Emailing within iPhoto

Im having trouble emailing within iphoto. I have changed my password several times and still keep getting the same message saying that it doesnt recongize the username or password. I took it off photo stream and made the screen bigger. What would be some other recommendations?

In the iPhoto preferences ==> accounts delete the account and re-enter it. You may need to contact tech support for your email service to get the correct technical settings
Or IMHO the better solution is to set Mail as your email client
LL

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Hi -
I emailed (so I thought) some photos from within iPhoto using Share > Email. But the email does not show up in my Sent Folder in Mail.
Is this correct? How can I verify that I actually sent the email?
Thanks
MtD

i REALLY LIKED mailing from iphoto, but inadvertantly changed the mailer to my email acct. (i was asked if i wanted to change, and i did).
HOW DO I GET THE ORIGINAL IPHOTO MAILER BACK.
when i try to share a photo now, it just opens up MY mailer with the photo attached.
CAN YOU HELP ME??? what's the original setting in preferences???
THANK YOU !
liz

Cannot send email from within iPhoto

Using OX X 10.7.5 cannot send email from within iPhoto. I get this error message: "Your email did not go through because the server did not reply."
If I change the preference to use email, everything goes fine but I lose the formatting feature.

iPhoto Menu ->
Preferences ->
Accounts ->
Delete and recreate your email settings.
Alternatively, use Apple's Mail for the job. It has Templates too - and more of them. Check out the Stationery...

Email from within iPhoto '08 (7.1.1) quit working

I am running Leopard (10.5.1) and iPhoto '08 (7.1.1) on a 2.4ghz 17" MBP. Whenever I try to email a photo from within iPhoto it pops up a window to let me choose size & options, I hit the Compose button, it will then popup a window saying that it is Preparing photos for email... then that window just goes away and it never creates the new email. I see this same behavior regardless of whether or not Mail is already open and regardless of what photo I am trying to email. This was working fine in the past... believe that it quit working after the upgrade to 10.5.1 (but not absolutely positive of that)... Any troubleshooting ideas would be greatly appreciated as I use this feature quite often.
Cheers!
Kirk

Kirk:
Try deleting the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder. Next, if needed, download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, putting your administrator login name, long or short, in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

When try send email from within iPhoto says password not recognised

Hi,
Trying to send email from withinn iPhoto always get message saying password not recognised even though set correct password email address within preferences in iPhoto. Believe this started when I upgraded to Lion.
Lates Lion and iphoto updates downloaded
Thanks
Rick

LarryHN I not understand your advice
iPhoto preferences>
Accounts>
there I have Facebook and MobileMe as Accounts
I tried adding new account and the only options (Apple related) offered are MobileMe and Email going
EMail>
again offers iCloud and mobileme
using iCloud doesn't work i.e. the account sets up but still cannot send email through iPhoto
I am registered with iCloud and it works fine in other applications
I am reluctant to delete MobileMe from iPhoto since if I do so I will not be able to add it again I still have photos etc in my MobileMe iDisk which I will need to move somewhere else soon with demise of MobileMe
Thakns for your advice

I cannot email photos from within iPhoto (v. 9.5.1). When I hit send I get a message: "Your email did not go through because the server did not reply." This happens for both my iCloud account and my Shaw account. What to do???

I cannot email photos from within iPhoto (v. 9.5.1). When I hit send I get a message: "Your email did not go through because the server did not reply." This happens for both my iCloud account and my Shaw account. What to do???

Are you able to email from Mail with those two accounts? If so:
1 - go to iPhoto's Accounts preference pane and delete both accounts. Now add them back and try again.
2 - a better solution IMO is to set Mail as the email client for iPhoto is iPhoto's General preference pane. This gives you better access to your contacts, a sent copy of all emails and, if you want a layout similar to iPhoto's, photo layouts located in Mail's stationary.

Just upgraded to Lion an am discovering that I cannot send email photos from within iPhoto. Error message says bad Internet connection or server not working, when that's not the case. Never happened in Snow Leopard! Help!!!

