Moving photos within events

How do I MOVE photos within events?

You can't.
Events are automatic organisation based strictly on date and time. Manual sorting is not available. Put another way, Events are a very basic organisation for those who don't want to think about it.
Use Albums instead. They are much more flexible and include Manual Sorting. You can create an Album of an event simply by dragging the Event to the Album heading in the iPhoto Window. Albums simply reference photos in the Library and so involve no duplication - they take up no extra disk space.
Regards
TD

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  • Grouping photos within events

    I want to group my photos within Events. So for example I want to create an Events sorted by year of activity and then within that Event group the photos by "sub Event" like "Holiday to Somewhere". So when I search I can find all photos from 2015 in one Event and then look for activities during the year.
    I do not want to combine currently seperate Events by date into one as this is too large to work with.
    I have looked at creating an Album named by year but again from what I can see this then ungroups photos and they appear in the Album as individual photos.
    Does anyone have any suggestions?
    Cheers
    Rusty

    I want to group my photos within Events. So for example I want to create an Events sorted by year of activity and then within that Event group the photos by "sub Event" like "Holiday to Somewhere". So when I search I can find all photos from 2015 in one Event and then look for activities during the year
    Not possible.
    That's exactly what Albums are for:
    Create a folder called 2015
    Create Albums from the various happenings during 2015, drag them to the folder.
    Click on the folder: see all the images from 2015, click on the albums to see only the specific events.
    I have looked at creating an Album named by year but again from what I can see this then ungroups photos and they appear in the Album as individual photos.
    Sorry but I don't understand what you mean by that.

  • Moving photos within an event

    How do I move the photos within an event so that they are in the order that I desire?

    that is not a feature of iPhoto - events are basically time/date based
    Use albums for custom order of photos
    LN

  • Moving photos within iPhoto library

    Until a few minutes ago, I was able to arrange photos within my iPhoto library by simply dragging  them. It was so convenient. Other photos just moved out of the way to make things easier. Now, however, although I can still drag  photos, I can't get them to stay anywhere. I'm sure the fix is easy, but what is it?

    B., C., D., are not Places. They are Lists.
    So are Faces and Places. Lists.
    The Only Place is Library. Events and Photos are the same thing. Two ways of looking at exactly the same thing. Two windows to the same room. To views of the same material. If it's in Photos then it's in Events and vice versa.
    It is possible that 'Last 12 Months' lists all your Photos, but only if all your photos are taken in the last 12 months.
    Events (and Photos) contain all your images.
    You say that there are no files in iPhoto. I can acept that. I had been calling graphs, or written material, etc.   files, but I can see why you call them photos. That's okay with me.
    You have also been using the word 'file' for Albums (at least) as in 'In my "sheet music" file...' So, you're using 'file' to denote individual items and arbritrary groups of items interchangeably. The problem with that is it's hard for me to give accurate information as your use of the word is ambiguous.

  • Order of photos within events

    The order of my photos within my events in photos on the apple tv 2 is not the same as when i view them in iphoto. How can I get them to sync?  I have tried changing the names of the photos, sorting them according to date, changing the date and time stamps......   Everything is updated to the latest version!

    ybott:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If you want to change the order of events or put one event in another place in the chronological list you'll have to do a batch change of the Date for all the photos in that event to a date and time that will put it where you want it.
    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 written 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

  • How do I rename photos within events?

    I know how to give an event a title but I'm looking for an easy way to rename all the photos within the event so that they, too, have a title corresponding to the event title but each with it's own number added to the end. This helps me for when I create a New Album and drag a copy of an individual photo into the album to identify which event the original photo came from. For example:
    Event Title: 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday
    Photo Title for each photo within the event to say: 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday (1); 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday (2) and so on...
    As it is now, each photo just has the image number given to it by the program, so that when I drag a copy into a New Album all I see is the image number with no details to help me.
    Can anyone offer suggestions?

    The only way to rename the actual file is to export the photo out of the iPhoto Library via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with the option  File Name ➙ Use Title.
    OT

  • Organize photos within events

    I'm using iPhoto 09 on Snow Leopard and I love the whole 'events' feature, it's great, but when I'm actually looking through an event, let's say "Colorado 09", the pictures were imported in a different order than I wanted them.
    How do I re-organize these photos within the event, I can't click and drag them, I can't figure it out....hopefully it won't be too obvious because then I'll feel dumb

    How do I re-organize these photos within the event, I can't click and drag them, I can't figure it out....hopefully it won't be too obvious because then I'll feel dumb
    It is not obvious at all -- because you can not - there are a few sort options you can use but basically events are time based
    You can make albums and in an album you can sort anyway you want including manually
    You will find it helpful (and time saving) to go through the iPhoto tutorials - http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/
    LN
    Message was edited by: LarryHN

  • Moving Photos within Album

    The photos are jumping around when I am moving them to another location within the same album. It is hard to get them in the correct place.  I am using 3.2.1 and have not had this problem until last week.

