Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro & MacBook Air, 6th Edition

CHAPTER 11

Making the Most of Your Photos

Each new MacBook comes with Photos, a powerful but easy-to-use application for managing, editing, and enjoying your photos. You can import photos from your digital camera, phone, or tablet; crop them, straighten them, and improve their colors; and use them in albums, slide shows, or e-mail messages.

Import Photos

Browse Your Photos

Select Photos from Bursts

Crop a Photo

Rotate or Straighten a Photo

Improve a Photo’s Colors

Add Filters to Photos

Create Photo Albums

Create and Play Slide Shows

E-Mail a Photo

Take Photos or Movies of Yourself

Import Photos

Photos enables you to import photos directly from a wide range of digital cameras, phones, and tablets, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Photos normally recognizes a camera automatically when you connect it to your MacBook and switch it on.

Alternatively, you can remove the digital camera’s memory card and insert it in a memory card reader connected to the MacBook; your camera’s manufacturer may recommend this method. Another possibility for some cameras and phones is to import photos via Bluetooth File Exchange.

Import Photos

Connect your digital camera or device to your ...