![]() ![]() You will be given the opportunity to create a folder to put them in and they will be saved to that folder in the size you have indicated.? The filename will be whatever your camera has designated that set of pictures to be named.? The title will be the title that has been set for the photo, either a set of numbers assigned by your camera, or a title that you have previously assigned to the photo.? An album name would exist only if you had put your photos into a specific album before you started the export process.Type in the height or width you want (it is in pixels*).? iPhoto will automatically keep the images in proper ratio.? Click on Export.Once they are highlighted select Export from the File menu.? You will get this menu:.If they are not adjacent, click on the first one and then hold down the Apple key while you click on each of the others that you want to include.? Those you have chosen will be highlighted. Select all the pictures that you want to convert.? If they are adjacent to each other click on the first one and then shift click on the last one and they will all be highlighted.? The highlighting lets you know they have been selected.If your photos are not already in iPhoto, download them or move them into iPhoto. ![]() To use iPhoto to change the size of many photos at once do the following: This tip is in answer to a reader query about batch processing photos.? Specifically, she wanted to know how she could change the size of 150 photos at one time.? She assumed she would need to purchase an application to do this and was asking my advice about which one she should buy.?īoth Graphic Converter and Photoshop will accomplish this task efficiently.? Graphic Converter 5.9 sells for $30, and it is a great graphics application, one I frequently recommend for beginners because of the price and the ease of use.? There is also Photoshop Elements 4.0 for? Mac which sells for around $80.?īoth of these applications will batch process many more tasks than just changing the size of photos, but if changing the size of photos is all you want to do, then you can do it for free, using iPhoto.? There is no point is buying a whole turkey if all you want is one chicken leg. There is always the Apple Menu as a quick way to get to the applications you have used recently.? You will find the last ten you used under Recent Items under the blue apple in the top left portion of your? desktop window. Not, of course,? that I ever forget the name of an application that I havenit used for awhile.? Nooo, not me. ![]() Note, however, that putting in "that greeting card thingy" just wonit work.? You are going to have to at least remember the name of the application you want. If you fall into that category, here is a trick that works every time.? Open Spotlight using the Apple key and the space bar and type in the first couple of letters of the application you want to open.? Almost every single time that application will pop up on the Spotlight list as the first item and you can open it from there. Get to Spotlight quickly by holding down the Apple key and the space bar.? It keeps you from having to grab the mouse or whatever you use to move your cursor around.Īnd speaking of Spotlight - have you considered the fact that you can use it to find your applications quickly? Some people just donit like to use the Dock.? It may be a visual thing, or a clutter thing, or a space thing, but some people really donit like to use it.? This first one though is just for fun.? If you were a fan of MacBrickout in the days of OS 9, I have great news for you.? There is finally a version out for OS X.? If you are not familiar with this great game, you can read my review from January 5, 2000.? Carson Whitsett of Leapfrog Software is the genius behind MacBrickout.? You can download Carsonis game from his Web site. Itis Tip Time!? Whatis that you say? Itis about time? Well, yes, you are right - it has been awhile.? How can we beginners stay ahead of the game if we donit have tips and tricks to use and/or throw out to impress our younger friends and family members.? You know - let them know we are just as iwith iti as they are.Īll of the following are really helpful tips so maybe they will make up for the long wait.
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