How to design cover, card and others by Iphoto

1. Take Great Pictures Great books, cards, and calendars start with great pictures. Contact the manufacturer of your camera to learn more about taking great photos. If you notice a yellow warning triangle on an image, see "iPhoto: What should I do if I get a low-resolution warning?".
   
2. Use the Latest Version of iPhoto Stay ahead of the game with the latest version of iPhoto. Visit http://www.apple.com/support/downloads to check for available software updates. See Updating Your Software to learn more about updating your software.
   
3. Use iPhoto to Make Adjustments Let iPhoto help! Enhancing photos with third-party applications may lead to unexpected results in your printed order. See "Image Differences Between Books and Prints" to learn more about what to expect from your printed books, cards, and calendars.
   
4. Preview Your Order See what the file you send to Apple will look like to avoid common issues such as missing images and cut-off text. Be sure to check the content of each page to make sure there is no need for last minute corrections. See "How to preview an order" to learn more.
   
5. Submit Your Order Get your order delivered right to your doorstep. When you are satisfied with your book, card, or calendar, click the Buy button to complete your order. If you need to make any changes to your order, just cancel it within 90 minutes of submission by visiting the Order Status page, and resubmit a new order via iPhoto.
   
   

How to create a photo book in Iphoto

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

The book theme you choose determines your book’s available page layouts and page colors. Some book themes have unique page layouts, such as overlapping photos. Use the book page preview at the bottom of the window to help you choose a book theme.

To create a book of photos:

1. Select photos (or an Event, a Faces or Places group, or an album) to use in your book.
2. Click the Create button in the toolbar and choose Book from the pop-up menu.
   The window updates to show a rotating display of book themes, sample page spreads (two facing pages), and buttons for other book options.
3. Do any of the following:
   
   • To select a book cover, click Hardcover, Softcover, or Wire-bound at the top of the window.
   • To select a book theme, click a book on the left or right to move through the book themes. Your selection appears in the center of the window.
   • To choose a book size, click a size in the lower-left corner of the window.
   • To select a background color, click a color swatch in the lower-right corner of the window.
   • To get more information about books and pricing, click the “Learn more” button below the pricing information.
   As you make changes, the sample page layouts, located at the bottom of the window, update.
   The sample page layouts at the bottom of the window are examples provided to help you choose a book theme. Your book will not include pages exactly like the sample page layouts shown.
4. When you’re ready, click the Create button.

Using your selections, iPhoto automatically creates your photo book. The book opens in All Pages view and shows every page in your book, including the front and back covers. Your new book appears in the Projects section of the Source list and in the Bookshelf (in full-screen view).

iPhoto assigns a name to the book, based on the information associated with the book’s photos. You can easily change the book’s name.

How to make slideshow in Iphoto

You can create two kinds of slideshows in iPhoto:

• Instant slideshows: When you want to quickly show 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 slideshows: For more control over your slideshow, you can save it and then make changes to it, such as reordering photos, changing transitions between photos, adding the Ken Burns effect, and more. A saved slideshow appears in your Source list, so you can play it and modify it any time.

Make an instant slideshow

1. Hold down the Command key as you click some photos, or drag across a range of photos, to select them for your slideshow.
   You can also simply select an Event or album.
2. Click the Slideshow button in the toolbar at the bottom center of the iPhoto window.
   
   The first slide opens in full-screen view.
3. Select a theme in the window that appears over the slide.
   To see a preview of each theme, move your pointer over the thumbnail image.
4. If you want to set the slideshow to specific music, click Music at the top of the window, and then choose an item from the Source pop-up menu.
   The Source pop-up menu features all the songs in your iTunes and GarageBand libraries.
   If you want to turn off music for the slideshow, deselect the “Play music during slideshow” checkbox.
5. Click Play in the bottom-right corner of the window.
6. To control slideshow playback, do the following:
   • To jump ahead or back to a particular photo, move your pointer to the bottom of your screen. A series of thumbnail images appears, representing all the photos in your slideshow. Click a thumbnail to jump to that photo.
   • To pause or stop the slideshow, or to change themes, music, or settings, move the pointer anywhere on the screen to reveal the slideshow controls.
     

Make a saved slideshow

You create a saved slideshow when you want more control over the settings.

1. Hold down the Command key as you click some photos, or drag across a range of photos, to select them for your slideshow.
2. Click the Create button in the toolbar at the bottom of the iPhoto window, and then select Slideshow in the pop-up menu that appears.
   
