iPhoto: RATING YOUR PHOTOS FAST

In iPhoto, you can rate photos on a scale of one to five stars, but it can take a while to rate an entire import of photos from a digital camera. That's why you'll want to "batch rank." To do that, click on the first photo you want to have a 5-star ranking. Then press-and-hold the Command key, and as you search through your photos, click on every other five-star photo. Once you've gotten through your imported photos, just press Command-5, and every selected photo will instantly be rated with five stars. You can continue doing four-star, three-star, etc., using the same fast technique.

©SCOTT KELBY