> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.decodahealth.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Photos

> Share photos from a patient's gallery to their patient portal, with an optional label.

You can share individual photos from a patient's gallery so the patient can see
them when they sign in to the portal. Nothing is shared automatically — a photo
only appears in a patient's portal after you share it.

## Share a photo

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the gallery">
    Go to a patient's **Gallery** (or open the **Medical Attachments Gallery**).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the photo menu">
    Hover over the photo and click the **⋯** (three dots) in its top corner.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Share to patient portal">
    A window opens with a **Label** box. The label is filled in with the photo's
    name to start — you can edit it or clear it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share">
    Click **Share**. A **Shared** badge appears on the photo, and it shows up on
    the patient's **Photos** page in the portal.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Change the label or stop sharing

Open the **⋯** menu on a shared photo again and choose **Patient portal
sharing**. From there you can:

* **Update** the label the patient sees, or
* **Stop sharing**, which removes the photo from the patient's portal.

<Note>
  Only real images can be shared. The label is optional — leave it blank to show
  the photo with no caption. If you move a photo to a different patient, it stops
  being shared and you'll need to share it again.
</Note>

## What the patient sees

Patients with sharing enabled see a **Photos** page in their portal listing the
photos you've shared, each with its label and date. Tapping a photo opens a
larger view.

## Turn the Photos page on or off

The **Photos** page is on by default. To hide it for your whole clinic, go to
**Settings** > **Patient Portal** > **Configuration** and turn off **Show
Photos**. Turning it off hides the page for every patient, even if some photos
are still marked as shared.