Help building a calendar

Assuming that you have a calander project started simply drag the photo syou want to add to the calendar project

To start a calander select one or more photos and click on calander in teh tool bar - if it is not there go to the view menu and under shoe in toolbar select calander

LN

You're right. Importing from Aperture only imports the preview that Aperture creates and not the full size file. You must export the file to the Desktop out of Aperture and use that. After importing a photo into iPhoto just drag it onto the calendar icon in the left hand pane to add it to the calendar.

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

I am making the new family calendar for 2009 with iPhoto 7.1.5. Printing on A4 (approx 11.7" x 8.3") and have mastered the system from the tutorials and help, and I handle the printing by selecting the actual calendar month sides of the pages (in Preview) and printing them first, then do the picture sides after a couple of trial runs with clean paper to make sure I have the orientation correct, and remembering that the printer does the last one first etc.
Now to the problem. The "Calendar Size" on the 'Information' panel shows 13" x 10.4". The actual images - month and picture(s) are approx. 25.5" x 19.3"which is acceptable, although the screen picture shows they cover the whole page, but for some reason, after the first printing, are now on the second printing hugging the left hand edge of the paper, leaving a margin on the right of about 1.75".
I have gone through 'help', tried 'sidebar' on and off, zoomed etc, but without success. Can someone give me a clue how to centralise these images, which are really superb, and I have to make three more of the same to make a happy family.

Eric

Sorry... getting my centimetres / inches mixed. For 25.4 x 19.3 read 10 x 7.6 inches

apologies all round

Eric

Eric:

You might get more control over printing each individual page by doing a Print to PDF/Save PDF to iPhoto . That creates a 200 dpi jpg of each page which you can then print to a custom size so it is scaled up or down to an exact page size.

If you edit the Save PDF to iPhoto Automator workflow that's located in the HD/Library/PDF Services folder to 300 dpi you can get a little better final print quality than the default 200 dpi version.

Also, if you have a 3rd party editor that handles layers these two tutorials may be of some interest: Old Toad's Tutorials #8 and 8a. Event thought they are geared for greeting cards the process would be applicable to calendars.

Happy New Year

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Many thanks, Old Toad,
(I think you helped me on something else a year or two ago) I will work my way through all your advice and report back. As the New Year starts this evening (Central European Time - I live in France) I may not be back as quickly as I would like, but as it's snowing outside, and warm in front of the Mac ....

Happy New Year,

Eric

Eric:

Remember, don't drink and compute! 🙂