How do I zoom in and out in a photo

Question

I am complete new to using a MAC and Iphoto. Can I zoom in and out of a photo to do close up editing?
Is Iphoto the only program I need to edit and retouch photos? If not, can someone recommend a simple and inexpensive program?

Answer 1

I find the zoom slide quite easily when using the computer screen on my Macbook. However, when I project the images onto a screen the slide for some reason disappears. Any ideas?
Welcome to Mac. The iPhoto tutorial is a good place
to start:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/iphoto/
Yes, you can zoom in. At the bottom of the iPhoto
window is an icon that looks like a box with arrows
pointing out. Select a photo and click that icon to
enter the Full Screen Edit mode. At the bottom of
that window, rt. of center, is a size slider which
will zoom your photo. To see the edit tools, move
your curser to the bottom of the window. Those tools
will show you what kind of edits you can do with
iPhoto. To keep the tools or thumbnails in view, go
to View > Show toolbar or Show thumbnails.
I use iPhoto in combination with PhotoShop Elements
4. It is relatively inexpensive, at around $60 - $80.
Many of its functions are simple and easy to use, but
with some study and practice you'll find it is as
complex and powerful as you need it to be. You can
read about it here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/