iPhoto Instructions for the Beginner!
Are you too nervous to get going with iPhoto? Check out these simple iPhoto instructions!
In spite of Apple's useful help programs, iPhoto instructions can be difficult to find. If you don't want to sit there browsing through the topics, you might miss a lot of key things that will make working with photos much easier.
With that in mind, here are some basic iPhoto instructions that will make working your photographs on a Mac a breeze!
1. Importing Photos
There are two ways to import photos into iPhoto: directly from your camera or from someplace else on your computer. Most Macs will automatically recognize a camera when its plugged in and ask if you want to open iPhoto. If you're importing photos from elsewhere on your computer, use the "import to library" command under "File."
Tip: To import more than one photo at a time, hold down the apple key while selecting each photo.
Tip: You can also drag a photo from your desktop or another folder directly into iPhoto.
2. Organizing Photos
No iPhoto instructions are complete without a discussion of the library and albums. Your library displays every photo in iPhoto at a glance. On the left, you'll also see the selections "last Import" and "last 12 months." Clicking on last import will show you the pictures you imported most recently. If you only imported one photo, that's what you'll see. If you imported a dozen, they'll all be there.
You can organize your photos by placing them in different albums. You can create an album from the file menu. A smart album allows you to automatically import any photos that meet a certain criteria (have a certain word in the title, etc.). With a regular album, you simply drag your photos from the library to the album. Keep in mind, though, that if you delete a photo from your library, it will also vanish from your albums.
Tip: Frequently create albums to store pictures of a various type. Titles might be "Kids," "Work," or "Vacations." This prevents you from having a mishmash of photos in your library.
Tip: You can move albums around by dragging them to the desired location.
Another great feature, which is in the newest version of iPhoto, is called Events. Events are just that -- the photos you took on a particular day. For example, Jason's Birthday Party or Visit to Grandma. You can easily organize your pictures into events since it's a natural way to think about them.
3. Managing Photos
When you look up iPhoto instructions, they're short on this simple step. Simply put, there are two basic things you might want to do with your photos: duplicate them or delete them. Both are very simple. To duplicate a photo, select it from the library and choose "duplicate" from the "photos" menu. To delete a photo from your library, select "move to trash."
To delete a picture from a specific album, follow the same steps once you've clicked on the album icon to the left. The "move to trash" option will disappear to be replaced by "delete from album."
Follow these simple iPhoto instructions, and you'll have a neat, well organized library before you know it!
Apple has some great videos to help you learn iPhoto. You can find these iPhoto instructions here.
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