How to use iphoto 11. Adapted from Apple Online Help

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1 How to use iphoto 11 Adapted from Apple Online Help

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Import Your Photos... Pg. 2-3 Viewing Your Photos... Pg. 4-6 Find Your Favorite People Using Faces... Pg. 7-9 Using Places... Pg Browsing Photos... Pg Finding Photos... Pg Improving Your Photos - RedEye... Pg Improving Your Photos - Cropping... Pg Improving Your Photos - Rotating... Pg Improving Your Photos - Adding Effects... Pg. 26 View and Organize Events... Pg. 27 Merging and Splitting Events... Pg Moving Photos between Events..., Pg. 30 Flag Photos... Pg. 31 Sharing and ing Photos... Pg Creating a SlideShow... Pg Changing a SlideShow - Music and Settings... Pg Using Photos as Desktop... Pg. 42 Exporting Photos... Pg Playing a Video Clip... Pg. 45

3 Import Your Photos Before you can use iphoto to organize, edit, and share your photos, you need to import (copy) your photos into iphoto on your computer. Import photos from a digital camera 1. Connect your camera to your camera and connect it to your computer (or if your Mac has an SD card slot, you can insert the SD card in your computer and then import from the card). 2. If iphoto does not open, Open iphoto. iphoto When asked to import photos, do one of the following: To import all the photos from your camera, click the Import All button. To import only some photos, press the Command key while you click each photo you want to import, and then click the Import Selected button. 4. After the import process is finished, click the Eject button or drag the camera s icon to the iphoto Trash in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown above). Turn off your camera, and disconnect the camera from your computer.

4 Note: If your pics are not on a camera... If you have photos in digital form (sent to you in an , taken with a camera phone, or on a CD, for example), you can still import them into iphoto. If you are using MAIL, open the message, click the Save button and Add to iphoto. If your pics are on a disc, insert the disc and import. If you have an SD card and your computer has an SC card slot or you have a card reader, import from your card.

5 View Your Photos When you import photos, they are automatically grouped into Events, based on the date the photos were taken. You can reorganize your photos or create albums to group together photos around different themes. Click to select items in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown above) to see your photos in Events and other views, such as your most recently imported photos, and photos organized by people (Faces) and locations (Places). The Source list provides access to all the items in your iphoto library. iphoto 11

6 View Photos in Full-Screen View Full-screen view lets you see and edit your photos in a larger format allowing you to see your pics more easily. iphoto Click to select Events in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown below). Your Events appear in the main viewing window.

7 2. Click the Full Screen button in the toolbar. This opens your Events in full-screen view. In this view, the items in your Source list are now accessible by clicking the buttons in the toolbar along the bottom of the window. 3. Double-click an Event to see the photos it contains. The toolbar changes to provide a Slideshow button so you can view the photos as an instant slideshow. To return to Events view, click the All Events button in the top-left corner of the window. 4. To leave full-screen view, click the Full Screen button in the toolbar. You can change to full-screen view from anywhere in your iphoto library, whether you re viewing an Event, looking through an album, or creating a project, such as a book, card, or calendar.

8 Find Your Favorite People Using Faces Just name someone whose face appears in a photo, and iphoto finds all the photos containing that person. Click to select Faces in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown below) to see a snapshot of each person on your Faces corkboard. 1. Click to select Faces in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown above), and do one of the following: If you haven t named any faces yet, go to step 2. If you ve already named faces in your photos, their snapshots appear on the Faces corkboard. To name more faces, click the Find Faces button in the toolbar and then go to step 2. To confirm matches for faces you ve already named, skip to step Click the unnamed label for each face (A, below), and then type a name. As you add more names to Faces, iphoto begins to suggest names for unnamed faces. If you see Is this [name]? below an unnamed face (B, above), you can click the checkmark to confirm the suggestion or click the X to reject it. iphoto also suggests names based on your Address Book and on names of your Facebook friends (if you ve set up a Facebook account in iphoto).

9 3. If you want to reject a photo entirely, move your pointer over the photo, and then click the X that appears at the top-left corner. You don t have to name every face iphoto shows you. 4. To see more photos, click the Show More Faces button. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to name or reject more people. 5. When you re done, click Continue To Faces to see your newly named friends and family appear on your corkboard. 6. On the Faces corkboard, double-click a snapshot to see the photos it contains. 7. To find more photos of a person you ve named, click the Confirm Additional Faces button (in the bottom-right corner of the window). NOTE: If the button is dimmed, it means iphoto hasn t found any likely matches. If you know there are more photos of a particular person in your photo library, try naming a few more by following steps 1 and 2 above.

