iPhoto Getting Started Learn how to import and organize your photos, and create a photo slideshow and book
1 2 Chapter 1 4 4 5 6 Chapter 2 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 Contents Welcome to iPhoto Using This Document What’s New in iPhoto Finding Out More iPhoto Tutorial What You’ll Learn Before You Begin What You Need Importing Photos From a Digital Camera Organizing and Viewing Your Photos Sorting Your Photos Using Keywords Organizing Your Photos Creating a Slideshow Setting Slideshow Options Playing a Slideshow Creating a Book Making Changes to Your Book Next Steps
Chapter 3 21 22 23 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 iPhoto at a Glance The iPhoto Window The Source List Organize View Information Pane Calendar Pane Keywords Pane Import View Edit View Full-Screen View Slideshow View Book View Calendar View Card View Contents 3
1 Welcome to iPhoto 1 This document helps familiarize you with how to use the basic features of iPhoto, and tells you about the new features in iPhoto 6. You can use iPhoto to easily import photos from your digital camera, organize them for fast retrieval, and then share them with family and friends. Whether you have 100 or 100,000 digital photos, iPhoto keeps track of them all, automatically organizing them so you can find them quickly.
What’s New in iPhoto  Increased Performance and More Photos: From scrolling and paging to importing and editing, iPhoto is faster and more responsive than ever. You'll even notice the boost in speed when opening and quitting the application. And with 250,000 photos now supported, you have plenty of room to grow.  Full-Screen View: Take advantage of every pixel your monitor can muster to view and show off your photos from one edge of your computer screen to the other.
 Enhanced Searching: Digital photos are imported with a host of information that iPhoto now allows you to search. When you create Smart Albums in iPhoto, you can search for your photos by details such as the shutter speed or aperture you used to take it, the film ISO, and the camera model.  Color Profiles: As your photos are imported, iPhoto assigns them a ColorSync color profile that improves the quality of everything you create, from slideshows to books to web galleries.
2 iPhoto Tutorial 2 This tutorial takes you step-by-step through importing your photos from a digital camera into iPhoto, organizing and viewing your photos, and creating a slideshow and a book.
What You Need To complete all the parts of this tutorial, you need:  A digital camera compatible with iPhoto (for a list of cameras that are compatible with iPhoto, visit the iPhoto website)  Photos saved in your digital camera  A computer with Mac OS X and iPhoto installed  Built-in Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports on both camera and computer  An A-to-B USB cable Importing Photos From a Digital Camera To edit and share your photos, you must first transfer them into your computer.
If nothing happens when you connect your camera, check your camera to see if it's turned on and set to the correct mode for importing photos. For information on which mode to choose, see the instructions provided with your camera. To import your photos from a digital camera: 1 Type a film roll name (for example, “Zoe’s Wedding roll #4”) in the Roll Name field (A, shown below) for the group of photos you're importing. (This allows you to search for the photos associated with that film roll later.
You are now ready to view and organize your photos. To learn how, go to the next section of this tutorial. Did You Know?—Importing Photos Without Using a Camera There are several ways to import photos into iPhoto besides using a digital camera. (If you are not using a digital camera, try to ensure that all photos are in JPEG format for best results.
Sorting Your Photos iPhoto displays your photos in the order in which you imported them. You can rearrange photos in the photo library by sorting them in a variety of ways. To sort, choose View > Sort Photos, and then choose an option from the submenu: Â "by Film Roll" arranges photos in the order they were imported. Film roll markers indicate photos that were imported together. You can arrange photos by film roll only in your photo library. Â "by Date" arranges photos by the date on which they were taken.
4 Select the checkbox for the keyword or keywords you want to assign to the photo. Selecting the checkmark button adds a checkmark to the lower-right corner of a photo's thumbnail. A checkmark can be used similarly to a keyword. To add your own keywords to the Keywords list: 1 Choose iPhoto > Preferences. 2 Click the Keywords button at the top of the window. 3 Click Add (the button looks like a plus sign). 4 Type your new keyword. You can also rename and delete keywords in the Keywords list.
