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Janice Weber
Level 1 (17 points)
Mac OS X

Q: Are text boxes available in iPhoto 9.6.1?

I have not yet upgraded to El Capitan.  I'm saving for a new MacBook Pro.  I  made a picture book last yer, but could not fins out how to insert text boxes.  I want to make a Family History book so will need to put some text with the pictures.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 27, 2016 11:01 AM

by Janice Weber,Solvedanswer
Janice Weber Janice Weber
Level 1 (17 points)
Mac OS X
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[This might be a repetition - I started a reply, then lost it] Thanks for all of your suggestions!  I'm going to try Photo and I've emailed Presto asking if there's a quality difference in a pdf from iPhoto or one created with a word processing program.  I have more decisions to make, but you've helped me narrow them down.

Posted on Jun 27, 2016 12:30 PM

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Q: Are text boxes available in iPhoto 9.6.1?

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 27, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Janice Weber
    Level 10 (105,217 points)
    iLife
    Jun 27, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Janice Weber

    Most photo book themes in Photos allow to use text boxes.

     

    You do not add text boxes separately, you just switch the page layout to a layout with text boxes.

     

    Select a page where you want to add a text field, then click the layout button and select a page layout with a text field:

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jun 27, 2016 11:48 AM in response to Janice Weber
    Level 10 (140,881 points)
    Photos for Mac
    Jun 27, 2016 11:48 AM in response to Janice Weber

    First, let me notify you that as of April 1 of this year iPhoto is no longer able to order books or any other print products from Apple's Print Products store.  To get a book printed from iPhoto one will have to create a PDF file of the book and use an online book printing site like PrestoPhotos.  They advertise that they can create books based on the Photos or iPhotos pdf file that gets created.  The sizes and cover types are compared here: Product Chart. 

     

    That being said, iPhoto does have layouts that allow text boxes below or next to photos photos depending on the theme or a text page itself.  Select a page and use the Layout button to select the layout with text that meets your needs. j

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    The new Photos app also has similar layouts but not the same as iPhoto's.  So if you plan on building your book with iPhoto and then convert it to Photos to order you may lose much of the work you put in to it.  Either build in iPhoto and buy online with a site that can handle iPhoto's pdf files.  OR, upgrade to El Capitan and PHotos and build and order the book there. 

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  • by Janice Weber,

    Janice Weber Janice Weber Jun 27, 2016 11:52 AM in response to léonie
    Level 1 (17 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 27, 2016 11:52 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks Leonie - I see that you are very experienced. 

     

    I have not used Photo yet.  I still have everything in iPhoto.  and today just learned that Apple no longer prints books from iPhoto, so that make your reply all the more useful.

     

    Some of my text is going to need more room than what I see in Photo.  Can the layouts be customized?  Is it possible to have a full page of text?

     

    I've been reading other similar discussions and might need to try another option.  Or even do it in Pages and then convert to pdf and have it printed. 

     

    I liked the quality of the book I did in iPhoto.  I also did a book in MyPublisher last year, but this year the program keeps crashing and I'm frustrated with hours on tech support.

     

    I'll keep looking.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 27, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Janice Weber
    Level 10 (105,217 points)
    iLife
    Jun 27, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Janice Weber

    You can have your iPhoto books printed by Presto Photo.

     

    There are a few posts in these forums by Presto Meghan, explaining how to format the books,  for example:   https://discussions.apple.com/message/30360192#message30360192

     

    Can the layouts be customized?  Is it possible to have a full page of text?

    You cannot customize the layouts, but you can pick from many different page layouts, and you can have full text pages as well:

    Have a look at these user tips:   Photo Book Formats and Features

    And    Photos: Available Photo Book Sizes & Themes

  • by Janice Weber,Solvedanswer

    Janice Weber Janice Weber Jun 27, 2016 12:30 PM in response to Old Toad
    Level 1 (17 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 27, 2016 12:30 PM in response to Old Toad

    [This might be a repetition - I started a reply, then lost it] Thanks for all of your suggestions!  I'm going to try Photo and I've emailed Presto asking if there's a quality difference in a pdf from iPhoto or one created with a word processing program.  I have more decisions to make, but you've helped me narrow them down.

  • by PrestoMeghan,

    PrestoMeghan PrestoMeghan Jul 5, 2016 6:58 AM in response to Janice Weber
    Level 1 (16 points)
    Photography
    Jul 5, 2016 6:58 AM in response to Janice Weber

    Hi Janice!!

     

    Just wanted to jump in and make sure that we were able to help with all of your questions when you emailed. If there is anything else at all we can assist you with please just let me know - either here, or you can also find me on Live Chat on our site.

     

    Take care!

    Meghan

     

    *I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.*