10 8. The top row shows photos you ve already named or confirmed as correct. In the second row, below the Unconfirmed Faces line, you can confirm or reject the suggestions iphoto has collected. Do one or both of the following: Click once to confirm a match and change the label to the person s name. If you want, drag to enclose multiple correct matches. If you accidentally include the photo of a different person, just click it to deselect it. Click twice to reject a match. You can also press the Option key as you click the photo. 9. When you re finished, click Done. You don t have to confirm or reject every photo at one time. To finish confirming or rejecting photos later, just click the Confirm Additional Faces button again. 10. NOTE: The Faces feature introduced with iphoto '08, is a great way of seeing all the photos you took of a particular person, but setting it up can be a little time consuming.

11 Find photos by where they were taken, using Places With Places, you can quickly see all the photos taken at a particular place. iphoto marks the locations on a map. iphoto 11 If your photos include (GPS) information, iphoto automatically knows where your photos were taken and maps those locations on the Places map. If the photos don t have GPS data, you can still add place names to your photos and have them appear on the Places map. 1. Do one of the following: If your imported photos contain GPS information, make sure you re connected to the Internet, and Click to select Places in the Source list (along the left side of the iphoto window, shown above). A map appears, with marker pins at the locations where your photos were taken (as shown above). NOTE: You may need to go to Preferences and activate your Places. Also, If you see a note instead of marker pins, check to make sure that iphoto is set to look up locations.

12 If few or none of your imported photos have GPS information, you can add locations to those photos. To do so, select a photo and click the Info button in the toolbar. The Information pane opens on the right side of the window. Click Assign a Place and type a location name. As you type, a pop-up menu appears with suggestions. If you want, choose one of the suggested locations. NOTE: If no locations appear, check to make sure that iphoto is set to look up locations. When you ve added locations to a few photos, Click to select Places in the Source list to see the map showing where your photos were taken.

13 2. On the Places map, you can do any of the following: To see a location name, move your pointer over the appropriate marker pin to make the location tag appear. To see all the photos taken at that location, click the arrow next to the place name in the location tag (shown above). To zoom in on a map location, double-click the map in the area you want to see. You can also use the zoom slider in the toolbar. iphoto shows nearby locations of photos, if any, as you zoom in. You can zoom in all the way to street view (if street view is available in Google Maps). 3. To return to a map view that shows all your marker pins, do one of the following: If you re zoomed into a section of the map, click the Places home button. If you re looking at photos taken at a particular location, click the Map button in the top-left corner of the main viewing window. If you aren t connected to the Internet, you can see still the photos that have location information assigned. Click to select Places in the Source list, and then click the Show Photos button in the bottom-right corner of the window. You can also use location information to easily create maps of your travels for a slideshow (using the Places theme) or as a map page in a photo book.

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15 Browse photos in your library The iphoto library holds all the photos you ve transferred from your digital camera or imported into iphoto from other sources. Your photos are organized by date into Events, which makes browsing the library more efficient. To browse photos by Event: 1. Click Events to select it in the Source list, or click the Events button in full-screen view. The Events view shows the key photo for each Event. 2. Do one of the following: To quickly skim the photos in an Event, move your pointer over the Event. The photos in the Event appear in succession. To open an Event, double-click it. To return to Events view, click the All Events button at the top of the main viewing window. To see all your photos with or without Event groupings: 1. Select Photos in the Source list. If you re in full-screen view, click the All Albums button, and then double-click the Photos album (in the top-left corner of the view) to open it. Photos in this view are organized by Event groups, but you can choose whether to show the dividing lines between Events. iphoto To show dividing lines between Events, choose View > Event Titles. (If you are in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) To hide the dividing lines, choose View and make sure Event Titles is not checked. NOTE: If Event Titles is dimmed, your photos are set to be sorted manually. To change this, choose View > Sort Photos and choose a different sort option from that menu. To change the display size of the photos: 1 Drag the zoom slider at the bottom of the iphoto window. To scan for specific photos by date: 1. Select Events or Photos in the Source list. 2. Use the scroll bar to move up and down through your Events or photos. To help you scan for specific photos, an overlay showing the date of those photos appears in the middle of the window.

16 NOTE: You may not see the overlay if you ve set your Events or albums to be sorted manually. To check this, choose View > Sort Events (or View > Sort Photos). (If you are in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) You can also change or hide the overlay.

