How to Organize Images in iPhoto

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By Diana Doherty
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iPhoto is an Apple software application and part of their iLife suite. iLife comes with all new Macs. iPhoto is similar to most other photo software, like Google Picasa and Adobe Photoshop Album. If you're familiar with any of those software applications, transitioning to iPhoto won't be difficult. Creating albums is one way to organize photos. You can also add keywords and ratings. iPhoto allows you to sort photos by date, keyword, title, rating or manually.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

iPhoto
Digital photos

Organize Photos by Creating a New Album

Step 1

Start iPhoto. Select "File," then "New Album.'
Step 2

Type in a description, and click "Create."
Step 3

Open "Library," then drag and drop photos from your library to the new album.
Step 4

Drag and drop to organize photos within the album.
Step 5

Add titles to further organize photos within an album.
Step 6

Click "View," then "Sort Photos."
Step 7

Select "Sort Photos by Title" to view your photos organized by the titles you gave them.

Organize Photos Using Keywords

Step 1

Click iPhoto, then "Preferences."
Step 2

Select the "Keywords" tab, then click "+." This will show "untitled" as a new keyword.
Step 3

Click "untitled," and type in your desired keyword (for example: Mom).
Step 4

Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to add as many keywords as you need. Close menu when you're done adding new keywords.
Step 5

Ctrl+click on a photo. A menu will appear.
Step 6

Select "Show Info."
Step 7

Select the "Keywords" tab. You will see a list of all the keywords you added.
Step 8

Click the boxes next to each keyword you would like to add to that photo.
Step 9

Click "View," then "Keywords" to show your selected keywords beneath your photos.
Step 10

Go to "Search" on the bottom right. Type a keyword. This will show all your photos tagged with that keyword.
Step 11

Click the key on bottom left. This brings up a menu of all keywords. You can select one or multiple to view photos tagged with those keywords.

Organize Photos Using Ratings

Step 1

Select a photo.
Step 2

Click "Photos" menu, then "My Ratings."
Step 3

Click one to five stars to rate that photo.
Step 4

Select a photo. Open "Infopane," then click rating. This will also add a rating to your photo.
Step 5

To rate many photos quickly, click a photo. Hold down command, then press a number one through five.
Step 6

Click "View," then "Sort Photos." Select "Sort Photos by Rating." This will show the rating beneath your photos.