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Photos for Mac and iOS: The Missing Manual
Foreword
Why Photos?
Why Photos?
Making the Move
The Missing Credits
About the Author
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgements
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
Photos’ Backstory
What Photos Can Do
Using Photos for iOS
About→These→Arrows
About the Online Resources
Missing CD
Registration
Feedback
Errata
The Very Basics
Safari® Books Online
1. Getting Started with Photos
Getting the Photos App
Your First Foray into Photos
Migrating from iPhoto or Aperture to Photos
iPhoto and Aperture Edits Become Permanent
How Photos Handles Albums, Events, Projects, and Metadata
Continuing to Use iPhoto or Aperture
Merging iPhoto or Aperture Libraries
Deleting iPhoto or Aperture Libraries
Meet the iCloud Photo Library
What Gets Uploaded
Photos for Families
2. Importing Pictures and Videos
The Two Faces of Photos
Importing from iCloud
iCloud Photo Library
iCloud Photo Sharing
My Photo Stream
Importing from a Camera or Card Reader
Importing Other Image Files
Copied vs. Referenced photos
Importing Files from Other Apps
Importing Images from Apps that Don’t Share
Importing Videos
Fun with File Formats
Raw Files
Other File Formats
After the Import
Dealing With Duplicates
Visiting Your Photos Library
3. Viewing and Organizing Your Images
Photos’ Views
Photos View
Shared View
Albums View
Projects View
Viewing, Opening, and Scrolling
Resizing Thumbnails
Opening Files
Using Split View (Mac only)
Scrolling Through Thumbnails
Photos for Mac
Photos for iOS
Viewing Metadata
Using Summarize View
Selecting and Hiding Files
Hiding Thumbnails
The Wide World of Albums
Creating an Album
Adding files to an Album
Viewing an Album
Changing an Album’s Key Photo (Mac only)
Renaming an Album
Moving Files Between Albums
Removing Files from an Album
Duplicating Files
Sorting Thumbnails in Albums
Sorting Album Thumbnails
Duplicating an Album
Merging Albums
Deleting an Album
Smart Albums
Using Folders
Adding and Removing Items from Folders
The Mighty Info Panel
Deleting Pictures and Videos
Viewing or Recovering Recently Deleted Items
Accessing Your Photos Library on the Web
4. Finding Pictures
Using Favorites
Designating Favorites
Viewing Favorites
Searching by Text and Date
Viewing Pictures by Location
Finding Photos by Location with Smart Albums
Using Keywords
Adding, Removing, and Editing Keywords
Viewing Keyword Assignments
Getting the Most Out of Keywords
Faces
Tagging Faces
Tagging Faces Manually
Managing Faces Albums
5. Improving Your Pictures
Editing Basics
Entering Edit Mode
Going Big: Full Screen View
Browsing Thumbnails
Adjusting Your View: Zooming and Scrolling
Comparing Before and After Versions
Undoing Your Changes
Photos’ Editing Tools
The Enhance Tool
The Rotate Tool
The Crop Tool
How to Crop, Straighten, and Flip a Photo
Applying Filters
Making Adjustments
Using the Adjustments Panel on a Mac
The Mighty Histogram
Light
Color
Black & White
Advanced Adjustments
Sharpen
Definition
Noise Reduction
Vignette
White Balance
Levels
Copying Adjustments
Retouching Images
Fixing Red Eye
Editing Raw Files
Beyond Photos
6. Slideshows and Movies
Slideshow Basics
Picking a Theme
Choosing a Soundtrack
Creating Instant Slideshows
Instant Slideshows in Photos for iOS
Saved Slideshows
Creating a Saved Slideshow
Deleting and Duplicating Slides
Adding Text and Photos
Exporting a Slideshow
Sharing Exported Movies Online
Burning Movies onto CDs or DVDs
Working with Videos
Playing Videos
Trimming Videos
Adjusting Slow-Motion Video
Fun with Frames
Sharing and Exporting Video
7. Printing Your Photos
Printing at Home
Resolution Matters
Printing from Photos
Ordering Prints Online
Buying Prints from Apple
Changing and Adding Print Sizes
Adding and Deleting Images from Your Order
Cropping, Editing, and Ordering Multiple Copies
Finalizing Your Order
8. Sharing and Exporting
Sharing via Email
Emailing Photos from an iOS Device
Sharing via Text Message
Sharing Online
Twitter
Facebook
Flickr
Using iCloud Photo Sharing
Turning on iCloud Photo Sharing
Creating a Shared Album
Adding Content to a Shared Album
Deleting and Unsubscribing from a Shared Album
Letting Subscribers Add to a Shared Album
Managing Subscribers
Publishing a Shared Album on the Web
Downloading Shared Content
Adding and Viewing Comments
Family Sharing
Sharing via AirDrop
Desktops, Lock Screens, and Wallpaper
Setting a Photo as Your Desktop (Mac)
Setting a Photo as Your Wallpaper (iOS)
Photos: The Best Screensaver in the West
Exporting from Photos
Exporting by Dragging
The Mighty Export Command
Exporting Unmodified Originals
Exporting Videos
9. Creating Custom Books, Calendars, and Cards
Creating a Book Project
Step 1: Selecting Images
Step 2: Choosing a Format and Theme
Changing the Theme and Format
Step 3: Customizing the Pages
Removing and Replacing Pictures
Adding Pictures
Reordering Pages
Adding and Removing Pages
Changing a Page’s Layout
Manipulating Pictures
Page Backgrounds
Step 4: Edit and Format Text
Spell Checking
Step 5: Preview Your Project
Step 6: Buy the Book
Photo Calendars
Step 1: Pick the Pictures
Step 2: Choose the Length, Start Date, and Theme
Changing Settings
Step 3: Customize the Pages
Step 4: Final Inspection
Step 5: Buy the Calendar
Custom Cards
Creating a Card
Creating a Card
Customizing Your Card
Finalizing the Card
Buying the Card
10. Managing Your Library
Using Multiple Libraries
Creating a New Library
Switching Between Libraries
Changing the System Photo Library
Merging Libraries
Merging Libraries Using iCloud Photo Library
Merging Libraries with a Third-Party App
Backing Up Your Files
Backing Up to a Hard Drive
Backing Up Manually
Backing Up Automatically
Using Time Machine
Backing Up to CDs and DVDs
Using a Burn Folder
A. Troubleshooting
The Big Takeaway
Upgrading and Importing
Organizing Troubles
Sharing and Syncing
Editing Woes
Printing Problems
General Questions
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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