Creating

Creating a CD or DVD:

You can use the iPhoto burn feature to archive your photos and albums for viewing in iPhoto only. If you want to create a disc to be viewed on a Windows computer or by a photo processing company, you must use the Finder.

To create a CD or DVD using the Finder:

1. In iPhoto, select the album or albums you want to burn to a disc.
2. Export the album or albums to a folder on your computer.
3. When the export is finished, quit iPhoto.
4. Click the Finder icon in the Dock and insert a CD-RW disc or a blank CD-R or DVD-R disc into your drive.
5. Drag the folder that contains your exported photos onto the disc’s icon.
6. When the files have finished copying, choose File > Burn Disc, and then click Burn.

Creating a customized Event:

To create an Event:

1. Select Photos in the Source list.
2. Select the photos you want in your customized Event. Command-click to select non-adjacent photos.
3. Choose Events > Create Event.
4. In the dialog, click Create.

Your selected photos will be removed from their current Events and placed into the new Event.

Note: You can also create an empty Event, and move photos into it later.
To do so:

• click Events in the Source list, and then click the New Event button in the toolbar, or choose Events > Create Event.

A placeholder Event thumbnail will appear at the bottom of your Events in the viewing area of iPhoto. Just as with any other Event, you can name the new Event, add photos to it, merge it with another Event, and more.



Creating a Smart Album:

Smart Albums allow you to have albums created automatically from specific photos in your library. You can make a Smart Album that contains only certain types of photos, photos with high ratings, or photos that match other criteria, including EXIF information, such as a specific shutter speed or camera model.

For example, you can create an album that contains only your highest-rated photos taken within the last two months on your digital SLR camera.

To create a Smart Album:

1. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click New Smart Album in the dialog. You can also choose File > New Smart Album.
2. Type a name for your album in the “Smart Album name” field.
   
3. Use the pop-up menus to choose the criteria by which photos will be added to the album. For example, you might want iPhoto to add only photos that contain “Kids” as a keyword, or photos with at least a four-star rating. To add additional matching criteria, click the Add (+) button.
4. Click OK.

A Smart Album has a gear symbol on its icon in the Source list.
Any photos in your library that match the settings you chose are added to the album.

iPhoto automatically modifies a Smart Album when any photo that matches the album’s settings is added to or removed from your library.
You can search for photos using the criteria, including EXIF information, that you use to organize the albums.



Creating a greeting card:

You can choose from a variety of greeting card sizes and designs to create a card for any occasion.

To create a greeting card:

1. Select one or more photos that you want to use in your card.
2. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click Card in the dialog.
3. Type a name for your card.
4. Choose a card type from the pop-up menu.
5. Select an occasion (for example, Baby/Kids or Invitation/Thank You) in the list on the left.
6. Select a design for your card in the themes list on the right. If you want to go to the iPhoto website to see detailed descriptions and pricing, click the Options + Prices button.
7. Click Choose. iPhoto switches to card view, and your new card appears in the Source list.
8. Drag a photo from the top of the iPhoto window onto your card page.

Once you create a card, you can add a personal message, change photos, and order card sets to be sent to you.

If you see angle brackets (>>) near the bottom-right corner of the window, some of the tools are hidden.
Click the angle brackets to see them, or drag the resize control in the bottom-right corner of the window to make the window wider.



Creating folders in the Source list:

You can add folders to the iPhoto Source list to better organize your albums. You cannot add individual photos directly to a folder.

To create a folder:

1. Choose File > New Folder.
2. Type a name for the folder and press Return.
3. In the Source list, drag albums, books, calendars, cards, slideshows, or other folders into the folder you just created.

You can also drag your new folder into an existing folder.



Creating a standard photo album:

You can create standard albums to better organize your photo library, group the photos you want to burn to CD or DVD, or choose pictures for a webpage.

To create a standard photo album:

1. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click Album in the dialog. You can also Choose File > New Album.
2. Type a name for your album and click Create. The album appears in your Source list.
3. Click Events, then drag entire Events or photos within one or more Events to your new album.

You can also add a photo to an album directly from another album, a CD or DVD, or another location on your hard disk.
When you add a photo to an album from another location on your hard disk, iPhoto automatically imports it into your photo library.

You can also select the photos you want to group first, then create a standard album from them.

To do this:

• Command-click to select all the photos you want to include in the album, then choose File > New Album From Selection and name your album.