To create a photo album: 1 Choose File > New Album. You can also click the Add button near the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window and choose Album from the pop-up menu. Add button 2 Type a name for your album and click Create. 3 Click Library. 4 Drag photos from the library to your new album in the Source list. You can also drag a photo to an album directly from another album, a CD or DVD, or from another location on your hard disk.
To create a slideshow: 1 Select the photos you want in your slideshow by using one of the following methods: Â To use an entire film roll or album, click it in the Source list (in the top-left corner of the iPhoto window). Â To pick and choose among the photos in an album or your library, open the album or library and hold down the Command key as you click each photo you want. 2 Click the Slideshow button in the toolbar.
Setting Slideshow Options Before playing a slideshow, you can specify the display duration for each slide, choose transition effects, and add background music. To specify the display duration: 1 Select your slideshow in the Source list. The iPhoto window changes to slideshow view. 2 Click the Settings button (in the bottom-right corner of the iPhoto window). 3 In the Settings dialog, click the arrows next to “seconds” to specify the number of seconds you want each photo to stay on the screen.
To add background music to your slideshow: 1 Select your slideshow in the Source list. The iPhoto window changes to slideshow view. 2 Click the Music button in the bottom-right corner of the iPhoto window. 3 Select a song or a playlist to play during your slideshow. You can search for a song by typing the artist or title in the search field. 4 Click OK.
Creating a Book It’s easier to create a book in iPhoto than it is to get all your photos printed and paste them up in a scrapbook. Once you’ve created your masterpiece, you have a variety of options to share it: You can play it as a slideshow, print it on a color printer, or order it as a bound book. In this section, you’ll learn how to create a book, including choosing the size and theme, as well as how to make some basic changes, such as adding photos or moving them around.
Making Changes to Your Book You can try out a different theme for your book, add photos, rearrange them, and edit text in your book. To find out how to make even more changes than those described here, see iPhoto Help. To change the theme of your book: 1 Select the book whose theme you want to change. 2 Click the Themes button. 3 Choose a hardcover or softcover book size from the Page Type pop-up menu. 4 Select a theme for your book from the scrolling themes list.
4 Click the Unplaced Photos button to view the photos you added. This is a holding area, like a waiting room, for the photos you want to place in your book. Unplaced Photos button 5 Do one or more of the following to place photos in your book: Â To add a photo to an empty photo frame in your book, drag the photo from the unplaced photos area to the empty frame. Â To replace a photo in your book with a new photo, drag the new photo from the unplaced photos area to the photo in the book.
 To swap photos that appear on the same page, select the page in the photo browser, and then drag one of the photos you want to swap onto the other photo.  To swap photos that appear in the same page-spread, click the Two-Page View button, select the page spread in the photo browser, and then drag one of the photos you want to swap onto the other photo.
3 iPhoto at a Glance 3 As you work in iPhoto, you can see your photos displayed in different ways in the iPhoto window; this makes it easier to organize your library, edit photos, create slideshows, and design your own books, calendars, and cards. The pages that follow introduce you to the different views and controls in the iPhoto window. Take a look at these pages to familiarize yourself with the iPhoto controls so you can easily follow the instructions in iPhoto Help.
The iPhoto Window A B C D 22 A Source list: The Source list includes your library, where all imported photos and video clips appear. The Source list also includes folders, albums, slideshows, books, calendars, and cards you create to organize and display your photos. B Viewing area: View the photos in your library, albums, slideshows, and books.
The Source List The Source list is where you can easily organize and access your photos. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N A Library: Select to see all your imported photos and video clips. B Specific years: Select to see only photos from a specific year. When you import photos, iPhoto automatically organizes them by year. C Recent rolls: Select to see the last roll or rolls of photos you imported. You can set the number of recent rolls you want displayed in iPhoto Preferences.
H 24 Smart Album: Create albums that contain only certain types of photos based on the criteria you choose. For example, you can create an album that contains only your highest rated photos taken within the last two months. Any photos that match the criteria you choose are automatically added to the Smart Album. I Photocast album: Allow subscribers to see your published photo albums. J Calendar: Create a calendar of your favorite photos.
