Apple Training Series: iLife ’11

Lesson 7. Importing and Managing Photos

Lesson Files

ATS iLife11 Book Files > Lesson 07 > Weekend Zoo Trip folder

Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Understand photo formats

Import from a folder

Merge and split Events

Assign keywords

Create backups

Now that you have a firm grasp on using iPhoto to make fantastic pictures, books, and slideshows, it’s time to turn your eye toward the essentials of managing and backing up photos in your library. These photos are not replaceable. You can’t go back in time and take them over again. Think of all the moments that are captured in these photos that can never be recovered.

It’s sobering to think that you could lose your photos, but don’t lose sleep over it. iPhoto has great ...