Keywords

Searching for photos in iPhoto is fast and easy, especially if you previously assigned keywords to photos.

To assign keywords to photos

By assigning keywords to photos, you make it possible to search for photos based on those words. If you take the time to assign keywords, you'll save a lot of time later when you're trying to find a certain photo.

1.	Select one or more photos in an album, or from the Library.
2.	From the Photos menu choose "Get Info," to open the "Photo Info" window, shown on the right. You can also press Command I.
3.	Click the "Keywords" button to show a list of keywords.
4.	Click the checkbox next to a keyword you want to assign.

To assign multiple keywords: Select photos in the viewing area, then repeat steps 14 above.

To remove keywords from photos: Select photos in the viewing area, open the Keywords window (steps 2 and 3 listed above), then click a keyword checkbox to remove its checkmark.

A blue dot on the Keywords button means the current selection of photos that are visible in the viewing area have been chosen by a keyword search and do not necessarily represent all photos in the selected album or Library. Click the Keyword button to see the keyword (or keywords) that is selected and being used to limit the search.

To add, rename, or remove keywords in the keyword list: From the iPhoto menu, choose "Preferences…," then Click the "Keywords" button in the Preferences window to add new keywords to the keyword list, rename or remove existing keywords. See details at the bottom of page 12.

To display keywords next to photos in the viewing pane, go to the View menu, then choose the "Keywords" item to place a checkmark next to it in the menu. Your keywords now show underneath any photo that has a keyword assigned.

What the checkmark indicates

The checkmark that appears in the list of keywords acts as a temporary keyword, useful for marking photos for which you haven't decided upon a keyword or category. A checkmark appears in the bottom-right corner of a photo when you select the checkmark as a keyword.