17 Find photos by text, date, keyword, rating, location, or person You can quickly find any photo by searching on its keywords, date, or star rating; by the location the photo was taken or the people in the photograph; or by associated text, such as the photo title or description. To find photos by text, date, keyword, rating, location, or person: 1. Click to select Events in the Source list. If you want, you can select a specific album, slideshow, or project such as a book, card, or calendar that you know contains the photos you re searching for. iphoto Click the Search button in the toolbar. The search field appears. Do any of the following: To search for a photo by a word or phrase in its title or description, type the text in the search field. As you type, photos that have the text you entered appear in the viewing area. To find photos of one or more people, type one or more names in the search field. To find photos by location, type a location in the search field. To find photos by date, click the search icon at the left side of the search field as shown below, choose Date, and then select a date. For more about searching by date, see the next task in this topic.

18 To find photos by keyword, click the search icon in the search field, choose Keyword, and then select one or more keywords. To deselect a keyword, hold down the Option key while you click your selection. To find photos by star rating, click the search icon in the search field, choose Rating, and then click the dots in the search field to show the number of stars you want. 3. To display all your photos again after you ve finished a search, click the Reset button (an X in the search field), or select Events in the Source list. To find photos by a specific date or a range of dates: 1. Select an Event or an album. 2. Click the Search button in the toolbar. The search field appears. 3. Click the search icon at the left end of the search field. 4. Choose Date from the pop-up menu that appears. 5. Do one of the following: To display photos from a specific month, click a month name. To view the dates in a month, double-click a specific month, or select a month and click the arrow in the top-left corner (A). To display photos from two or more

19 consecutive months, click the first month s name to select it, hold down the Shift key, and then select the end month s name. To display photos from multiple, nonconsecutive months, click the first month s name to select it, hold down the Command key, and then select the next month s name. You can do this as many times as you wish. To select the same month in more than one year, press the Option key while selecting. Use the left and right arrows (B, shown above) to move to the next or previous year. 6. To display all the photos in your library or album again, click the search field icon, and then choose All from the list that appears. To view your most recent Events: Do one of the following: To see the most recent Events you imported, click Last Import in the Source list. If you re in full-screen view, click the Albums button in the toolbar and then double-click the stack of photos labeled Last Import. (If you don t see the Albums button, click the button in the top-left corner of the window one or more times, until you see the toolbar change to the right one. Learn more about using the toolbar in full-screen view.) To see a longer range of recent Events, click Last 12 Months in the Source list. If you re in Full Screen view, click the Albums button in the toolbar and then double-click the stack

20 of photos labeled Last 12 Months. (If you don t see the Albums button, click the button in the top-left corner of the window one or more times, until you see the toolbar change to the right one. Learn more about using the toolbar in full-screen view.) If you don t see the Last 12 Months item or stack, choose iphoto > Preferences, click General at the top of the window, and then select the Show last 12 months album checkbox. To change the number of months shown, type the number of months (from 1 to 18) that you want. To see the Event you most recently selected in the viewing area, select the first item below Recent in the Source list. The most recent Event is visible only in the Source list.

21 Improve Your Photos You can use iphoto to fix less-than-perfect photos. If you make a mistake, or don t like the changes, you can always revert to the original photo, so don t be afraid to experiment. Reduce the appearance of red-eye in a photo In many photographs taken with a flash, the people appear to have red pupils. You can significantly reduce this effect or remove it completely. NOTE: You can remove red-eye only from human eyes. (Animal pupils tend to photograph green or yellow, so the red-eye tool doesn t work on them.) 1. Click a photo to select it, and then click the Edit button in the toolbar at the bottom of the iphoto window. iphoto Click the Fix Red-Eye button. If iphoto detects a face in the photo, the Auto-fix red-eye checkbox is selected, and iphoto removes the red-eye for you. If the red-eye disappears, skip to step 5.

22 3. If the red-eye isn t fixed, drag the Size slider until the pointer is the same size as the red eye area, position the pointer over the red pupil, and then click. 4. Repeat step 3 for all other red pupils in the photo. If you make a mistake and want to try again, click the Undo button (at the bottom of the iphoto window) to undo your last change. 5. To stop using the red-eye tool and save your changes, click the Done button. If you don t want to save any of the changes you made in this editing session (since you clicked the Edit button), click the Revert to Previous button near the bottom of the iphoto window

23 Crop a photo 1. Click a photo to select it, and then click the Edit button at the bottom of the window. This opens the Edit pane. 2. Click the Crop button. The Crop controls appear, and a selection rectangle appears to reveal how the photo has been cropped. If the photo was never cropped, the selection rectangle appears around the border of the photo. 3. To crop to specific dimensions, such as 5 x 7 inches, select the Constrain checkbox, and then choose a size from the pop-up menu. This maintains the selection window in the size ratio you specified. If you want to crop the photo freely, without specifying a size ratio, make sure the Constrain checkbox is deselected. 4. In the photo, place the pointer over a corner of the selection rectangle, and then drag it to enclose the area you want. The pointer changes to a plus sign (+) to show that you can drag.

