HenryS
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Q: Addressbook picture edit does not allow iPhoto library entries in menu

I can't get the iPhoto picture to show up for selection when inserting an image in an address. See the attached menu, not the list of options on left contains no way to access iPhoto images. Is there any way to search for and add an iPhoto picture withe the Addressbook dialog (this used to work fine in Lion and earlier version of Addressbook). Drag and drop seems the only workaround. I'd think that since the old method allowed opening of iPhoto library and browsing for an image to insert. Why was this deleted?

 

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2GB RAM, 500GB HD

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 11:26 AM

by HBO1470,Solvedanswer
HBO1470 HBO1470
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A:

Same problem for me.

 

Just found a working solution from link here :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-2KkI22gE&feature=relmfu

 

You only need to add a missing folder "Images" to the hidden User library (via Finder - Go - Opt key). Start iPhoto or Aperture with faces, stop, and start contacts. Your option faces appears with all faces from iPhoto.

 

Hope this help !

 

Hervé

Posted on Aug 11, 2012 11:56 AM

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  • by Colin Robinson,

    Colin Robinson Colin Robinson Aug 2, 2012 12:30 PM in response to HenryS
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    Aug 2, 2012 12:30 PM in response to HenryS

    You only get this option (Faces):

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    If the name in the card matches that in the Faces section in iPhoto.

  • by HenryS,

    HenryS HenryS Aug 2, 2012 1:06 PM in response to Colin Robinson
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    Aug 2, 2012 1:06 PM in response to Colin Robinson

    The card I was editing has a "Faces" connection but still the Faces item did not appear. Moreover, the image cannot be as freely edited as before- you can't delete an inserted picture without replacing it, can't insert a new picture by searching for it as easily. It's just disappointing. What ever happened to "Just Do It". On the iCloud version, these features DO WORK. On the Mac... Clunky. Wow!

  • by InesP94,

    InesP94 InesP94 Aug 5, 2012 11:40 AM in response to HenryS
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    Aug 5, 2012 11:40 AM in response to HenryS

    I don't have this option to go to the tab 'Faces' I am on mountain lion and I have the latest macbook pro 13", what am I doing wrong?

    P.S. I checked that the names cheched out but it doesn't work, not even with my own card...

  • by HenryS,Helpful

    HenryS HenryS Aug 5, 2012 1:00 PM in response to Colin Robinson
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    Aug 5, 2012 1:00 PM in response to Colin Robinson

    Colin Robinson wrote:

     

    You only get this option (Faces):

    Screen Shot 2012-08-02 at 20.27.12.png

     

    If the name in the card matches that in the Faces section in iPhoto.

    Not disagreeing with you Colin, just sayin' that the web version (Cloud version) works differently, this seems weird because I don'r remembeer this ever working that way (in Lion or previous OS's)! Why change something that ain't broke? And it's far more user friendly the old way, on the iPad.

     

    Why they did this in this ML release is beyond me. I actually never tried this before someone pointed it out to me.

     

    Henry

  • by HBO1470,Solvedanswer

    HBO1470 HBO1470 Aug 11, 2012 11:56 AM in response to HenryS
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    Aug 11, 2012 11:56 AM in response to HenryS

    Same problem for me.

     

    Just found a working solution from link here :

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-2KkI22gE&feature=relmfu

     

    You only need to add a missing folder "Images" to the hidden User library (via Finder - Go - Opt key). Start iPhoto or Aperture with faces, stop, and start contacts. Your option faces appears with all faces from iPhoto.

     

    Hope this help !

     

    Hervé

  • by HenryS,Helpful

    HenryS HenryS Aug 11, 2012 12:53 PM in response to HBO1470
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    Aug 11, 2012 12:53 PM in response to HBO1470

    Hervé,

     

    That's a good video, and your suggestion was spot on. However, it's not a perfect solution if a picture does not have the same name reference as the address, it will NOT show up (Faces will not appear in the dialog box).

     

    An example of where you might want this to work... Say you have a picture titled as different name (e.g., your kids) and you want your iPhoto pic in an addressbook entry with your name: No-go! I didn't try the Facebook example he gave in the video, but surely it works the same. Life used to be so simple when you could any old picture in there. And it still is on the Cloud!

  • by petitsuix,

    petitsuix petitsuix Feb 28, 2013 5:38 AM in response to HenryS
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    Feb 28, 2013 5:38 AM in response to HenryS

    Perfect solution, thanks a lot! Once again, your like is

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-2KkI22gE&feature=relmfu

     

    and did solve my problem!