Just upgraded to Lion an am discovering that I cannot send email photos from within iPhoto. Error message says bad Internet connection or server not working, when that's not the case. Never happened in Snow Leopard! Help!!!

what email service - Yahoo mail have been acting up lately
you can try setting Mail as your email client - it resolves this pfoblem for some people
LN

Problem for deleting photos from hard drive within Iphoto 8

Hi there,
I am a new switcher, I bought a Macbook Pro last month...
I tried to manage my photo library with Iphoto but I cannot succeed in deleting pictures within Iphoto interface.
I've red some similar posts on this forum but nothing helped me.
When I put pictures in trash then empty Iphoto trash, my pictures are still on the hard drive and it is really annoying...
I unchecked the box in preferences to copy pictures in IPhoto Library, of course.
I tried to delete my Iphoto library and rebuild it.
It doesn't work !!
For information, my pictures are in a shared directory (shared between the two users of my Macbook) and all permissions ok !
Thanks for help.

I unchecked the box in preferences to copy pictures in IPhoto Library, of course.
Of course you did. And that explains why the photos are not removed from the HD.
When you uncheck this box you’re saying to iPhoto: ‘Don’t touch my photos, I want to manage them myself’. So, that means you need to get them from your camera to where ever you store them yourself. It also means that in the event of deleting them, you’ll need to do that too.
There are a number of potential pitfalls using this Referenced system.
1. Import and deleting pics are more complex procedures
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
Always allowing for personal preference, I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers.
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, there are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
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. Again, producing a copy.
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.
Your choice, obviously, but best to be aware of all the ramifications. By all means post back if you require more info.
my pictures are in a shared directory (shared between the two users of my Macbook) and all permissions ok !
This, of course, means that edits made by one user are not visible to the toehr. There are other ways to share if you’re interested.
Regards
TD

Can not send photos by email using iphoto

hello ...I can not send any photos using iphoto as i have changed my email address, I can not change it on the email ..as a box comes up saying ...Email server did'nt recognize user name/password. ??? where do I change my old Email to my new one it is getting very frustrating, please help Marie

Not sure what you tried but the starting point would be:
Mail>Preferences>Accounts tab>Click on the + sign to add an account. From the first screen you are presented with, providing the email address and password you enter is correct, Mail will try and auto configure your account. If it can't do it on its own you'll need to input extra information from your ISP - pop or imap server address, smtp server address, authentication info, etc.
Once the email account is up and running, to directly email from iPhoto go to iPhoto>Preferences>General tab and select Mail from the drop down menu against 'Email photos using...'.
To email a photo from within iPhoto '11, select a photo, click on the 'share' button, bottom right of the screen and select 'email'.

How can I retain the original quality of a photo when sending it by email.At the moment if I drag them in to the email from iphoto the image quality reduces.

When I add photos to an email by dragging them in from iphoto the quality of the photos reduce.
How can I retain the original quality.
Philip

When I add photos to an email by dragging them in from iphoto the quality of the photos reduce.
Philip, dragging from iPhoto will export previews of the image, not the original high resolution image. To export higher quality versions from iPhoto don't drag, but use "File > Export"
You can also mail your photo directly from within iPhoto using "Share > Email" and set the "Size" to "Actual Size (Full Quality)"
Regards
Léonie

Sending a copy of a photo within iPhoto

How do you send a copy of a photo, stored within iphoto, to someone via e-mail, as an attachment, so that it can be printed by them? I want to send the physical copy of the photo, not just a picture within the email.

In iPhoto's General preference pane set Mail as the email client to use from iPhoto:
Next, select the photo you want to eamil and click on the Share button at the bottom of the iPhoto window (iPhoto 9):
That will open a new email with the photo in it. Select Full Size in the window that comes up in iPhoto:
and in Mail:
The rest is self explanatory. Even though the photo appears in the email window it is attached and will be downloadable by the recipient.
If the recipient has problems with this method export the photo out of iPhoto via File ➙ Export ➙ File Export, compress (zip) the file by Control-clicking on the file and select Compress "xxxx" from the contextual menu:
Then drag the zipped file into the email window as an attachment. The recipient will have to unzip the file before being able to use it.
HOWEVER, the first method should work.
OT

Trouble viewing photos within iPhoto '08

I have to say I am fairly new to a mac and the way it manages my photos. For some of my photos in iPhoto, when I go to open and expand them (for editing, for example) there is just a big exclmation mark, I guess this is some type of error. It is obviously having trouble looking to the correct folder on my hard drive to where the photos are stored. My question is, what is the difference between 'Data' and 'Originals' folders when I browse in iPhoto? I don't get it because my photos ARE in those folders, or both, but iPhoto is having trouble showing them in the application. I hope this makes somewhat sense and maybe someone here has had and dealt with a similar issue. This very well (and probably is) user error on my part since I'm still not fully familiar with this application. Thanks.