You can also create an album by dragging a folder of photos from the Finder into an empty part of the iPhoto Source list.
iPhoto creates an album with the folder’s name and imports all photos contained in the folder.



Creating a book:

You can choose from a variety of book sizes and designs to create a book for any occasion.

To create a book:

1. Select one or more albums, or a group of photos, that you want in your book.
2. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click Book in the dialog.
3. Type a name for your book.
4. Choose a hardcover, softcover, or wirebound softcover book size from the Book Type pop-up menu.
5. Select a design for your book from the scrolling themes list. When you select a book theme, you can see an example of it to the right of the themes list. Some themes offer text; some don’t. If you want to go to the iPhoto website to see detailed book descriptions and pricing, click the Options + Prices button.
6. Click Choose. iPhoto switches to book view, and your new book appears in the Source list.
7. Drag photos from the top of the iPhoto window onto your book pages.

If you want iPhoto to automatically design your book by arranging the selected photos on each page, click the Autoflow button.

Once you create a book, you can change the order of pages or photos, add and change the appearance of text, and even customize the design of individual pages.

If you chose a hardcover book and want photos to be printed on only one side of your book pages, click the Settings button in the toolbar and deselect the “Double-sided pages” checkbox.

If you see angle brackets (>>) near the bottom-right corner of the window, some of the tools are hidden.
Click the angle brackets to see them, or drag the resize control in the bottom-right corner of the window to make the window wider.



Creating a calendar:

You can choose from a variety of themes to create a calendar for any occasion.

To create a calendar:

1. Select one or more albums, or a group of photos, that you want in your calendar.
2. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click Calendar in the dialog.
3. Type a name for your calendar.
4. Select a design for your calendar from the scrolling themes list. When you select a theme, you can see an example of it to the right of the themes list. Some themes offer text; some don’t. If you want to go to the iPhoto website to see detailed descriptions and pricing, click the Options + Prices button.
5. Click Choose.
6. Choose the month and year you want your calendar to begin with.
7. Choose the number of months you want your calendar to include (up to 24).
8. Choose the national holidays you want to appear in your calendar.
9. Choose one or more iCal calendars that you want to have imported into your iPhoto calendar. (If you don’t use iCal, you won’t see anything in the “Import iCal calendars” field.)
10. Click OK. iPhoto switches to calendar view, and your new calendar appears in the Source list.
11. Drag photos from the left of the iPhoto window onto your calendar pages. If you want iPhoto to automatically design your calendar by arranging the selected photos on each page for you, click the Autoflow button.

After you create a calendar, you can add photos, add or change special dates, change the order of pages or photos, and customize the design of individual pages.

If you see angle brackets (>>) near the bottom-right corner of the window, some of the tools are hidden.
Click the angle brackets to see them, or drag the resize control in the bottom-right corner of the window to make the window wider.



Creating a slideshow:

To create a slideshow:

1. Select an album or group of photos you want in your slideshow.
2. Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window, then click Slideshow in the dialog.
3. Type a name for your slideshow.
4. If you want, deselect the “Use selected items in new slideshow” checkbox.
5. Click Create.
6. Drag photos into the order you want in the photo browser at the top of the iPhoto viewing area.

After you create a slideshow, you can also add photos to it by dragging them directly from an Event, another album, a CD or DVD, or another location on your hard disk.
When you add a photo to a slideshow from another location on your hard disk, iPhoto automatically imports it into your photo library.

You can choose music, specify the display duration for each slide, choose transition effects, display slideshow controls, and set other options. (See Related Topics below.)

You can also view selected photos as a temporary slideshow without creating a slideshow in the Source list.

To do this:

• Select a folder, album, or group of photos and click the Play button at the bottom-left corner of the iPhoto window.

Creating a new photo library:

You can create multiple photo libraries to organize your photos, albums, slideshows, books, calendars, and cards.

To create a new photo library:

1. Quit iPhoto.
2. Rename your current iPhoto Library in the Finder or move it to a new location on your hard disk (see Related Topics below).
3. Open iPhoto.
4. Click Create Library in the dialog that appears.
5. Type a name and choose a location for your new photo library.
6. Click Save.

Your new, empty photo library appears in the iPhoto Source list.
Any photos you import will be added to this library.
You can switch to another library you’ve created at any time.