   A new slideshow appears below Slideshows in the Source list (along the left side of the iPhoto window). The first photo appears in the main viewing area of the iPhoto window. At the top of the iPhoto window, the photo browser opens, displaying thumbnail images of all the photos in your slideshow.
3. Double-click the placeholder title in the Source list, or double-click the text that appears over the first photo, and type a title for your slideshow. Click anywhere outside the text when you’re done typing.
4. In the photo browser at the top of the iPhoto window, drag the photos into the order you want.
5. To select a theme for your slideshow, click the Themes button in the bottom-right corner of the iPhoto window.
   In the Themes window that opens, you can preview each theme by holding your pointer over its thumbnail.
6. Click a theme, and then click Choose.
7. Click the Play button in the toolbar at the bottom center of the iPhoto window.
   
   The slideshow plays in full-screen view.
8. To control slideshow playback, do the following:
   • To jump ahead or back to a particular photo, move your pointer to the bottom of your screen. A series of thumbnail images appears, representing all the photos in your slideshow. Click a thumbnail to jump to that photo.
   • To pause or stop the slideshow, or to change themes, music, or settings, move the pointer anywhere on the screen to reveal the slideshow controls.
     

You can always add more photos, change the music, add text over photos, and adjust slide transitions and speed.

For more information on creating, editing, or sharing your slideshows, click the Browse Help button above, click “Share photos digitally,” and see the topics in the Slideshows section.

How to organize your photo album in Iphoto

If you take photos of certain subjects, such as wildflowers, or in particular categories, such as street scenes, you can create albums for those interests.

Albums can also be used as temporary collecting areas, when you’re thinking about printing certain photos, or you’re creating a slideshow or a project such as a book. An album allows you to see all the photos you’re considering in one place.

You can add photos to your albums and rearrange the photos in any order you want.

The original photos remain in your Events, and can be used in as many other albums, slideshows, or projects (such as books and cards) as you want.

Create an album to group photos based on a subject of interest

1. Click to select Events or Photos at the top of the Source list (along the left side of the iPhoto window).
   
   In Events, your photos are grouped by the date and time they were taken. In Photos, thumbnails of all your photos are shown.
2. Select one or more photos that you want to include in your album.
   To select a single photo, click it. To select more than one photo, drag to enclose adjacent photos or hold down the Command key as you click photos that are not next to one another.
3. Click the Create button in the toolbar (A, shown below), and then choose Album from the pop-up menu that appears (B, below).
   
   The album appears in your Source list below Albums.
   
4. Click the placeholder title (shown above) and type a name for your album.

Add photos to an album

1. Click to select Events or Photos at the top of the Source list (along the left side of the iPhoto window, shown below).
   In Events, your photos are grouped by the date and time they were taken. In Photos, your photos are shown without Event groupings.
   
2. Select one or more photos that you want to add to your album.
   To select a single photo, click it. To select more than one photo, drag to enclose adjacent photos or hold down the Command key as you click photos that are not next to one another.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Drag the photo or photos to the album title in the Source list.
   • Click the Add To button in the toolbar, choose Album from the pop-up menu, and then click the album you want to add the photos to.
     

Rearrange photos in an album

1. Click to select an album in the Source list (along the left side of the iPhoto window).
   
   The photos in the album appear in the main viewing window.
2. Select a photo and drag it into a different position in the album. Repeat for other photos until all the photos are in the order you want.

You can also create a Smart Album. As you import new photos in iPhoto, Smart Albums automatically gather photos based on criteria you specify.

For more ways to view and organize your photos, click the Browse Help button above and see the topics in “View and organize photos.”

Sent photo to your friend email by iphoto

You can email photos directly from iPhoto.

If you are a MobileMe member, iPhoto is automatically set up to email your photos from your MobileMe account.

Email photos from your MobileMe account

1. In iPhoto, click the photos you want to send to select them. To select multiple photos, up to 10, hold down the Command key as you click each photo.
2. In the toolbar, click the Share button and then choose Email from the pop-up menu.
   Your photos appear in the email window, presented within a theme, or design.
   If you haven’t yet entered email account information into iPhoto, you’ll be prompted for it here.
3. To change the theme, select a different one from the themes shown to the right of the email.
4. In the To field at the top of the email window, type the recipient’s email address.
5. Type a title for the email in the Subject field.
6. To change the placeholder text within the theme, double-click it and type your own.
   When text is selected, formatting controls appear above it. Use the controls to change the text’s font, size, and horizontal and vertical alignment.
   
7. When you’re ready to email your photos, click Send.

If you don’t have a MobileMe account, you can still email photos directly from iPhoto. See the instructions in Email your photos to learn about setting up and sending emails from other email accounts in iPhoto.

For more ways to share your photos, click the Browse Help button above and see the topics in “Share photos digitally.”

How to edit and improve photo in Iphoto

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.

Here are just a few of the many ways you can use iPhoto to improve your photos.

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.
   
2. 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.
   
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.

Crop a photo to keep only the portion you like

You can crop a photo to remove unwanted areas, or to print the photo at a specific size, such as 4 x 6 inches.

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.
   
