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Q: ow do change titles & dates for batches of photos (as in iPhoto?) Using Mac "Pages" on MacBook 2008 Aluminum running OSX El Capitan 10.11.4

How do change titles & dates for batches of photos (as in iPhoto?) Using Mac "Pages" on MacBook 2008 Aluminum running OSX El Capitan 10.11.4

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 28, 2016 1:29 PM

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Q: ow do change titles & dates for batches of photos (as in iPhoto?) Using Mac "Pages" on MacBook 2008 Aluminum running OSX El Ca ... more

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Apr 28, 2016 1:45 PM in response to hydropolis42
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    Apr 28, 2016 1:45 PM in response to hydropolis42

    Using Mac "Pages"

    A typo?

     

    If it is and you mean Photos for Mac date are changed by selecting the photos and using the Image menu ==> adjust time and date command and  changes to  metadata like keywords, location, etc are made by selecting the photos and getting info and entering the metadata in the info window

     

     

    these are detailed in the Photos Help topics - a great place to look for help on Photos

     

     

     

    View and add information about photos

    You can view and add information about your photos. For example, you can see the date and time a photo was taken, information about the camera that took the photo, and badges that indicate the state of the photo. You can assign titles and captions to photos, add or change the location of photos, and change the date and time information for them. You can select multiple photos in a moment and add or change information about them all at once.

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    View and add information about photos

    To view or change information for photos, you select one or more photos, then open the Info window.


    • Open the Info window: Double-click a photo to view it, then click the Info button Info button in the toolbar or press Command-I.
    • Add or change information: Edit any of the following.
      • Title: Enter a name in the Title field.
      • Description: Enter a caption in the Description field.
      • Favorite: Click the Favorite button Favorite button to mark the photo as a favorite. Click the button again to unmark it.
      • Keywords: Enter keywords in the Keywords field. As you type, Photos suggests keywords that you’ve used before. Press Enter when you’ve finished a keyword. To remove a keyword, select it and press Delete.
      • Faces: Click Add button and type a name to identify a face. Click Add button multiple times and drag the face identifier over different faces to identify multiple faces in a photo.
      • Location: Enter a location in the Location field. As you type, Photos suggests locations that you can choose. To change a location, you can search for a different location or change the location by dragging a pin on the map. To remove location information, delete it or choose Image > Location, then choose Remove Location or Revert to Original Location. You can’t assign a location if your computer is not connected to the Internet.

     

    Display titles, other metadata, and badges

     

    Change a photo’s date and time

    You can change the date and time associated with a photo. You might want to do this if you travel to a location in another time zone, and your camera assigns your photos dates and times that are correct for your home, but not the place you visited.
    1. Select the photos you want to change.
    2. Choose Image > Adjust Date and Time.
    3. Enter the date and time you want in the Adjusted field.
    4. Click a time zone on the map, if necessary.
    5. Click Adjust.

     

     

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,Helpful

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 28, 2016 5:18 PM in response to hydropolis42
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    Apr 28, 2016 5:18 PM in response to hydropolis42

    Use the Image ➙ Adjust Date & Time menu option in PHotos:

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    What does "Pages" have to do with changing date on photos in a Photos library?

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  • by hydropolis42,

    hydropolis42 hydropolis42 Apr 28, 2016 5:27 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Apr 28, 2016 5:27 PM in response to LarryHN

    Hi Larry,

     

    Thank you!!! You were right about the typo --  I meant Mac "Photos" not "Pages" --

     

    Your answer was right on, exactly what I needed. (I'm very new to both El Capitan & Photos)


    Best, John

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Apr 28, 2016 6:29 PM in response to hydropolis42
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    Apr 28, 2016 6:29 PM in response to hydropolis42

    Good - glad I could solve yoru problem

     

    LN

  • by DWar,

    DWar DWar Jun 9, 2016 1:00 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Jun 9, 2016 1:00 PM in response to LarryHN

    The thought of having to do this individually for well over 1000 photos is crazy.  As I understand it, the date the picture was actually taken is part of the "EXIF data"?  One can apparently access this.  Why can't we reset Photos to always use the date the photo was taken?  Or switch to the original dates as a batch?  This has especially been an issue in recent months trying to unscramble photos of 2 different new Grandchildren when they are sent and re-sent by various relatives on different dates.  However, it is an issue that has been annoying me for years.  I would ALWAYS want the date the photo was taken.  The fact that they set it up differently boggles my mind.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jun 9, 2016 1:12 PM in response to hydropolis42
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    Jun 9, 2016 1:12 PM in response to hydropolis42

    For dates select the photos and use the adjust time/date command exactly like the iPhoto batch change time/date command -

     

    for title select the photos and get info and enter the title in the info window - it will be applied to all selected photos

     

    LN

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jun 9, 2016 1:26 PM in response to hydropolis42
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    Jun 9, 2016 1:26 PM in response to hydropolis42

    you are welcome - glad to helo

    LN

  • by DWar,

    DWar DWar Jun 9, 2016 2:14 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Jun 9, 2016 2:14 PM in response to LarryHN

    When I do as you describe, for example I see a date of 3/31 in Photos for a newborn photograph taken on 2/7/16.  The date it was taken is correctly identified in the original message I received that day.  3/31 may be that day I saved it from Messages to Photos on my phone.  Is the date taken still preserved after I saved it to photos on the iPhone, and copied to Photos on the iMac?   In this case, I know when the picture was taken, and the original date is given by the photo in Messages.  For all the rest of my photos . . ..  I mis-typed earlier.  I would be trying to fix the dates on over 6000 photos.  Is there a way to have Photos access the date taken?