iPhoto ’08: Exporting photos for use in other applications

Follow these steps to export photos from iPhoto:

1. Select the photo or photos you want to export. You can select an album or albums from the iPhoto Source list.

   

   Select individual photos from the main iPhoto window by holding down the Command key—the key to the left of the Space bar—and clicking the photos you want.

   

   A yellow border appears around each selected photo.

   You can select a sequential range of photos by dragging the mouse over photos.

   

2. From the File menu, choose Export.



3. Make selections from the Export Photos window.

   

   Here’s a brief description of the Export Photos options. For a more detailed description of these options, refer to the iPhoto Help.

   • Kind:  This option allows you to choose a file format for your photos. The JPEG format works for most purposes.
   • Quality:  Higher quality images will have larger file sizes, so if you are sending the images via email you may want to choose Low quality to keep the file size small.
   • Include:  If you choose the JPEG or TIFF file format, select the “Titles and keywords” checkbox if you want titles and keywords exported with the photos.
   • Size:  For email or web use, choose Small or Medium, depending on your connection speed. For higher-resolution printing, choose Large or Full-size.  Full size is the exact size of the actual picture.
   • File Name:  Choose whether to export photos in sequence, by their filenames, iPhoto titles, or album name.

    

4. Click Export (located at the bottom-right corner of the Export Photos window).
5. Choose a location for the photos you are exporting, then click OK.

   Note: If you are exporting a lot of photos, it’s a good idea to create a folder to receive your exported photos.