Organizing Albums in Folders still possible in iPhoto '08?

Hi everyone,
I still have to upgrade to iPhoto '08 but there is one thing that puts me off: when watching the online tutorial it seems that you can't add folders anymore in iPhoto '08 and subsequently can't organize albums in diffferent folders, which is what i need, however.
Can anyone of you who already use the software tell me whether the use of folders is still possible in iPhoto '08 or not?
Thanks so much in advance,
Peter

Hi, Peter!
I just installed iLife '08 and finished upgrading. I can put albums in folders just fine. New Folder is in the File menu. Something feels simpler but I can't put my finger on it. Anyhow, the categories (in caps) do fold up if you click the triangles. This should be useful indeed.

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