Can't move circle when adding a face in Photos

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appexp4u Author

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Can't move circle when adding a face in Photos

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Posted on Apr 5, 2021 5:02 PM

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brbo

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Apr 5, 2021 5:35 PM in response to appexp4u

Hi appexp4u,

Apple has a Photos User Guide online:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/photos/phtad9d981ab/6.0/mac/11.0

This example seems to show how to move the circle:

Click the Info button in the toolbar. Click the Add button , drag the circle to position it over the face if necessary, click the Name field, type a name, then press Return.
You can click the Add button multiple times to identify multiple faces in a photo. To remove a name that you added to a face, click the Remove button on the person.

Hope this helps, else feel free to "Post" again :)

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appexp4u Author

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Apr 5, 2021 5:36 PM in response to brbo

If you see the post I referenced, the issue is that it's not in fact working as intended.

When you add a face manually, you are meant to be able to resize and move the circle to identify the person. This isn't working for me and the circle is locked in its default position. When I try and drag the small dot on the circle (or anywhere), the photo behind is dragged instead of the circle.

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brbo

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Apr 5, 2021 5:49 PM in response to appexp4u

OK. Thank you.

There is a "Get Support" link top right of this page to contact Apple if you need to.

If you want Software changes / suspected bug-fixes / it may be best to send feedback to Apple:

Can't move circle when adding a face in Photos

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