Creating Photo Books

Something special happens to photos when they’re pasted into the pages of a book. Arranged in a specific order and accompanied by captions, photos form a narrative: they tell a story.

Put away your paste. With iPhoto’s book mode, you can create beautiful, full-color books in several sizes and styles. Arrange your photos in the order you want, adding captions and descriptive text if you like. Choose from a gallery of design themes to spice up your pages with layouts that complement your subject. Even add gorgeous travel maps that tap into your Places list to show where your photos were taken.

When you’re done, iPhoto connects to the Internet and transfers your book to Apple’s printing service, where the book is printed on ...

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