Slideshows and iphoto

All my pictures are now in the events part of iphotos instead of being in ths individual photos in iphotos.  The pictures in the events folder are showing as slide shows.  Some of these slide shows have over 400 plus pictures in them, which I do not want.
Is there a simple way to get these pictures back to photos in iphotos?
Also, if I delete any slide shows do I lose the pictures.
Still new with mac mini.  Someone told me that any information on mac mini are the same as for a regular mac.  Is this true...I don't seem to think it is since I don't find answers to some of my questions that is why I use the apple support communities.
As usual I thank for the apple support communities.  It has been of great help to me.

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.
(On 10.7 or later: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
What's the plist file?
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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