Level 1

9 points

iPhoto Printing and Default Settings

Help would be appreciated. All of sudden, with no other changes to my computer or my printer, when I try to print a photo to 4x6, 5x7, etc sized photo paper, the print is oriented to portrait, rather than to landscape. Can't find any settings to change the orientation. I've reset my printer to default factory settings. I've noticed that all of the print pre-sets in my computer are set to portrait, and I can't find a way to change the pre-sets. Very frustrating as I print quite a few pictures this way and have never had a problem. The only way I could print a 4x6 and get the whole picture is to print it on 8x10 paper. Thank you for any suggestions. Using MacBook Pro (2011), HP Officejet 8500 all-in-one, and iPhoto 9.5.1.

iPhoto '11, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2014 12:26 PM

25 replies

Old Toad

Level 10

215,370 points

Mar 6, 2014 9:32 AM in response to MelYow

When you double click on your hard drive icon do you get this?

Your home folder is the one with the house. Double click on that, go to the View menu and select "Show View Options". That will give you the pane where you can turn on the Library's visibility.

MelYow Author

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2014 9:43 AM in response to Old Toad

That's what's interesting. There is no home folder. See screenshot below. When I rebooted, as per the instructions above, it asked me for my apple id and password. Then indicated it was "setting up the Mac". Didn't ask me for any other account information.

Old Toad

Level 10

215,370 points

Mar 6, 2014 9:58 AM in response to MelYow

Your looking at the All my files search view. It won't be in there Go to the Finder preferences and set it up like this:

That will give you this in the Finder's left hand pane under Devices, i.e. all hard drives, internal and external:

Then go to the Desktop, click on your hard drive (mine is titled Toad Hall) and go from there.

MelYow Author

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2014 10:19 AM in response to Old Toad

OK. So I was able to re-configure the left panel of Finder. Followed step six successfully. Problem still recurs in iPhoto. Interestingly, I can print just fine out of Picassa. But, I've always printed out of iPhoto and never had the problem before. I've attached a screen print of my last attempt to print. Should I go ahead and follow step 7 and 8 now?

Old Toad

Level 10

215,370 points

Mar 6, 2014 10:26 AM in response to MelYow

Yes. One thing we haven't tried is reinstalling the iPhoto application. Give that a try.

If that fails it might be time to make a Genius Bar appointment at your local Apple store. If you can I'd print out this topic and take it with you so they know what you've tried before. Be sure to mention that it seems to work in another user account

MelYow Author

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2014 10:30 AM in response to Old Toad

Thanks. I looked at trying to reinstall iPhoto. When I went to the app store, it said that iPhoto was already installed. Couldn't find an option to reinstall it. I looked in downloads and didn't find a dmg file. How do I reinstall the program? Thanks for your patience with a very inexperienced user!

MelYow Author

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2014 10:58 AM in response to Old Toad

I went back through the procedure again. This time, when I removed the content of preferences, rebooted, the problem was resolved. However, when I dragged the contents of the preferences folder from my desktop back to the Library, the problem recurred. I was careful to select "do not replace." But, this indicates to me that something from the old preferences file is coming back into the Library. What do you think?

Old Toad

Level 10

215,370 points

Mar 6, 2014 12:36 PM in response to MelYow

Then just replace the contents a bit at a time to determine which is causing the problem. OR continue without adding the contents back and recreate the various preferences as necessary as time goes by.

MelYow Author

Level 1

9 points

Mar 6, 2014 12:51 PM in response to Old Toad

That's what I've been doing this morning. Didn't add back the preferences after I moved them to the desktop and rebooted. As noted, iPhoto printed as it always has. I've checked a half dozen or so of my most frequently used programs, and everything seems to run OK. I'll keep the preferences folder on my desktop for a while in case any problems come up. Thank you very much for your assistance. I'm going to consider that the problem is now resolved. If you have time sometime, I would appreciate knowing how to reinstall iPhoto should the problem recur. As noted previously, I can't find a download file for iPhoto and the app store indicates that iPhoto is already installed. No rush, but if you could drop me one more note telling me how to do that, I'd appreciate it. Again, Thank You for your assistance!

Mel

Old Toad

Level 10

215,370 points

Mar 6, 2014 1:08 PM in response to MelYow

To reinstall iPhoto move it to a subfolder in the Applications folder. Go to the App Store and download it again. Moving it out of the root directory of the Applicaitons folder should let the App Store reinstall it.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

iPhoto Printing and Default Settings