24 As you drag, a grid appears over the photo to help you compose the crop. Adjusting the crop so that the primary focus of the image falls along one or more of the grid lines generally creates a well-balanced composition. If you make a mistake and want to try again, click the Reset button. 5. To move the entire selection rectangle over a different part of the photo, place the pointer anywhere over the selection rectangle and drag it to a new position. 6. When you like the way the photo looks, click the Done button to save your changes. or Revert to Previous using the button near the bottom of the iphoto window.

25 Rotate a photo Photos are usually rotated during import so that they re right side up. If you want, you can manually rotate a photo so that it s oriented a different way. 1. Click a photo to select it, and then click the Edit button in the toolbar at the bottom of the iphoto window. 2. Click the Rotate button. The photo rotates by 90 degrees. You might need to click the button more than once to orient the photo the way you want. iphoto automatically saves your changes. If you don t want to save the changes you ve made, click the Undo button near the bottom of the iphoto window. If you don t want to save any of the changes you made in this editing session (since you clicked the Edit button), click the Revert to Previous button near the bottom of the iphoto window. Straighten a photo If a photo is a little crooked, you can straighten it. 1. Click a photo to select it, and then click the Edit button in the toolbar at the bottom of the iphoto window. 2. Click the Straighten button. The Angle slider appears, and a grid is superimposed over the photo to help you align the photo more precisely.

26 3. Drag the Angle slider in either direction, until the horizon in the photo lines up with one of the horizontal grid lines, or the photo is aligned the way you like it. 4. When you like the way the photo looks, click the Done button to save your changes. If you make a mistake and want to try again, press Command-Z to undo your last change. If you don t want to save any of the changes you made in this editing session (since you clicked the Edit button), click the Revert to Previous button near the bottom of the iphoto window.

27 Add effects You can give your photos special effects by using one or a combination of several one-click editing options. IMPORTANT: Editing a photo changes its appearance in the photo library and in every album, slideshow, and project (such as a book, card, or calendar) that it s used in. To edit a photo without changing it everywhere it appears, duplicate the photo and then edit the duplicate. You can, however, apply some of these effects to photos in projects and to photos when you print them. To change photo effects: 1. Open the photo in edit view. 2. If the Effects tab (at the top of the Edit pane) isn t selected, click it. 3. Click one or more of the following effects (click multiple times to increase an effect, or combine several to create new effects): You can click these buttons multiple times to achieve the effect you wan B & W: Changes photo to black and white Sepia: Applies a yellowish hue Antique: Gives photo an aged appearance Matte: Blurs edges and corner in an oval Vignette: Darken s the photo s corners Edge Blur: Blurs the photo s corners Fade: Reduces color intensity Boost: Increases color intensity None: Removes all effects

28 Working with Events When you import your photos into iphoto, you can choose to have iphoto automatically organize the photos into a single Event or several. An Event is a group of photos taken during a certain period of time. View and organize photos by Event If you choose to import all the photos in your camera as a single Event, that Event can hold photos taken anytime over days, weeks, or even years. If you choose to import the same set of photos as separate Events, iphoto splits the photos into groups, based on the date and time they were taken. For example, photos you took at a birthday party last weekend are grouped into one Event, while a second Event contains the photos you took last night at a family dinner. When you view all your Events in the iphoto window, the key photo appears as the group s representative photo. Move your pointer over, or skim, each Event to show all the photos it contains. You can also: Double-click an Event to open it, showing all the photos it contains Merge or split Events, or create new ones Move photos from one Event to another Name (or rename) Events Use Events or selected photos to create albums or slideshows, or to print projects such as books, cards, and calendars Publish Events to your MobileMe Gallery, Facebook, or Flickr NOTE: Although Events are similar to film rolls (the organization used in previous versions of iphoto), Events provide easier access to your photos. When you upgrade from iphoto 6 or earlier, iphoto converts all your film rolls to Events. iphoto 11

29 Merge or Split Events You can reorganize your photos by merging two or more Events, or splitting an Event into two or more smaller ones. To merge two or more Events: 1. Click to select Events in the Source list. 2. Select two or more Events you want to merge. TIP: Drag your pointer to enclose two Events that are next to one another. To select Events that aren t adjacent, click the first Event to select it, and then hold down the Command key as you click additional Events. 3. Choose Events > Merge Events. (If you are in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) 4. In the dialog that appears, click Merge. 5. If you want, rename the newly merged Event by clicking the title below the Event and typing a new name. You can also edit the name in the Information pane. To open it, click the Info button in the toolbar. TIP: You can also merge two Events by dragging one Event on top of another Event. To split an Event manually: 1. Click to select Events in the Source list, and then double-click the Event you want to split. 2. Do one of the following: Click to select the photo that marks the beginning of the new Event. All photos from this point on will appear in the new Event. If the photos you want to move into the new Event aren t all adjacent, press Command as you click only the photos you want. 3. Choose Events > Split Event. (If you are in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) You can also press the S key. 4. Click the All Events button (in the top-left corner of the Events window) to return to Events view.

