Is there any way to slap iPhoto

Question

Search will not find.
Some photos will not come up in the search. I see them in the library. For instance I have a photo captioned Clown. When I go to the search window and type in Clown it does not come up. I re-labeled it, but still it won't be found. I re-indexed the library using command+option during iPhoto start up but it is to no avail.
Is there any way to slap iPhoto into recognizing my captions?

Answer 1

I have two more suggestions:
1 - try using Spotlight Indexer to force a new indexing of just the iPhoto Library folder.
2 - rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager. It creates an entirely new library folder by copying the information it needs from the database files and the photo files it needs. It often succeeds where the normal rebuild does not. Then afterward try #1 on the new folder. If the new library is not what you want you can just delete it and go back to the original one. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.