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Q: Can't figure out how to send photos to outside lab

Hello, I am new to Apple products and have had my iMac desktop for one week.   I am not very computer savy to start with and it is so different from my old pc.   I also have a new camera - Nikon D7100 - so I am attempting to learn TWO new things.  At least my camera came with a user's manual.  With my iMac I am stumbling through trial and error and taking up way too much time.   I tried using iPhoto but ended up losing my photo library I started (somehow it just disappeared after a series of error messages saying it was attempting to repair the library).  I ended up buying the Aperture app beause I want to be able to do more with photos for my art business. Now I am thinking iPhoto wasn't so bad, all except loosing my library, of course.  It was very simple to use.  But once I learn more I think I will appreciate  Aperture and at least through Aperture I was able to have my photo library restored.   I do not have a good printer yet, however, so I am attempting to have an outside print lab download my pictures to have the prints mailed to me.  (Note: I used to use Snapfish but didn't like my last batch of pics.  Someone suggested Walgreen's Photo Lab.   Maybe someone has a better suggestion.)

 

However, I cannot download my pictures to any outside site because they said they must be in jpeg format.  My camera is set to take ONLY jpeg photos right now - I need to master this before even attempting raw - so the problem must be on the software use end.  When I transfer pics from my camera to my computer, Aperature (or is it thru iPhoto to Aperature I don't know) it gives them a name without a suffix attached.  I see that they identify the photo as JPEG at the top of the Info screen and I can go in and change the name and make it SAY .jpeg but even then I cannot download it to an outside photo lab for the same reason - "must be in jpeg format."    Plus to change the name to include the suffix .jpeg I am having to do that one picture at a time - there must be an easier way.  How do I make them all be .jpeg photos that can be recognized by outside photo labs?

 

I would be open to sending my pics to the Apple photo print lab but I can only figure out how to send ONE at a time and that seems very impractical so I am obviously doing something wrong there.  How does the Apple photo lab compare to others?   How do I send a batch of photos at one time?  

 

One other question not related to photos - With my p.c. I had a mouse that would let me right-click and move, copy or delete highlighted areas.  I cannot find that function at all with my iMac.  Is there a "right click" type of function on this computer?   I have this cool touch-pad.  No more mouse.   Sorry to be do dense.  I need users manuals I guess.  More hours.   I would appreciate any help so I can spend more time outside in my garden instead of hunched over my computer in frustration.   Thank you! 

 

Oh, one more thing.  I cannot figure out my operating system.   My iMac box says "Preinstalled OS X and iLife4"    How can I find what version I have? That would be helpful.

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Posted on May 4, 2013 10:40 AM

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