How to Use iPhoto to Create Photobooks on a Mac

Want to make an affordable wedding album? How about a glossy scrapbook from your vacation? Need a miniature, inexpensive baby album to send to the grandparents? iPhoto's photobook makes it easy for Mac users to create professional-looking photobooks at very nice rates. With hardcover, softcover and spiral-bound options, there is a layout to suit almost any need.

Things You'll Need

• Apple computer running Mac OS X

Instructions

Choosing a Photobook

1. Launch iPhoto. In the iPhoto Window, select the photos you would like to use in a photobook.

2. 

   Click on the "Book" icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the iPhoto window. A window will drop down showing various types of photobooks to choose from.

3. 

   To see the different types of photobooks and their prices, click the "Options + Prices" button. A page will load in your web browser taking you to the iPhoto Print Products page. Scroll down and you'll see a link to photobook details and pricing. Or you can watch a video of all the photobook design possibilities.

Creating Your Photobook

1. Click on the style of photobook you want in the frame above the "Options + Prices" button.

2. 

   Select hardcover or softcover and your desired dimensions from the drop-down menu on the top left. Then click the "Choose Theme" button on the lower right. The iPhoto window will change to reveal your selected photos on top and the photobook template below.

3. Click and drag photos from the top of the screen to their places on the template.

4. Click the "Page Type" drop-down menu from the toolbar to change the layout on any given page.

5. 

   Change the captions on pages with text simply by highlighting the existing text and writing over it.

6. Click the "Autoflow" button in the toolbar to have iPhoto drop in the selected photos automatically.

7. Click the "Buy Book" button in the lower right corner of the iPhoto window to purchase and publish your new photobook. Shipping takes 7 to 10 business days.

Resources

• Apple