Searching photos among shared photos by others

In iPhoto '09 sharing of photos can be done over a network.
Can searching also be done by restricting search as date, keywords, events among shared photos by others ?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
You can search the Shared Library by date and title, but not keywords.
Regards
TD

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    Hi,
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    Desert_dweller5

    Hello desert_dweller5,
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    iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486
    The article states that for privately Shared Photo Streams to work, the recipient will not only have to have an Apple ID, but it will have to be an iCloud account:
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    To be able to change an Apple ID to an iCloud account, you would need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5 or later or a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.4 or later as stated in the following article:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4436
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    Sheila M.

  • How to add a caption to photo in shared photo stream?

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    See no limit here
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  • Photo Stream/Sharing Photos....

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  • Is it viewable by anyone photos when sharing photo stream by ticking 'Public website'

    Hi Guys,
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    2. is it viewable by anyone not invited?
    Thanks.
    Pedro

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  • Automator script to move photos to shared photo stream in iPhoto?

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  • TS3989 Can you use the search function in a shared photo stream? How?

    Can you use the search function in a shared photo stream? When I try to search in the shared photo stream it goes to search in my photos.

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  • Shared photo stream is not showing up in settings for iPhone 5 or ipad

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  • Add photos to shared stream

    Hi all.
    Hope my English be comprehensible :-)
    Yesterday evening at home I created a shared photo stream from within iPhoto on my Mac Book Pro (Mountain Lion, iPhoto & Aperture all with last updates).
    I added two shots and shared them with one of my collegues adding her Apple ID. This morning she showed me the shared photos on her iPhone, as expected.
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    I looked in Apple documentation and found 3 links with different answer to my question.
    Look here:
    from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5902?viewlocale=en_US
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    But look here:
    from http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11957
    Note:   You can add photos only to photo streams you create. You cannot add photos to shared photo streams you subscribe to.
    and here:
    from http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11964
    Note:   You can add photos only to photo streams you create. You cannot add photos to shared photo streams you subscribe to.
    May be I'm missing some detail or misunderstand contents.
    Now I'm at work, so cannot access my MBP, anyway I do not remember to have seen such an option when adding subscribers ...
    How does it really work ?
    Many thanks !

    Update...
    It seems something related to Os version.
    A friend of my with iO7 on IPad told me he can add an Apple ID to a shared stream created by himself and let subscribers post on it, while on iPhone with iOS6 is not possible. After upgrade to iOS7 on iPhone the option appeared; anyway, I still cannot post on that stream from my MBP
    Waiting for OSX Mavericks to try again...

  • Shared Photo Streams not appearing in iPhoto.

    I have a few Photo Streams that were recently shared with me. I can access them fine on my iPhone. When I am on my MacBook Air however, these Photo Stream folders are no where to be found.
    I followed this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3989 and more specifically double checked these instructions:
    I don't see any photos or shared photo streams in the Photo Stream view of iPhoto or Aperture.
    Check the following:
    From your Mac, choose System Preferences > iCloud, and make sure the Photo Stream checkbox is enabled.
    Open iPhoto or Aperture, choose Preferences > Photo Stream.
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    My iPhone is on 6.1.3
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    Thanks

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    MacBook Pro 5,5 (Late 2009 13")
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    iPhoto v9.5.1 (902.17)
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