30 5. Below your new Event, click the placeholder title and type a name. You can also type a new name in the Information pane. To open it, click the Info button in the toolbar. To autosplit an Event: You can split one or more Events into smaller Events based on the date or time the photos were taken. For example, if you have an Event that includes photos taken during an entire day, such as at a birthday brunch and an evening barbecue, you can have iphoto split that larger grouping into smaller Events that cover a shorter time period. 1. Set the Event time frame in iphoto preferences. Photos imported from now on will use this time frame until you change it. 2. To split an Event that s already in your photo library, select the Event and choose Events > Autosplit Selected Events. The Event you selected is split into smaller Events based on the new time frame you set in step 1, but the other Events in your library are unaffected unless you repeat step 2 for them. TIP: You can also select more than one Event to autosplit. Drag your pointer to enclose two or more Events that are next to one another. To select Events that aren t adjacent, click the first Event to select it, and then hold down the Command key as you click additional Events.

31 Move Photos Between Events You can move photos from one Event to another by dragging them or by cutting and pasting them. You can also move flagged photos from their respective Events into a different Event. To move photos by dragging: 1. Click to select Photos in the Source list. 2. In the iphoto menu, choose View > Event Titles. 3. Click to select Events in the Source list. 4. Select two Events: the one you want to move photos from and the one you want to move those photos to. iphoto 11 TIP: Drag your pointer to enclose two Events that are next to one another. To select two Events that aren t adjacent, click the first Event to select it, and then hold down the Command key as you click the second Event. 5. Double-click one of the Events. Both Events open. The photos they contain appear in the window below their Event titles. 6. Select the photos you want to move, and drag them to the Event you want to add them to. To move photos by cutting and pasting: 1. Select the photos you want to move. TIP: To select multiple photos that aren t next to one another, hold down the Command key as you click each photo. 2. Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X). (If you re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) 3. Select the Event you want to move the photos to, and choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V

32 Flag photos You can flag photos to temporarily mark them. For example, you could flag a set of photos in the same way that you might sort through a stack of snapshots, setting aside your favorites to get reprints or put in an album. To flag photos: iphoto Click to select Events or Photos in the Source list. 2. If you selected Events, select the Event you want, and then double-click it to open it. 3. Select the photo or photos you want to flag. 4. Choose Photos > Flag Photo. A flag icon appears on each photo thumbnail. In the Source list, the number of flagged photos appears. 5. To see all your flagged photos, select Flagged in the Source list. To remove the flag from selected photos: Select the photo or photos and choose Photos > Unflag Photo. To remove the flag from all flagged photos: 1 Do one of the following: Select Flagged in the Source list, and then click the Clear Flagged button in the top-right corner of the window. In the Source list, move your pointer over the number next to Flagged, click the X, and then click Clear in the dialog that appears.

33 your photos You can photos directly from iphoto, using themes (designs) that beautifully arrange your photos. Each theme includes placeholder text that you can edit to add descriptions, captions, or other text alongside the photos. iphoto 11 If you want recipients to be able to use the photos you send, rather than simply view them, you can attach the photo files to your message. Recipients can then download the photos from the message and print them, use them in their own projects, and so on. your photos You can up to 10 photos (however, some of your recipients might use Internet service providers that don t accept messages over a certain size). If you use the Mail application included with Mac OS X, iphoto automatically uses the first account in Mail Accounts preferences to your photos. You can set up different iphoto Mail accounts and choose which one to use when you send the . To photos: 1. Select the photo (or photos) you want to send, up to 10 per . You can send photos from your photo library or an album, but not from a slideshow or a project (such as a book, card, or calendar). 2. In the toolbar, click the Share button, and then choose from the pop-up menu. 3. If this is the first time you re using iphoto to photos, select the account you want to use, click Setup, complete the requested information, and then click Save. If you don t see your provider, click Cancel and follow the steps in the task below to set up your account. Your photos appear in the window, presented in a theme. 4. Customize the by doing any of the following: To change the theme, select one of the themes to the right of the . To rearrange photos on the page or to reposition a photo in its frame, drag the photo. To zoom in on a photo, click it and then drag the zoom slider.

