iPhoto+Tutorial

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An overview of iPhoto from Apple http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/

iPhoto Support from Apple for Sharing Photos [|http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/share/

__Importing Pictures__ OR
 * Your camera came with a USB cord to use in downloading pictures. Use this to connect your camera to your computer.
 * Turn on your camera.
 * The camera should appear in the source list in the top left of the iPhoto window. (Not all cameras are the same, you may need to consult the manual that came with your camera.)
 * Use your new 21 card reader to import your pictures! Plug the card reader into your computer.
 * Remove the card from your camera and insert it into the proper slot on your card reader.
 * You should get a message that says: "READY TO IMPORT ## ITEMS."      *Under this you'll have the opportunity to name your roll of film and describe the setting/circumstances of your photos.
 * Hit the IMPORT button.
 * Do NOT disconnect your camera or your card reader until all pictures have been imported. You should always eject your camera and card reader rather than just disconnecting them.

__Disconnecting Your Camera or Card Reader__
 * EJECT your camera or card reader. There will be a little icon beside the camera that you can click on or drag the camera icon to the trash.
 * Turn off the camera and disconnect the cables.

__Great News About Your Card Reader__
 * Your card reader can hold 21 different types of cards. So if your spouse, friends, children, and great grandmother have different kinds of cards in their digital cameras, chances are they'll fit in your card reader. You will be able to exchange photos easily among friends.
 * No software is needed to use your card reader.
 * Your card reader works with both PC and Mac.
 * Transfer pictures from one computer to another using your camera card. So if you want some of Melissa's photos, put your camera card in her card reader, then export her photos from iPhoto onto your card. (More about exporting later.) If you happen to have a card with small storage capacity you may not be able to add photos. You may have to delete your photos before adding more to it.

__Organizing Your Photos__ ALL photos will be stored in the iPhoto library. They will ALWAYS be there until you delete them from the LIBRARY.
 * Your photos are displayed in the order in which you imported them.
 * Under View/Sort you have the option of sorting your pictures by:
 * film roll - that's what you named your rolls when you first imported the photos
 * date - the date the photos were taken
 * keyword - generic categories such as birthday, family, school, students, nature (See below)
 * title - arranges the photos alphabetically by title
 * rating - you can rate your photos according to favorites (star ratings)

__Using Keywords__ There are 8 keywords already set up for you to use: favorite, family, vacation, kids, birthday, sports, beach, holidays. You'll find these in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window. You can add more keywords if you want to. I have keywords for each of my children. That way if I want to find all the pictures of my daughter, I can sort by Jordan. If I want only the pictures of Jordan on her birthday, I can sort by Jordan and birthday. This comes in pretty handy when you get so many pictures in your iPhoto library. OR
 * Drag a photo right onto the keyword.
 * Select all the photos that you want to keyword.
 * Choose Photos/Get Info.
 * Click the keywords button at the top of the photo info window.

To add your own keywords: go to iPhoto Preferences. Click the Keywords button at the top of the window. Click the Add button and type your new keyword.

__Sharing Your Photos__ With this feature you'll be able to share your photos with other Macs on the same network.
 * Go to iPhoto Preferences.
 * Click on Sharing.
 * Check the box that says Share entire library - this will do just that - it will let others on your network see ALL of your iPhoto library. Otherwise, click on Share selected albums. Now you can choose which albums to share.

__Using Keynote with iPhoto to Create Photos with Text__ 1. Open Keynote and select a background for your photo/text combination. Black usually works best because the photo(s) will cover the space in most cases. 2. Click on Media and select Photos. Now your iPhoto images should appear. 3. Select the photo you want to use and drag it to the Keynote slide window. Drag the photo into the best position, centered and filling the screen. 4. Click on the Text button to add words to your photo.

5. Change font color and style by clicking on Colors and Fonts in the upper right corner.

6. When you have finished creating your Keynote slide, create a jpeg image by going to File – Export and selecting Images. Choose jpeg as the graphic type.

7. Now you can move this new photo to iPhoto to create a slide show, book, or calendar. You also can use it in any document or multimedia project as you would any other graphic. This is an excellent way to create title and section slides for iMovie as well.