Unable to Create Photo Book in '09

I've gone through all the tutorials and have followed procedures on how to create a photo book and I encounter the following problems. When the screen pops up to add the book and select which type book and theme, nothing shows up!!! If I go ahead and make a title for my book this pops up, "There were no themes located. Until at least one theme has been installed, this feature will be unavailable." Where are my themes???? Shouldn't they be there?

click here for a discussion on fixing missing themes.
Notet - the process is the same for iPhoto '09 (current version is 8.0.2)
LN

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iPhoto '11 (9.2.3), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Do the following to your problem library:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

Unable to create a book in iphoto '08

I am unable to create a book in iphoto '08. When i click on the book icon down the bottom and choose a type of book then click on 'choose' nothing happens.

1 - delete the current application (just got to applications and delete it? What happens to the photo library??)
Nothing - reinstalling will not effect it
BUT as always when doing installations and upgraded - and at all other times too - you mush have a good, tested, current backup of your system including the iPhoto library - stuff does happen
5 - boot into the system disk that came with your computer and do a custom install selecting only iPhoto (is this the OS install disc? I have a disc 1 and disc 2) or can I do this from my iLife '08 software?
If you have purchased iLife '08 then you will use the iLife disk to install iPhoto - if you are installing the one that came with your computer you will use the restore disks that came with your system - do a custom install and install bundled software only - or click here for the MacWorld article on this subject.
LN

How can I add a photo to a newly created photo book it the photo wasn't in the album I made the book from? thnx

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Drag it to the book project in the source pane on the left
LN

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The text block area will not show when the book is converted to a PDF file for uploading and printing. Do as Terence suggested and create a PDF file of the book according to this Apple document, iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture, and check the book before ordering. Keep the file to compare with the printed copy when you receive it.
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Hello,
I am getting the impression that I can't use my new iPad for creating photo books from my snapfish/shutterfly accounts? One of the big reasons I got an iPad was to continue my hobby of making photo books online, having the photo books be created by snapfish, and then paying for them to be created and sent to me.
Do u know of any other way around this? I feel like an idiot for not investing this before purchasing an iPad, and hope that I don't need to buy a lap top/desk top.
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Hi Molly,
Adobe makes several iPad apps for working with photos but none currently for creating the type of photobooks which are commercially printed and mailed to you. Adobe Lightroom 4 which was just released has features for creating photo books of this type, but that runs on a computer not on an iPad obviously. Adobe makes a program called Adobe Revel, which allows you to upload your photos to a cloud service to be able to view all your photos on all your devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac, and eventually on Windows computers). Adobe Revel, like Lightroom, allows you to apply non-destructive global edits and effects to your images and supports sending out to Email, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr. I'm not aware of any apps that allow you to do what you are seeking, you might check with Snapfish and Shutterfly to see if they have recommendations.
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Unable to create a book in iPhoto '08 version 7.1.4

When I select any album and click on the +Book Icon+ at the bottom of the screen the Book Type window comes up but all of the options are grayed out and I am unable to select anything.
If I just click the Choose button, a blank layout comes up but it will not let me add photos and just stalls the program and I have to force quit.
I have created a book in the past but it was prior to upgrading to iPhoto '08
Any help us appreciated.

1 - delete the current application (just got to applications and delete it? What happens to the photo library??)
Nothing - reinstalling will not effect it
BUT as always when doing installations and upgraded - and at all other times too - you mush have a good, tested, current backup of your system including the iPhoto library - stuff does happen
5 - boot into the system disk that came with your computer and do a custom install selecting only iPhoto (is this the OS install disc? I have a disc 1 and disc 2) or can I do this from my iLife '08 software?
If you have purchased iLife '08 then you will use the iLife disk to install iPhoto - if you are installing the one that came with your computer you will use the restore disks that came with your system - do a custom install and install bundled software only - or click here for the MacWorld article on this subject.
LN

Is there a way to create photo books on the ipad2?

One of the main reasons I purchased the ipad2 was to edit and organize photos with the touch screen. I love the ability to make photo books and order the books through Apple on iphoto for Mac, but can't seem to find anything comparable on my ipad.

