search, Your albums or Google Drive. Each of these options provides a search bar to assist in finding images
Layouts
Ease of use
Text, pictures, charts, diagrams - your family site will accept any of these.
Gather your resources in a folder to make building your site simple. Images may be family documents, screenshots from genealogy software or an album of photos.
Six formatted layouts are provided, shown in the screenshot.
Below I've used layout 4, then changed the background for that section of the page.
Layouts provided
Patrick and Georgina
1907 wedding
Barry wedding
Hannah is bridesmaid
Georgina
1964
Image menu bar
- Crop - Resizes the image
- Uncrop - Takes away the cropping format
- Link - Add a Link to your image
- Bin - Deletes the image
Vertical dots - Opens a new menu
1. Replace Image - Change the image but keep the current properties
2. Add alt text - Add text that is able to be read by screen readers
Awesome Table
The free add-on for Google sheets - Photo Gallery by Awesome Table, turns a folder of photos into an album or a slideshow which can then be embedded into your Google site. Below I've used a folder of photos taken in 2017 in Bodnant Garden, Wales to illustrate its use. Click on any individual photo to display full size. This is a very quick and easy way to display a large collection of photos.
How to get the Add-on
Open a new Google sheet in Chrome. Select the Add-Ons menu >Get add-ons > search for Awesome > select Photo Gallery. Learn more at Awesome Table.