Finding Renamed Photos!!

How can I rename a photo in iphoto, and have it show up as the new name in finder so that I don't have to sort through all these numeric jpegs to find the right one so I can attach photos to email, etc.... I can rename it in the info box while in iphoto but it only stores the new name in that location only.

Brian
How can I rename a photo in iphoto, and have it show up as the new name in finder
You can’t.
so that I don't have to sort through all these numeric jpegs to find the right one so I can attach photos to email, etc
That’s not how you do it.
Here are no user serviceable parts in the iPhoto Library Folder - any time you go into that Folder you risk damaging your Library.
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. With 10.5 you can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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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.
All of these are a: faster and b: safer than rooting around in the Library Folder.
Regards
TD

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