IPhoto can't be viewed unless in fullscreen. Shows up when I press F3., iPhoto can't be viewed unless in fullscreen, but shows up when I press F3.

Whenever I launch iPhoto, it does not show up as the small window. If I press F3 to show all open applications, the iPhoto window will appear, but when I try to click into it, it disappears into the bottom left corner of the screen. I can only view iPhoto if I go to View > Enter Full Screen. As you can tell from the image, even when the toolbar shows up, the window doesn't.

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.
(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
What's the plist file?
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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