ekongsli
When you import a pic to iPhoto the app copies the file into the Library - this copy goes into the Originals Folder.
iPhoto also makes a thumbnail for display in the iPhoto Window - to speed up the process of working with the pics. This thumbnail is in the Data folder. The thumbnails are typically less than 50kb in size.
Standard Warning: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Have you altered, moved or renamed anything in the iPhoto Library Folder?
If you haven't, then try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
FYI: Should you want to access you files:
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 Only*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and 10.5* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
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. Again, producing a copy.
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.
Regards
TD

Can I physically move photos within iPhoto

I have my photo organised in folders on my hard drive. I then imported each folder into iPhoto as albums. If I want to move photos around in iPhoto it doesn't actually physically move the photo on the hard drive. Is it possible to physically move a photo from within iPhoto?

No.
iPhoto is a Photo Manager and you're not thinking of Photos, your think of files
It's a key distinction and one that you need if you're going to get the most of out of iPhoto.
The illustration I use is as follows: In my iTunes Library I have a file called 'Let_it_Be_The_Beatles.mp3'. So what is that, exactly? It's not the song. The Beatles never wrote an mp3. They wrote a tune and lyrics. They recorded it and a copy of that recording is stored in the mp3 file. So the file is just a container for the recording. That container is designed in a specific way attuned to the characteristics and requirements of the data. Hence, mp3.
Similarly, that Jpeg is not your photo, it's a container designed to hold that kind of data. iPhoto is all about the data and not about the container. So, regardless of where you choose to store the file, iPhoto will manage the photo, edit the photo, add metadata to the Photo but never touch the file. If you choose to export - unless you specifically choose to export the original - iPhoto will export the Photo into a new container - a new file containing the photo.
So iPhoto replaces the Finder for anything you want to do with your Photos - edit them (in iPhoto or anything else), email them, share them, print them whatever - are all done either with or via iPhoto.
Where the files are stored matters not a whit. Why? Because you never access them via the Finder.
(A caveat: you've chosen to run a Referenced Library. As an inexperienced user I strongly urge you not to do that. For some of the issues that might arise see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3062728?tstart=0 )
Some concrete exapmles:
You want to edit a photo in Photoshop...
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
You want to access a photo for uploading, inserting in a document, emailing etc...
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
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. Again, producing a copy.
Show File: a. On iPhoto 09 and earlier: 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. 3.b.
b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
If you want to manage files, then Photo is not the app for you.
Regards
TD

Sent email using iPhoto 11 - v 9.1.1.

Probably a very silly question - nevertheless...
Where can I find a copy of the email I sent from within iPhoto? I use Mail..
Thanks!

Am I mising something? My iPhoto 11 doesn't have "Mail" in the general preferences. (Mail shows up in accounts because I made it the default in Mail references.) The childish templates are annoying because iPhoto is frozen after you click Share/e-mail. Can't send multiple pictures unless they're contiguous. Plus it's very slow, doesn't provide the low resoultion options its predecessor did and won't let you drag photos over to another reply message. I had to send four emals to respond to a request for some pictures. If I just drag a photo to a message, it's full size and I can't find anyway to reduce the file size other than Optimize which puts you right back in iPhoto/Mail purgatory.
Sorry for venting, but my Snow Leopard upgrade is a step backward. Any tricks to make iPhoto vercome the above difficulties? Thanks.

Photos not showing in sent email from iPhoto

I am sending emails from within iphoto, obviously with photos attached.
My email is gmail.
When the mail is sent, if I look in my sent mail folder, I do not see the photos in the mail body.
However, when I look on my actual online gmail account, they are there. And the recipients are receiving the photos fine.
Does anyone know if there is a setting I need to change somewhere to allow me to see the photos in my send mail folder ?
Thanks

After iPhoto has created the Compose window, and before sending, click on Format in the menubar, and choose Make Plain Text. Both iPhoto and Aperture function for email results in Rich Text Format (even if no text) and the resulting message will run afoul of either someone's SPAM filter, or Outlook and Outlook Express' inability to properly deal with RTF.
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