Exporting Photos to a Folder

4 - Now click on “File”  beside “iPhoto” at the top left of the desktop.   A drop-down menu appears.

6 -  A small window opens. Be sure that “File Export” is highlighted, if not click on it.

9 - Now click on “Export”.

Using this method gives you more options than just dragging and dropping.   You may want to make sure the quality of the file is the best possible.  Or maybe you want a smaller size file, with lower quality to be sent in emails or used on the web. 

8 - To change the quality of the file to its best quality, click on the bar beside “JPEG Quality”, slide the pointer down to “Maximum” and let go.

10 - A small window that looks like a small replica of a Finder window opens.   Along the left pane you will see “Devices” and “Places”.

If you cannot see a list under “Places”, click on the small triangle next to “Places” to see the drop-down list.

11 - Click on “Pictures”.

17 - To see if they are really there,  click on the “Finder” icon on the left side of the Dock.

If you want to use a picture or a group of pictures in another application,  exporting them will allow you to choose the best quality.  For instance, you may want to store backup copies on a Thumb Drive, or take the drive to a place to have high quality prints made.   Some Digital Photo Frames use a Thumb Drive to load pictures.

In this session we’re going to export three pictures to a folder.

You should now see the contents of the “Pictures” folder in the right pane.   If you have not seen or used it before  it should look like my example. 

12 - We want to put a new folder inside for the pictures we are exporting.  This helps keep things organized.  So click on “New Folder”.

13 - A small window opens.   Notice “untitled folder” is highlighted in blue.  That means you can start typing right away and the word will change.  So give the folder a name.  I’ll call mine “the rose”  after the first picture.  The name can be changed later if you don’t like the name you gave it.

Exporting Images.

16 - Now Click “OK”.  Your pictures are exported to the folder.   If you only did a few, it will happen so fast you’ll hardly notice. 

I have them showing as a list.  

19 - Double-click on “Pictures”.  

20 - Next, double-click on the folder you created.   When it opens you should see icons for the images you exported.

1 - Open iPhoto and click on “Photos”.

3 - Hold down the “Command” key, and click on another picture.   Repeat this step for a third picture.

2 - Select a picture by clicking on it.  You should see it highlighted as shown.

5 - Click on “Export”.

7 -  Some digital cameras save the original picture in a “RAW” format.   iPhoto will save it as a JPEG if you make any adjustments.  In order to get prints made, put a picture on the Web, or email, the format should usually be JPEG.

The quality you should use will depend on how you want to use the picture. 

1. ✓Having an 8x10 printed? Make it maximum quality.  
   

2. ✓If you are sending it in an email or putting it on the Web,  low, or medium is adequate. 
   

3. ✓Putting it on a Digital Photo VIewer?   Use High quality.

Under “Places”  you should see your home folder, (see the icon of a house), and quick links to at least two of the folders that are inside the home folder.  (“Documents” and “Pictures”) 

14 - Click “Create”.

15 - A soon as you completed step #14, the Folder was created, and opened up in the window. 

You are done.  The windows will close and you will just see the iPhoto window again.

18 - A window opens.  I have mine showing as icons.  

You are done.

Now what on earth do we do with them?  Well, maybe you did not need them.   If you just did this for practice, go back to step #20, click and hold the folder, and drag it to the garbage can.   However, if you did this because you want to put the pictures on a Thumb Drive, insert the drive and drag the folder to the drive.  (See also “Using a USB or Thumb Drive”. )