Organize View When you select your library or an album in the Source list, you can see all the photos contained in the item you selected and use controls for sharing your pictures with friends and family. A B C D E F G H I J K L M P N O Q A Viewing area: See thumbnails of the photos in your library and albums. B Scroll Guide: Shows the date and name (if added) of the film roll displayed. C Rotate button: Click to rotate selected photos by 90-degree increments.
P Full Screen button: Click to view the selected photo using your entire screen. Q Size slider: Drag to change the display size of photos in the iPhoto window. Information Pane Use the Information pane to store and retrieve important information about individual photos, albums, books, and folders. The pane below shows the information you’ll see when you have a photo selected. A B C D E F A 26 Title: A photo’s title is the filename assigned by your camera. You can click the title to change it.
Calendar Pane You can use the Calendar pane to quickly search for any photo by the year, month, week, or day it was taken. B A C D E F A Up arrow: Click to display the preceding month or year. B Down arrow: Click to display the following month or year. C View arrow: Click to switch between year and month view. D Reset button: Click after you’ve finished a search to display all photos again. E Months: Click to show only photos from the months you select.
C Reset button: Click after you’ve finished a search to display all photos again. D Keyword buttons: Click one or more buttons to display photos that contain those keywords. To add a keyword to a photo, drag the photo onto a keyword button. E Keywords button: Click this button to show or hide the Keywords pane. Import View When you connect your digital camera to your computer using a USB cable, your camera appears automatically in the iPhoto window.
Edit View If your library, an album, or an individual photo is selected in organize view, you can click the Edit button to switch to edit view. Edit view gives you all the tools you need to improve the color and composition of your photos. A B C D E F G H I K J L M A Photo browser: Click the photo you want to edit. B Viewing area: View the photo whose color or composition you want to change. Drag to select a portion of the photo for cropping or red-eye reduction.
Full-Screen View If your library, an album, or an individual photo is selected in organize view, you can click the Full Screen button to switch to full-screen view. This allows you to view and edit your photo using your entire screen. A B C 30 D E F G H I J K L M N O A Photo browser: Click the photo you want to edit. B Viewing area: View the photo whose color or composition you want to change. Drag to select a portion of the photo for cropping or red-eye reduction.
N Arrow buttons: Click to go to the previous or next photo. O Exit Full Screen button: Click to leave full-screen view. Slideshow View You can create a slideshow from any album or group of photos in your library. When you select a slideshow in the Source list, iPhoto displays all the photos in the selected slideshow and provides controls for setting transition effects, specifying the display duration for each slide, adding background music, and more.
I Settings button: Click to choose visual effects for your entire slideshow. J Music button: Click to choose the background music for your slideshow. K Arrow buttons: Click to go to the previous or next photo in a slideshow. L Zoom slider: Drag to select which part of the photo is displayed during your slideshow. Book View When you select a book in the Source list, iPhoto displays its pages and provides tools to easily create the perfect book for any occasion.
J Add Pages button: Click to add a new page to the end of your book. K Autoflow button: Click to add all unplaced photos to the book, adding pages as needed. L Settings button: Click to choose fonts, text styles, photo captions, and whether to show page numbers. M Play button: Click to play book pages as a slideshow. N Buy Book button: Click to order professionally printed and bound copies of your book (available in some countries only). O Arrow buttons: Click to go to the previous or next page.
F View buttons: Click to show single pages or two-page spreads in the viewing area. G Themes button: Click to select a calendar design. H Layout pop-up menu: Choose a new layout for the selected page. I Design button: Choose a new design for the selected page. J Autoflow button: Click to add all unplaced photos to the calendar, adding pages as needed. K Settings button: Click to choose fonts, text styles, photo captions, and whether to show page numbers.
D Themes button: Click to select a card size and design. E Background pop-up menu: Choose a background for the card. F Design button: Choose a new design for the card. G Settings button: Click to choose fonts, text styles, photo captions, and whether to show page numbers. H Buy Card button: Click to order professionally printed copies of your card (available in some countries only). I Zoom slider: Drag to zoom in and out of card pages.
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