IPhoto & the screen saver

Hi,
I would like the screen saver to just use the photos in iPhoto - not to use the exra photos in other folders in the Pictures fodler in my home directory. Is there something I can select that will just use the photos in iPhoto?
Eric

Eric
Yes, just select the iPhoto Library in the in the ScreenSaver Preference Pane in System Preferences.
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Regards
TD

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In short, no. The whole point of different accounts is to keep your data separate from his, and your photos are your data.
You could share a library? It can be a bit complex.
You can use Fast-User switching to switch over to your account - takes a couple of seconds
As to organising your Photos - iPhoto is a database and offers pretty much unlimited options for organising your pics, but it takes a bit of work to go beyond the basic and automatic.
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Beyond that, simple thigns like naming the Events will help - Xmas 11, Bobby's Wedding, Rome 2009 and so on. You can then search on those basic words in the search box.
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What
Where basis (The When is in the photos's Exif metadata). I also rate the pics on a 1 - 5 star basis.
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In the end, organisation is about finding the pics. The point is to make locating that pic or batch of pics findable fast. This system works for me.

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They were found in the iPhoto Data folder.
These are not your Photos. They are just the thumbnails that show in the iPhoto Window. They are tiny and not useful for anything. Look for your photos in the Originals Folder.
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1. No.
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