Renaming image files & years question

hello
how do i change the name of image files? i know how to change the title, but can i change the actual name of the file?
when i transferred my photos from a previous computer, iPhoto sorted them into years. how does iPhoto sort them...is it by date created, modified, etc? can i manipulate iPhoto to put photos in a certain year?
Thanks!

pogi6247
Do you want to change the name so that the file is easier to find?
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

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User Interface (30052013).vi ‏48 KB
Image Stitching.vi ‏55 KB
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