    Hi Peggy.  That should not be happening.  As soon as you reposition an Image (by dragging), the sort order should change (automatically) to "manual" and your manual sort should stick.  What sort order are you seeing in the sort-order drop-down at the top left of the Browser?
    I can confirm that 3.2.1 on 10.6.8  works as it should on my machine.
    Have your tried re-booting or doing any of the regular trouble-shooting?
    Do you see the vertical green "drop line" when dragging an Image (but before dropping it)?

  • Moving Photos in Events

    OK...I can change the order of photos by dragging them to the position i desire in "Photos", and in "Web Galleries" but I can't drag the pictures in the order I would like them to appear in "Events". What's the deal? Am I missing something?

    No, you're not missing anything. Events is the one place that does not have a manual sort option. Just the nature of the beast.
    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 written 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

  • Moving photos in event.

    Hi there its my first question and probably not a good ONE but anyway I have been trying to move photos around inside an event to organise them a bit but they just keep jumping back to were they were , I looked in help but couldn't find anything on it.

    OK thank you , so if I wont to organise photos for a slide show I am best creating an album and organising the photos in the order I wont them in there ? I know you can drag and drop photos in the IDVD but my laptop is only small and I cant see pictures well enough.

  • Moving photos within film strip

    Hi,
    I apologize in advance for such a rudimentary question, but what would be the fastest and easiest way to move one or more photos from one end of the filmstrip, to the other? I know I can just select the photos I want to move, drag them to the edge of the film strip and wait for it to scroll to the desired location, but I was hoping there is a faster, more efficient way. Basically I have some photos at the beginning of the film strip that I want to place next to similar photos that appear somewhere towards the end of the film strip. Unfortunately shuttle control ceases to function once you click and drag a photo.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    There really are many many ways to sort-of do this. It depends how much you want to do with either the keyboard and/or the selection pointer (a/k/a the mouse cursor). None of the ones I know are as direct as it seems you would like.
    A few work-arounds.
    • Select the images you want to move. Press "v" twice to go to Browser view. Change the thumbnail size to small (this can be done w. repeated "{Shift}+{left square bracket}", or in the toolstrip of the Browser). Click-and-drag to where you want. Press "v" to return to Split view.
    • Even easier -- just do this kind of image ordering in Browser view. As soon as you manually move an Image, the sort order changes to Manual. The Manual sort is remembered even if you change to another sort (e.g.: arrange your images, change to date sort, then change to manual sort and Aperture restores your last manual sort).
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    Better yet -- make a Stack of the images you want together. Select the ones at the beginning of the Project, add the ones at the end to your selection, and select "Stacks→Stack".

  • Photoshop Elements 10 - Moving photos within stacks

    I am trying to move photos from one stack to another, both of which are in the same album. Direction is required.

    Though there's no direct way of doing this. I would suggest a workaround.
    > Select the album
    > The stack which you want to move photos from, say A - Keep it expanded
    > The stack where you want to move photos to, say B - Keep it collapsed
    > From A select photos you want to move to B
    > Right click >> Stack >> Unstack selected photos
    > Once done, press 'Ctrl' key and select stack B ( This is done to retain [previous selection, On MAC use Cmd key )
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    > Press ok to the dialog which says that the selected photos included stacks as well
    Hope this helps
    Thanks
    andaleeb

  • Moving photos within albums

    I am using HP Essential 3.5 and I have created an album from the library. I want to rearrange the pictures and I am using the drag method as described but once I leave the album the pictures have reverted to their original positions when I return. How can I get them to stay in their new positions.

    Hello greekil. I understand you are having issues formatting your albums to your liking. I have tinkered around with software, slightly. If you adjust the pictures in the album, then save the album immediately, it should keep them in the same spot.
    Additionally, this is assuming all settings, relating to albums, haven't been adjusted since you started using this program.
    I will continue to assist you with the issue by researching it. I need to know your computer model and operating system to continue troubleshooting.
    If you need assistance locating the model number, you can reference this website: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00033108
    If you need assistance locating the operating system, you can reference this website: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows/which-operating-system
    Please respond as soon as possible so I can assist you better. I'm only here to help!
    Mario
    I worked on behalf of HP.

  • Changing order of photos within an event

    What are the steps to moving photos within an event? I have tried the drag and drop. I have even tried the view>sort by but the manual option is grayed out. Can anyone help?

    That may be the answer but it is not helpful. Many people use events to organize their photos and it makes absolutely no sense not to be able to sort them manually within particular events. This is a design flaw.

  • Sorting photos within an event

    I'm trying to find a way to rearrange my photos within an event. According to the instructions in help:
    Sort photos within Events (but not the Events themselves): Select Photos in the Source list, choose View > Event Titles, and then choose View > Sort Photos.
    Trouble is, when I try to choose Event titles, it is grayed out. If I go to the event and then select view>sort photos, manually is grayed out and by date and desending are checked.
    Anyone have a suggestion.

    Did you read the answer?
    Events are a very limited form of organising. They are sorted on date and time only. If you want more flexibility then you need to use Albums, where there a virtually no limitations.
    That is the answer! You can not sort photos within events.
    LN
    Message was edited by: LarryHN

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