Kyleen BurgessArea Information Management Agent

Region 3

iPhoto ’08 Basics

As you come in and set up, please:• Please run audio set up wizard•ToolsAudioAudio Setup Wizard•Listen to the nice lady walk you through•Still having problems? Ask a buddy or go into your system preferences on your mac and check your sound to make sure USB is selected for input and output

As you come in and set up, please:• Please run audio set up wizard•ToolsAudioAudio Setup Wizard•Listen to the nice lady walk you through•Still having problems? Ask a buddy or go into your system preferences on your mac and check your sound to make sure USB is selected for input and output

Topics for today• Downloading Pictures to iPhoto (setting camera preferences,

connecting a camera, importing photos)

• EVENT vs ALBUM• EDIT a photo (revert photo to original, red eye, face blemish, crooked

photos)

• Printing Photos easily• Batch Change photo names• Resizing• Creating Quick Slideshow• Create Photo Book (PDF)

More iPhoto

ResourcesMore iPhoto

Resources

• http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto• http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto

Setting Camera Preferences• Go to iPHOTO

PREFERENCES• On GENERAL tab,

decide if you want “connecting camera opens” … to iPhoto if you plan to use iPhoto from here on out

Connecting Camera

• Camera needs to be ON

• Connect USB cord from Camera to Laptop

• Put Camera in PLAY mode

• Launch iPhoto

Import ALL or SELECTED• NEW FEATURE! Can

import SELECTED pictures!

• To Select Pictures:– Click and Drag a box

around pictures you want ... Or …

– Use ⌘-Click to jump around and select pics

– Click IMPORT SELECTED

Event vs. Album• All photos download by DATE to the

EVENTS area• Can title EVENTS to keep things

organized• Click the + icon (bottom left) to

make and name albums

You can DRAG

AND DROP pics

from the EVENT

area to the

ALBUM area

You can DRAG

AND DROP pics

from the EVENT

area to the

ALBUM area

Edit a Photo• Click once to select the picture• Click the EDIT button to enter EDIT mode• Edit mode brings up the EDIT toolbar at the bottom• Use these effects to alter your photo.• PLAY WITH THEM, you won’t break the picture and

you can always REVERT TO ORIGINAL

Click when finished

Click any EFFECT to

apply that effect to your

picture. Can add more

than one effect!

Revert Photo to Original• Can always RIGHT-CLICK or CTRL-

CLICK on edited picture and choose REVERT TO ORIGINAL to take away all edits/changes

Fix RED Eye• Click to select picture• Click EDIT to enter edit mode• Click RED EYE• Adjust SIZE slider to match size of red eye area• Click on red eye area to fill in• Click DONE when finished

Printing Photos in iPhoto• Select a photo or multiple

photos to printHint: -Click on pictures to ⌘select more than one photo

• Go to FILE PRINT• Choose from 5 THEMES listed

on left for how the pictures should print

• After you chose theme, click PRINT or CUSTOMIZE to alter how pictures will print on page

Printing Multiple Pics • Select your pictures

Hint: Drag a box around the pictures or ⌘-Click the pictures you want to print

• Go to FILE PRINT• Choose CONTACT SHEET

and click CUSTOMIZE• On Customize screen,

adjust the COLUMNS slider to change size of pictures to desired size

• Click PRINT

Customize Printing Photos• In the CUSTOMIZE area, use

the toolbar at the bottom to decide how the prints will look– Themes: The LOOK of the

photos– Background: Change color– Layout: How many pictures

on a page

Batch Photo Name Change

• Select Photos– Click & Drag around photos to

select … or …– ⌘-Click pics to select

• Go to PHOTOS Batch Change• Choose:

– Set TITLE to TEXT– Enter title name– Check “Append a # to each

photo” and the pics will be labeled with your title followed by number

Batch Change allows you to name all selected photos at once.

How do I get photos out of iPhoto?• Method 1: Drag & Drop

– Click and drag picture out to desktop (or folder)

– …or -Click ⌘ multiple pics and drag and drop out all at once

• Method 2: File Export– Can “resize” images as you

export as well … great if you are exporting photos out of iPhoto to put on your web page or email to friends

– Size: choose CUSTOM size• Ex: 300 is good for websites

Slideshows Made Easy• Click once to select an EVENT in

the event area OR an ALBUM• Click • Click to start SS… or … make some changes

– THEME: Choose a look for SS(can change later)

– MUSIC: Choose from pre-loaded music OR pick a song from your iTunes Library!

– SETTINGS: Decide how long each slide plays and other detailed settings

• Move mouse to bring up toolbar during slideshow to change settings.

Making a Photo Book• Click once to select an EVENT in

the event area OR an ALBUM• Click and choose Book• Choose a TYPE and LOOK and

click CHOOSE– Note: If you plan to buy, click the

Options + Prices button to see details

• Use toolbar at bottom to navigate, change background colors, change layout of pages

• Drag pictures from top bar into grey areas in book to fill!

TECH TIP:

Save as PDF by

going to FILE

PRINT and

choose to print

to ADOBE PDF as

the printer!

TECH TIP:

Save as PDF by

going to FILE

PRINT and

choose to print

to ADOBE PDF as

the printer!

The End.Questions?

Contact Information:Kyleen Burgess

Area Information Management AgentRegion 3

Phone: 252-358-7822Email: Kyleen_Burgess@ncsu.edu

Hertford CountyAIM: KyleenBurgess

Resource: Slideshare.net Resource: http://www.slideshare.net/chadkafka/tttiphoto-basic