B.2. File MenuMost of the commands in the File menu involve creating new storage entities: albums, books, slideshows, and so on. This is also where you do all your printing. B.2.1. New AlbumCreates a new photo album in the Source list, and prompts you to name it. (You can also create an album by pressing -N or clicking the + button in the main iPhoto window.) See Chapters 5, 10, and 7, respectively. B.2.2. New Album From SelectionSelect some photos in the iPhoto window, then choose this command. iPhoto creates a new album, already stocked with the selected pictures. B.2.3. New Smart AlbumOpens a dialog box where you can set up criteria for a smart album, as described in Section 5.6.11. B.2.4. New FolderThis humble command is the key to one of iPhoto 6's most welcome features: the all-powerful folder. A folder is a Source-list icon that can contain other icons, like albums, book layouts, and slideshows. B.2.5. Import to LibraryUse this command (formerly called Import) to add photos to your iPhoto Library from your hard disk, a CD, or some other disk. Choose Add to Library, select the file or folder you want to add, then click the Import button in the Import Photos dialog box. (Apple evidently renamed this command to make clear that you're importing a copy of the selected photos into iPhoto's own, internal collection.) Keyboard shortcut : Shift- -I. B.2.6. ExportYes, kids , it's the amazing peripatetic Export commandin a different menu every version of iPhoto! Anyway, it opens the Export Images window, whose panels offer the following ways of copying photos:
You can save yourself a trip to the Export menu by using the keyboard shortcut Shift- -E. (By the way, you may find additional tabs in the Export dialog box if you've installed iPhoto plug-in software.) B.2.7. Close WindowCloses the frontmost window. Usually, you'll use this command after opening a photo into its own window for editing. If only the main iPhoto window is open, this command quits the program. Keyboard shortcut : -W. B.2.8. Edit Smart AlbumLets you edit the criteria for an existing smart album. Select the album before choosing this command. When you click OK, iPhoto updates the smart album. B.2.9. Create Film RollCreates a new film roll (Section 5.2) from a batch of selected photos. Great for dividing a huge import into more manageable chunks . (Dimmed unless you've first selected some thumbnails.) B.2.10. Subscribe to PhotocastAsks you for the URL (Web address) for a photocast (Internet "publishing") that somebody has initiated, so that you can enjoy their pictures in your copy of iPhoto. See Section 9.4.2. B.2.11. Page SetupOpens the standard Page Setup dialog box for your printer, where you can select the paper size, orientation, and scaling of your print job. B.2.12. PrintOpens iPhoto's Print dialog box, where you can print contact sheets, greeting cards, full-page photos, or groups of photos in standard sizes like 4 x 6 or 5 x 7. See Chapter 8 for details. |