Akita516

Q: Photos App

The new Photos app does not provide or show the Edit option. I can import pictures but have no way to edit them in the app. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on Aug 19, 2016 9:35 AM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Aug 19, 2016 9:45 AM in response to Akita516
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    Photos for Mac
    Aug 19, 2016 9:45 AM in response to Akita516

    You really need to learn how to use Photos or you will be terribly frustrated - start by going to the help menu and going through the overview and then reading the complete Help topic

     

    To edit (as described in Help) double click on an image to enlarge it ten click edit and do your editing - more edit options are available when in the adjustments section by clicking on Add at the top and adding the desired edit features - and some edit features have additional options which can be accessed by clicking on the v to the right of the feature

     

    From Photos Help

    Editing basics

    You can use the Photos editing tools to easily make simple changes to your photos, such as rotating them or cropping them to get the best framing.

    A photo in editing view with editing tools on the right

    When you change a photo, Photos keeps the original so you can always undo your changes and revert to the original look.

    Changes you make to a photo appear everywhere the photo appears in your library—every album, project, and so on. If you want to give a photo a unique look that appears in one version of the photo, first duplicate the photo and work on the copy.

    Open Photos for me

     

    Edit a photo

    To edit a photo, first you open it in editing view, where you can see the editing tools.

    Do one of the following:

    • Double-click a photo thumbnail, then click Edit in the toolbar.
    • Select a photo thumbnail, then press Return. To stop editing, click Done or press Return.

    If you have badges displayed, edited photos appear with a toolbox badge Toolbox badge.

    About editing Live Photos

    You can edit the still image of a Live Photo, but not the video portion. If you edit a Live Photo using any editing tool (except for enhance and red-eye), you can no longer play the video portion of the Live Photo. To discard your edits and play the video again, click Restore to Original, or choose Image > Turn On Live Photo.

    For more information about editing a photo in different ways, see Crop and straighten photos, Adjust a photo, Retouch photos, Remove red-eye, and Apply filters for special looks.

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Aug 19, 2016 9:51 AM in response to Akita516
    Level 10 (140,881 points)
    Photos for Mac
    Aug 19, 2016 9:51 AM in response to Akita516

    1 - select the photo you want to edit and press the Return key.

    2 - once in the Edit mode the various editing tools will be at the right of the window:

    Photos001.jpg

    3 - when you click on the Adjust button for the first time be sure to click on the blue Add button at the top and check all of the tools so they are accessible by default:

    Photos002.jpg

    Here are some user tips from Photos for Mac  User Tips that will help you in your transition from iPhoto to Photos:

    Photos 1.5 vs iPhoto 9.6.1:  Features and Capabilities

    Moments in Photos are the New Events.

    External Editors in Photos Are Here

    Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac

    Photo Editing Extensions for Photos for Mac

    Once you learn how to use Photos you'll find that it is a more powerful editor than iPhoto was.

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