My New Mac, Lion Edition

Deleting Photos from iPhoto

Here’s how to delete a picture from iPhoto:

1. In iPhoto, click Photos under the Library category in the left pane of the iPhoto window. The right pane shows you all the pictures stored in iPhoto.

2. Click a picture that you want to delete. (Hold down the key as you click two or more pictures to delete them.)

3. Select Photos ▸ Move To Trash (or drag the selected pictures and drop them over the Trash icon in the left pane of the iPhoto window).

4. (Optional) Right-click the Trash icon in the left pane and select Empty Trash to delete your pictures for good.

Note

If you don’t empty the Trash, you can retrieve a picture from the Trash by ...