   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.
   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.

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.
   Note:   If you’ve made only one edit, the button is labeled “Revert to Original.”

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.
   
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.
   Note:   If you’ve made only one edit, the button is labeled “Revert to Original.”

For more ways to improve your photos, click the Browse Help button above and see the topics in “Edit photos.”

How to view your photo in Iphoto

After you import photos into iPhoto, it’s easy to view them in a variety of ways.

In your library, your photos are automatically organized into Events, based on the time and date they were taken.

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.

View photos in full-screen view

Full-screen view lets you see and edit your photos using every pixel your display offers.

1. 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.
   
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 or card.

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, you’ll see photos of people that iPhoto has found in your library. Go to step 2.
   • If you’ve already named faces in your photos, their snapshots appear on the 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 7.
2. 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).
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.
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.

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.

If your photos include Global Positioning System (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 then 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:  If you see a note instead of marker pins, check to make sure that iPhoto is set to look up locations.
   • 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.
2. On the Places map, 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.

For more ways to view and organize your photos, click the Browse Help button above and see the topics in “View and organize photos.”

How to import photos to Iphoto from digital camera

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. Using the cable that came with the camera, connect the camera to the USB port on your computer, as shown here, 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 the camera is not on, turn it on, and make sure it’s set to the correct mode for importing photos.
   For information on which mode to choose, see the instructions provided with your camera. If your camera has a “sleep” mode, make sure it’s disabled or set to a time increment long enough to allow your images to download.
3. Open iPhoto, if it’s not already open.
4. 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.
   
5. 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).
   
6. Turn off your camera, and disconnect the camera from your computer.

When you import photos, they are automatically grouped into Events, based on when the photos were taken. You can always reorganize the photos in a way that suits you best, or create albums to group together photos around different themes.

If you don’t have a digital camera: If you have photos in digital form (sent to you in an email, taken with a camera phone, or on a CD, for example), you can still import them into iPhoto. You can also turn printed photos into digital form by scanning them or taking them to a store that offers digital imaging services. For film rolls, simply take them to a store that offers film processing and have the photos saved on a CD or DVD.

For more information on importing your photos, including how to modify the way photos are grouped when you import them, and how to import from sources other than a digital camera, click the Browse Help button above and see the topics in “Import photos.”

The Best Iphoto plugin

iPhoto is possibly one of the coolest and easiest photo management applications available!
Today we’ve compiled a list of 13 iPhoto plugins designed to share your photos with others. Enjoy!

1. AOL Pictures plugin (FREE)
AOL pictures includes an iPhoto plugin which allows you to upload your photos directly from iPhoto up to AOL picures.
2. Photon blog plugin (FREE)
Photon allows you to export your iPhoto photos up to your blog.
3. Bubbleshare iPhoto plugin (FREE)
A simple iPhoto plugin to easily upload your photos from iPhoto to the Bubbleshare photo sharing site.
4. Facebook iPhoto plugin (FREE)
Isn’t the whole world turning to facebook? What a runaway success!
The Facebook plugin allows you to upload photos from iPhoto into existing facebook albums, or a new one. You can then add captions to the photos, and even tag which of your friends appear in each photo.
5. Flickr plugin from Connected Flow (Commercial)
If there is a most succesful photo sharing site so far, it has to be Flickr (although I hear facebook is catching up quickly).
This iPhoto plugin allows you to modify titles and descriptions, tag your phots and even create new photosets. Photos can also be added to existing photosets.
6. Gmail with iPhoto2gmail (FREE)
This iPhoto plugin allows you to quickly and easily email photos to friends and family, from wthin iPhoto using a gmail account.
7. Google Earth with iPhotoToGoogleEarth (FREE)
Very cool plugin that allows you to upload geotagged photos to Google Earth. You’ll need GPS information in your EXIF tags, but that doesn’t have to be done in your camera.
8. iStockPhoto iPhoto plugin (FREE)
iStockPhoto is a very useful stock photography site, this plugin allows photographers to batch upload photos to iStockphoto.
9. Kodak Easyshare with Ofoto Express for Mac (FREE)
Kodak provide this desktop tool to allow you to upload from iPhoto directly to Kodak Easyshare.
10. Picasa Web Albums Exporter (FREE)
Allows you to export directly from iPhoto up to Google Picasa Web Albums
11. Shutterfly iPhoto plugin (FREE)
Shutterfly does online photo printing and sharing, this free iPhoto plugin makes it easy to upload your photos.
12. Smugmug iPhoto plugin (FREE)
Smugmug is another online photo sharing service, they have a neat iPhoto plugin.
13. YPhoto Plugin for iPhoto from Yahoo! (FREE)
Lastly, Yahoo! Gallery now offers a free iPhoto plugin, making it easy to export your pictures to Yahoo! Gallery.