Using iPhoto with iWeb


Thanks to Apple's hard work at integrating iPhoto and iWeb, you can post two kinds of Web pages to your .Mac account using nothing but iPhoto (with iWeb in the background): a photo page, and a photo blog. Blog (short for Web log) is a fancy word for a Web page organized in a sort of diary format.

To Create a Photo Page

1.

Open iPhoto 6.

The main iPhoto interface is displayed (Figure 6.1).

Figure 6.1. iPhoto 6 lets you manage your digital photographs with ease, and it's very well integrated with your .Mac account.


2.

Select the photos you want to use in the photo page and move them to their own album (Figure 6.2).

Figure 6.2. Creating a new album with just the images you want to use in your picture page isn't absolutely required, but it helps you keep your page clean.


3.

At the bottom of the page, select Photo Page from the iWeb button menu (Figure 6.3).

Figure 6.3. From the toolbar at the bottom of the page, select Photo Page from the iWeb button menu.


iPhoto prepares the image files and then launches iWeb, which presents you with a choice of photo page templates (Figure 6.4).

Figure 6.4. After iPhoto opens, choose the template you want to use for your photo page.


4.

From the list to the left, pick a template that you like, and click Choose.

iWeb creates a page using the template, and populates it with your pictures and some placeholder text (Figure 6.5).

Figure 6.5. Your new photo page appears in iWeb, complete with the selected photos, but sporting placeholder text.


5.

Double-click each text block (the title, description, and caption for each picture), and type the text you want to appear on the page (Figure 6.6).

Figure 6.6. Replace the placeholder text on the page with the text you want others to see.


6.

In the lower left corner of the page, click the Publish button.

iWeb logs in to your .Mac account and uploads your Web page. After this is finished, you are notified that your page has been published (Figure 6.7).

Figure 6.7. The publication dialog gives you three options after publishing a page: announce it, visit it, or just go on about your business.


7.

Choose one of the following by clicking the appropriate button:

  • Announce. Opens your e-mail program and sets up an announcement e-mail, prepopulated with the site's URL, some sample text, and a subject.

  • Visit Site Now. Takes you directly to the site you just created.

  • OK. Finishes the process and returns you to iWeb.

Tip

  • You can use the iWeb Inspector to make changes to the appearance of your Photo pages. (For an overview of the Inspector, see The Mysterious Inspector sidebar in Chapter 5.)


To Create a Photo Blog Page

1.

Open iPhoto 6.

The main iPhoto interface is displayed (see Figure 6.1).

2.

Select a photo you want to use as the picture for your photo blog page, and from the iWeb button menu select Blog (Figure 6.8).

Figure 6.8. Click a photo thumbnail and select Blog from the iWeb button menu.


The photo is prepared, and iWeb launches. If you haven't previously set up a blog in iWeb, the template-selection dialog will be displayed (Figure 6.9).

Figure 6.9. Choose a theme and template from the list presented by iWeb.


If you've already got an iWeb blog, you won't see the template selection; the new page will be added as a new entry to the blog, using the design template you chose when you set up the blog. If you've set up more than one iWeb blog, you'll be prompted to choose from a pop-up menu the blog to which you want to add the new page. In either of these cases, skip to step 4 below and continue.

3.

From the list to the left, choose a theme, and then pick a template, and click Choose. iWeb uses the template to create a separate blog entry page for each picture and populates them with placeholder text (Figure 6.10).

Figure 6.10. The blog page loads, showing the selected picture and some placeholder text.


4.

Double-click each text block (the title, description, and caption for each picture), and type the text you want to appear on the page (Figure 6.11).

Figure 6.11. Replace the placeholder text on the page with the text you want visitors to see. Pictured here are the title and date, but there's also a description farther down the page.


5.

Click the Publish button (Figure 6.12). iWeb logs in to your .Mac account and uploads your Web page. After this is finished, you are notified that your page has been published (Figure 6.13).

Figure 6.12. Click the Publish button to publish your page to your .Mac account.


Figure 6.13. The notification dialog that opens after you publish a page gives you three options: announce the page, visit the page, or just continue working.


6.

Choose one of the following by clicking the appropriate button:

  • Announce. Opens your e-mail program and sets up an announcement e-mail, prepopulated with the site's URL, some sample text, and a subject.

  • Visit Site Now. Takes you directly to the site you just created.

  • OK. Finishes the process and returns you to iWeb.

Tips

  • If you select more than one picture in iPhoto before choosing Blog from the iWeb button menu, iWeb will create a separate blog entry page for each picture. But be forewarned: It's a lot of work to customize each page.

  • You can use the iWeb Inspector to tweak the appearance of your Photo Blog pages. (For a short introduction to this formidable tool, see The Mysterious Inspector sidebar in Chapter 5.)





.Mac with iWeb Visual QuickStart Guide Series
.Mac with iWeb, Second Edition
ISBN: 0321442288
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 113

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