34 To add text, click the placeholder text and type your own. When text is selected, a formatting palette appears, with controls for changing the text s font, size, and horizontal and vertical alignment. If you don t want to include text, you can leave the placeholder text as it is (or delete it); it won t appear in the To include the individual photo files in the , select Attach photos to message (below the theme thumbnails on the right). When you select this checkbox, iphoto sends each photo as a separate file, so that your recipient can print the photos individually. If you select this option, choose Optimized from the Photo Size pop-up menu to compress the photos to a size that s appropriate for ing. The files are sent in a single attachment. If you don t select this option, the photos in the theme are combined into a single image. The is smaller, so it takes less time to send and to download, but your recipient can print the photos only as part of the theme, not individually. 6. At the top of the window, type the recipient s address (in the To field) and a subject line. 7. If the From field doesn t display the address you want to use, click the From field and choose another address. If the address you want to use isn t included, see the task below to add it. 8. When you re ready to your photos, click Send. To set up a Photo Mail account: 1. Choose iphoto > Preferences, and then click Accounts. If you re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear. 2. Click the Add (+) button in the lower-left corner. 3. Click , and then click Add.

35 4. Choose your service provider. If your service provider isn t listed, choose Other. 5. Type the requested information. If you use the Mail application included with Mac OS X, some account information might be filled in already. If you re not sure what to type, contact your service provider. You can set up more than one iphoto Mail account by repeating these steps for each account. When you send an iphoto , you can change the outgoing account by clicking the From pop-up menu and choosing an account. To view your photo messages: To view you send from iphoto, you need to send yourself each message. iphoto can automatically send you a blind carbon copy (blind means that your recipients won t see that you are a recipient too). 1. Choose iphoto > Preferences, and then click Advanced. 2. Select Automatically Bcc myself. You can also see whether or when you ed a photo. Select the photo, click the Info button in the toolbar, and look in the Sharing section to see to whom and when the photo was sent. Click the entry in the Sharing section to open an you ve sent, so you can view, edit, or resend it. (If you don t see a Sharing section, you haven t shared the photo.)

36 Create a slideshow You can create two kinds of slideshows: iphoto 11 Instant slideshow: To very quickly showcase a selection of your photos with a theme, music, and transitions you can create an instant slideshow. If you show the same selection again, the same settings apply. However, you can t change the photos included or customize the slideshow further. Saved slideshow: For more control over your slideshow, you can create a saved slideshow. With a saved slideshow, you can reorder photos, modify transitions between photos, add text to slides, add the Ken Burns effect, and more. A saved slideshow appears in your Source list so that you can play it and change it at any time. NOTE: In addition to photos, you can include video clips in your slideshows. To view photos as an instant slideshow: 1. Select the photos (or an Event, an album, or a project such as a book, card, or calendar) you want to display as a slideshow. 2. Click the Slideshow button in the toolbar. 3. In the slideshow panel that appears, select a theme. To see a preview of each option, move your pointer over the thumbnail. 4. To add music or change settings, click the tabs at the top. For more information about adding music and changing settings, see the other topics in this section. 5. Click Play. To stop playing the slideshow, press the Escape key. To create a saved slideshow: 1. Select the photos (or an Event, a Faces or Places group, an album, or a project such as a book, card, or calendar) you want in your slideshow. You can always change the photos in the slideshow later. 2. If you re in full-screen view, exit it by clicking Full Screen in the toolbar.

37 3. Do one of the following: Click the Create button in the toolbar and choose Slideshow from the pop-up menu. Choose File > New > Slideshow. 4. The new slideshow appears in the Source list, below Slideshows. 5. Type a name for your slideshow. 6. To reorder photos, drag photos in the photo browser at the top of the window. To display photos in random order. 7. To choose a theme, click the Themes button in the toolbar. To see a preview of each option, move your pointer over the thumbnail. 8. To play the slideshow, click the Play button in the toolbar. While a slideshow is playing, move your pointer to make the slideshow controls appear: TIP: If it takes a long time for a slideshow to start, it might be because the background music is a very large file. Try choosing a song with a smaller file size. To see a song s file size, open itunes, select the song, and then choose File > Get Info.

38 Change a slideshow s theme After you create a slideshow, you can change its theme (design) at any time. If you re in fullscreen view, exit it by clicking Full Screen in the toolbar. To change a slideshow s theme: 1. Do one of the following: Select the slideshow in the Source list, and then click the Themes button in the toolbar. iphoto 11 While the slideshow is playing, move your pointer to make the slideshow controls appear, and then click the Themes button: 2. To select a theme, click one of the thumbnails. To preview a theme, move your pointer over its thumbnail. Add or remove photos in a slideshow After you create a saved slideshow (one that appears in the Source list), you can add more photos to it or delete photos from it at any time. To add or remove photos: 1. To add more photos to a slideshow, do one of the following: Select the photos you want to add, click the Add To button in the toolbar and choose Slideshow, and then select the slideshow you want to add the photo to (if you have more than one saved slideshow). Drag the photos (from your iphoto library, a CD, a DVD, or a hard disk) directly to the slideshow s name in the Source list. 2. NOTE: If you add a photo from your hard disk, iphoto automatically imports it into your photo library, if it s not there already. 3. To delete a photo from the slideshow, select the slideshow in the Source list, select the photo in the photo browser at the top of the window, and then press Delete.