There are a number of 3rd party photo editing apps for the iPad and other iOS devices, and Apple will include some basic editing for photos with iOS5, but there is not a way to create and order photo books and calendars with the iPad as is available with iPhoto on a Mac.

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Hi, I hope this is the right place to get some help. Regarding placing an iphoto photo book order on an ipad.
I have been working on a photo book project for a long time, and want to finally order some copies of the book. Everything has worked fine, except that I get a message that I have some clipped text that may be exceeding its boundaries. I can't figure out where this is, no warning triangles are showing, so I choose to proceed with the order anyway. The next page is black/dark grey with a small icon of the front page of the photo book, and it says "done" ("ferdig" in Norwegian) on top. I can click on some words in blue writing on the top right of the page, "add delivery address" (in Norwegian). When I try to type somehing in there, nothing happens.
Aaargh, this is so frustrating! I have checked that my address and credit card info is valid, in my apple id-account(itunes).
Shouldn't there be some uploading of the album? And a choice of how many copies etc I want? I have checked my email and there are no order confirmations, so I apparently havent placed an order yet, despite the "done"/"ferdig" on top of the page.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? What can I do?

Hey there Nyibyen,
It sounds like you are unable to purchase a project youve been working on for a good long while, but the order process is not working as expected. I would start by verifying you have Express Checkout enabled in your Account Settings when you are at http://store.apple.com, with this info:
You can review or edit your express checkout settings by accessing the Account section from the main navigation bar. Sign-in with your Apple ID and password to view your account settings. Click on the Edit button if you wish to edit your shipping address or payment method. You can also enable or disable the express checkout feature for this computer by moving the slider to the respective position.
From: Express Checkout
http://store.apple.com/us/help/express_checkout_faq
If so and your other billing info is correct, quit all the running apps on the iPad:
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that and restart the phone and test the issue again:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If the issue is still unresolved, try resetting your network settings and attempting the order again.
Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Note: This will reset all network settings including:
previously connected Wi-Fi networks and passwords
recently used Bluetooth accessories
VPN and APN settings
From: iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Sterling

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Any suggestions on how to fix this problem. Many Thanks.
Using a iMac and OS 10.10

Then apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database. Repeat with Option #1 if necessary.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

How to create photo book from Album without cropping

I just came from vocation and try to make a cool photo book out of my "best pictures" selection. Most images are "as is" from camera, so have "standard" aspect ratio: H/W.
I also happy about composition and would like to keep all or most of it.
I tried several "cool" templates, but can not get results I want: iPhoto randomly place my images on random template, but the painful issue is that it is also randomly crops my images to fit these random layout. It probably try to make it look "cool", but it does not make any sense and does not look cool.
I can do it all manually and select template for every page, also, changing mask for every image (for some minimum of mask still crops more then half of image, so page layout have to be changed). I have about 200 pictures I picked for album and I am not happy about doing it 200 times.
It may work for me if iPhoto just flow images without cropping for fit? Extra bonus would be if I can select images I want "big", "medium" or "small"
Can iPhoto automatically create a simple PhotoBook for printing without killing most images with random and some times more than 50% cropping?

Canon S90 - it is Advanced P&S. When I say crop I does not mean a little bit on sides I mean iPhoto 11 some times crop 50% of image, some times try to zoom on faces. At any rate, most images just rendered useless. Say you have normal landscape picture of person holding some thing in his hands. iPhoto made super wide strip out of it to fit in 1+2 kind of layout, so what you see is upper half with face, object in hands completely out and you can not change mask as at minimal settings it is still cuts more than half of image out.
I tried many Themes, but I can not find one that would not destroy my images, that are very typical, hobbits images, with margin usually big enough for small fit crop, but as it is my trip record I would like to keep (naturally, no?) all details in.
Zoom of face may be cool, but when the rest of image lost, what the point?
I can go one by one, but this is time consuming for 200 images. It just make sense to have "preserve image" settings or "simple" photo book template some where... but I can no find it: all settings in iPhoto are kept to minimum , Apple style

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Thanks for the suggeston.
I did the A4 routine several times to no avail. Doesn't that include C11?
Anyway I'll keep C11 (simple reselect of backup disk) in mind for the future.
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