Deleting pictures - iphoto vs my pictures file

Hi,
My apologies if this has been asked before... I've just got myself a new MacBook, and am dumping my pictures on there from my PC. I still have a bunch to go through and trash, but it seems that when I delete them from iphoto, they remain in my pictures folder in Finder. I'd like to get rid of them completely (not just from iphoto) is there a way to do this through iphoto? Or do I have to delete from my pictures folder on Finder?
Thanks!

Deleting them from iPhoto is actually a two-step process. Pressing the delete key merely puts them into iPhoto's trash, rather than into your Mac's trash. This gives you the chance to have second thoughts. Once you're certain that you really want to get rid of the photos you're trying to trash, go to the left side of iPhoto's display and find the Trash there. Right (or control-) click on that and select Empty Trash. Now the photos will be gone for good. HTH.

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