39 Add music to a slideshow You can add music to your slideshow. iphoto includes a selection of theme music, or you can use songs or playlists from itunes, or songs from GarageBand. To add music to a slideshow: 1. Do one of the following: Select the slideshow in the Source list, and then click the Music button in the toolbar. (If you re in full-screen view, first exit it by clicking Full Screen in the toolbar.) While a slideshow is playing, move the pointer to make the slideshow controls appear, and then click the Music button: 2. In the Music Settings window, make sure the Play music during slideshow checkbox is selected. 3. Do one of the following: To use one song for the whole slideshow, choose an option from the Source popup menu, and then select a song. To listen to a song, double-click it, or select it and click the Play button. To stop playing the song, click the Play button again. To create a playlist of several songs, select Custom Playlist for Slideshow, and drag songs from the top list to the area below the checkbox. To reorder songs, drag them up or down in the list. 4. To adjust the slideshow length to the music (or vice versa), go to slideshow settings. To prevent slideshow music from playing, deselect Play music during slideshow in the Music Settings window. TIP: If it takes a long time for a slideshow to start, it might be because the background music is a very large file. Try choosing a song with a smaller file size. To see a file s size, open itunes, select the song, and then choose File > Get Info.

40 Change slideshow settings You can specify settings that affect an entire slideshow, including how long each slide appears, which transition effect appears between slides, whether to display captions, and more. You can also specify unique durations and transition effects for specific slides. You can also add motion to a photograph in a slideshow project by panning across the image or by zooming in or out. This is called the Ken Burns effect. NOTE: Some options aren t available for every slideshow theme. To change settings for an entire slideshow: 1. Do one of the following: Select the slideshow in the Source list, click the Settings button in the toolbar, and then click All Slides. (If you re in full-screen view, first exit it by clicking Full Screen in the toolbar.) While a slideshow is playing, move the pointer to make the slideshow controls appear, and then click the Settings button: 2. Do one of the following: To set the length of time each slide appears, select Play each slide for a minimum of seconds, and click the arrows to increase or decrease the number of seconds. To play the slideshow as long as the music plays, select Fit slideshow to music. 3. To change the effect between slides, select the Transition checkbox, and then do one or both of the following: Choose a transition from the pop-up menu. For some transitions, you can change the direction in which the effect occurs by clicking the arrows. To change how long the transition lasts, drag the Speed slider. 4. TIP: If transitions play too slowly, try decreasing your screen resolution (choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Displays). Very large photos might also

41 transition slowly; try changing the photo s size -- Share and Export a photo. 5. You can add these additional slideshow settings: To make each slide s title, description, place, or date appear, select the Show Caption checkbox, and then choose an item from the pop-up menu. To display slides in random order, select Shuffle slide order. If you don t see this option, play the slideshow, move the pointer to make the slideshow controls appear, and then click the Settings button. To automatically restart the slideshow when it s over, select Repeat slideshow. To prevent black borders from appearing on photos cropped to an aspect ratio that doesn t match the display s, select Scale photos to fill screen. Choose an option from the Aspect Ratio pop-up menu, depending on where you ll play the slideshow. If you don t see this option, press the Escape key on your keyboard, and then click the Settings button in the toolbar. To change settings for an individual slide: Before you change settings for specific slides, it s best to specify the settings for the slideshow as a whole. If you specify settings for individual slides and then change options for the whole slideshow, the slideshow settings might override the individual settings. 1. Select the slideshow in the Source list, and then select a slide in the photo browser at the top of the iphoto window. 2. Click the Settings button in the toolbar, and then click This Slide at the top of the Slideshow Settings window. 3. Do any of the following (some options aren t available for every slideshow theme): To add an effect such as a sepia tint, click one of the effect thumbnails. To turn the effect off, click the thumbnail again. To change the length of time the slide plays, select the Play this slide for checkbox and click the arrows to increase or decrease the number of seconds. To change the slide s transition effect, select the Transition checkbox and choose an option from the Transition pop-up menu. To change the transition s duration, drag the Speed slider. For some transitions, you can also change the effect s

