With iPhoto '09, Apple's popular photo organizer and editing program is better than ever. Unfortunately, intuitive as it may be, iPhoto still has the power to confuse anyone who uses it. That's why more people rely on our Missing Manual than any other iPhoto resource. Author and New York Times tech columnist David Pogue provides clear and objective guidance on every iPhoto feature, including new tools such as face recognition, place recognition based on GPS data, themed slideshows, online sharing, enhanced editing, and travel maps. You'll find step-by-step instructions, along with many undocumented tips and tricks. With iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual, you will:

• Get a course in picture-taking and digital cameras -- how to buy and use a digital camera, how to compose brilliant photos in various situations

• Import, organize, and file your photos -- and learn how to search and edit them

• Create slideshows, photo books, calendars, and greeting cards, and either make or order prints

• Share photos on websites or by email, and turn photos into screensavers or desktop pictures

• Learn to manage your Photo Libraries, use plug-ins, and get photos to and from camera phones

There's much more in this comprehensive guide. Discover today why iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual is the top-selling iPhoto book.

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David Pogue has done it again. - 2009-11-06
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David Pogue has done it again, this time with the very able assistance of J. D. Biersdorfer. This latest book in the "Missing Manual" series, iPhoto '09 The Missing Manual, published by O'Reilly Media, is an equally valuable resource for those new to the Mac and/or iPhoto as well as for those who have used iPhoto for many years.

Part One, iPhoto Basics, covers everything from getting photos from the camera into iPhoto to organizing, and editing them once they are there. Particularly helpful is the chapter on the newest organizing features, introduced in iPhoto '09, Faces and Places. Using the face recognition method is fairly straightforward, while manually geotagging photos is more challenging. Pogue's step-by-step guidance makes it easy. The section on editing photos is so thorough and revealing that even novices can produce professional-looking results with ease. Those who shoot in RAW will find the advice in that section particularly helpful.

Part Two, Meet Your Public, guides the reader in the making of prints, web galleries, DVD slideshows and more, including publishing to Flickr and Facebook. Detailed instructions for using iPhoto to make and order books, calendars and cards is included. Using the information provided saves not only precious time but also can save money while assuring good results that will wow family and friends.

Part Three, Photo Stunts, is devoted to designing and building Screen Savers; finding prewritten AppleScripts, and developing Automator Actions that add new and timesaving features to iPhoto. Methods for managing the thousands of photos that eventually populate iPhoto by burning them to disc or backing them up to an external disk is explained. iPhoto '09 The Missing Manual explains how to create, swap, and merge iPhoto Libraries and the pitfalls to avoid.

Part Four, Appendixes, though brief, is packed with very important and helpful information. The first section, on Troubleshooting, can save the day when things go awry. How to retrieve photos using Time Machine is worth memorizing. iPhoto '09 Menu by Menu explains in useful detail every one of the menu items included in the program.

Although those coming from using other photo management programs (e.g., Picasa) might wish for more in this book to ease their transition to iPhoto, the information in this book will shorten their learning curve while providing a series of confidence-building successes.

As Pogue himself says, the Missing Manual books are "entertaining [and] unafraid to state when a feature is useless or doesn't work right." The indispensible information contained in this book is delivered in an easy-to-understand, witty, and engaging way. Even those with years of experience with previous versions of iPhoto will learn new tricks. And everyone will benefit from keeping iPhoto '09 The Missing Manual as a handy reference book and valuable resource.

Missing Manual - iPhoto '09 - again it's perfect - 2010-02-01
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I have used the Missing Manual series for several years and find them laid out well.... easy to search for answers to my questions, always full of ideas I have not even thought of..... never even consider other manuals when choosing one to go with a new program.

it's difficult to find things using its index... - 2010-01-26
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A great book, but it's difficult to find things using its index... the page numbers in the index are not correct, sometimes they are 10's of pages off! I can't give this many stars because of that. Sorry. I've spent hours trying to find what I'm looking for because of this.

As always, great. - 2009-11-02
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This bok is extra-useful, just as are all the Missing Manuals! Get it if you want to know how to use iPhoto 9 efficiently and easily!

http:/iphoto '09 the missing manual - 2009-10-24
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easy to follow and use for all the areas I needed help in using this strong program. It allowed to use features that I could not find or understand on my own

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