How to import a picture in Address Book from iPhoto?

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How to import a picture in Address Book from iPhoto?

Hello all,
How do I import a picture to one of my contact files in Address Book. Before, you could just import one of the pictures from the iPhoto Library, but now after the iPhoto updates, the library seems to be just one file. Were are the original pictures stored?
Any help welcome, regards and thanks for all the good work on these forums.

Joost

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 27, 2008 4:00 AM

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Answer 1

May 27, 2008 4:37 AM in response to Joost De Jong

No need to "import". Just find the photo in iPhoto (i.e. within the application), click it once so it's highlighted with a blue outline, then select Edit menu > Copy (or just ⌘-C). Go to Address Book, select the contact, click the Edit button at the bottom, click once on the blank photo icon so it's highlighted with a blue outline, then select Edit menu > Paste (or just ⌘-V).

FYI, the original iPhoto images are stored as individual files, in ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/subfolders.

Hope this helps...

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Answer 2

May 27, 2008 5:17 AM in response to Joost De Jong

Additionally, click on the contact so that you can see the contact's information. Click the "Edit" button below the contact's information and drag a photo (file on the desktop, picture in iPhoto, image from a web page, etc.) onto the square where the picture would go. When you see a little green '+', let go. Ta-da!

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Answer 3

May 27, 2008 3:35 PM in response to neuroanatomist

You're an angel. Works like a charm. Thanks a lot!!

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