42 direction by clicking an arrow on the directional button. TIP: To see the transition, click the Preview photo. Export a slideshow If you want to view a slideshow in another application or on a device such as ipod or iphone, you first export the slideshow as a QuickTime movie. To export a slideshow: 1. Select the slideshow in the Source list. (If you re in full-screen view, first exit it by clicking Full Screen in the toolbar.) 2. Click the Export button in the toolbar. You can also choose File > Export, and then click Slideshow. 3. Depending on the devices you'll use to view your slideshow, select one or more sizes. 4. If you don t want iphoto to send your slideshow to itunes (if you don t plan to use itunes to sync the slideshow to a device), deselect Automatically send slideshow to itunes. Sending a slideshow to itunes enables you to sync the slideshow to a device, such as your iphone or ipod. It also makes the slideshow available in the Media Browser, so that you can easily insert the slideshow in documents you create in ilife and iwork. 5. Click the Export button. 6. Choose a location to save your slideshow and click OK. If you selected the checkbox in step 4, itunes opens for you.

43 Use one or more photos as your desktop picture The background of your computer screen is called the desktop. iphoto makes it easy to use one or several pictures in your photo library as your desktop image. For best results, crop the photo to the correct size for your display. To use one photo as your desktop picture: 1. Select the photo you want to use. 2. Choose Share > Set Desktop. (If you re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) Your selected photo appears as your desktop picture. To change photos, select a new photo, and then choose Share > Set Desktop. To return to your previous desktop, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Desktop & Screen Saver. Click Desktop, and then choose one of the options. To display multiple photos in sequence: 1. Select an album, Event, or other group of photos. 2. Choose Share > Set Desktop. (If you re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.) Your selected photos appear as your desktop pictures. To change the photos, select a new set of photos, and then choose Share > Set Desktop. To return to your previous desktop, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Desktop & Screen Saver. Click Desktop, and then choose one of the options. iphoto 11

44 Export a photo When you , print, publish, or export a photo from your iphoto library, iphoto asks you to choose the size, also known as resolution. The settings you choose depend on what you want to do with the photo. To change a photo s size or file format, you export the photo. You might want to export photos so that you can import them into another application. To export photos: 1. Select the photo or photos you want to export. 2. Choose File > Export. 3. At the top of the Export Photos window, click the File Export button. 4. To specify the file type for the exported photo, choose an option from the Kind pop-up menu: Original: Exports the photo as it was originally imported into iphoto, before editing. Current: Exports the photo in its current format. If you imported a RAW-format photo and then edited it in iphoto, the photo is exported as a JPEG file. JPEG: If you choose this format, choose an option from the JPEG Quality pop-up menu. The higher the quality, the bigger the photo. For example, if the photo will be used on a website where optimal quality for printing isn t required, you could choose Low to save storage space on the website. TIFF: A lossless file format that works well for transferring photos between computers and applications. PNG: Another lossless file format popular for web images. 5. To change the size (resolution), choose an option from the Size pop-up menu: For photos to be ed or mainly viewed onscreen, these settings compress the photos (making them smaller): iphoto 11 Small: Use for photos you or publish to websites where you don t expect anyone to download and print your photos. Medium: Use when you or your recipients have a reasonably fast Internet connection, such as DSL. This setting is not suitable for making prints.

45 Large: Use this setting when you and your recipients have a very fast connection. This size can be used to print small to standard-size photos (2 by 3, 3 by 5, and 4 by 6 inches). For photos to be printed or published for download, these settings provide maximum detail for final prints: Optimized: Use for larger prints and for publishing photos to your MobileMe Gallery for others to download and print. With this setting, photos are slightly compressed to a smaller file size so that they download faster without compromising quality. Actual Size/Full Size: Use to make high-quality prints in small to large sizes, or to upload photos to your Gallery so that others can download and print them. This setting matches the actual size of your photo, so it may take longer to upload or download. 6. Specify your other options: Include checkboxes: If you choose JPEG or TIFF from the Kind pop-up menu, you can include titles, keywords, and location information with the exported photos by selecting the checkboxes. File Name: Choose whether to export photos in sequence, or by their filenames, iphoto titles, or album name. Prefix for sequential: If you choose Sequential from the File Name pop-up menu, you can specify text to appear before each number (for example, Birthday01, Birthday02, and so on). This step is optional. 7. Click Export. 8. Choose where to save the exported photo files, and then click OK.

46 Play a video clip If you imported a video clip that you shot using a digital still camera, you can watch the clip in iphoto. To play a video clip: Do one of the following: Double-click the video clip. Select the clip and press the Space bar. iphoto 11 Use the controls to play and pause your video clip, fine-tune the sound, and more. You can drag the controls to place them wherever you want on your screen.