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Q: How do I name the photos I am importing into Photos?

I cannot believe how difficult it is to do the simplest things with Photos.  I want to name them and cannot find the way.  I want to add more shots to a particular event/album.  How?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 14, 2015 7:38 PM

by R C-R,Apple recommended
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A:

You are asking about two different things. To name (title) your photos, in the View > Metadata menu enable Titles (or use the keyboard shortcut command+shift+T). Then hover the pointer below a photo thumbnail until "Untitled" shows up & click there. Type in the title you would like for that photo.

 

Alternately, open the Info window (command+i) & title it there.

 

To add photos to albums (there are no events in Photos), select them & use the + button at the top of the window. Alternately, if the Sidebar is visible, you can just drag them onto an album & drop them there.

Posted on May 14, 2015 8:02 PM

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Q: How do I name the photos I am importing into Photos?

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  • by R C-R,Apple recommended

    R C-R R C-R May 14, 2015 8:02 PM in response to macmoon
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    May 14, 2015 8:02 PM in response to macmoon

    You are asking about two different things. To name (title) your photos, in the View > Metadata menu enable Titles (or use the keyboard shortcut command+shift+T). Then hover the pointer below a photo thumbnail until "Untitled" shows up & click there. Type in the title you would like for that photo.

     

    Alternately, open the Info window (command+i) & title it there.

     

    To add photos to albums (there are no events in Photos), select them & use the + button at the top of the window. Alternately, if the Sidebar is visible, you can just drag them onto an album & drop them there.

  • by macmoon,

    macmoon macmoon May 17, 2015 8:56 PM in response to R C-R
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    May 17, 2015 8:56 PM in response to R C-R

    No, it was helpful but it did not solve all of my needs...

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 17, 2015 9:15 PM in response to macmoon
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    May 17, 2015 9:15 PM in response to macmoon

    And that reply was not the least bit helpful

     

    If you want help you have t provide information - it was not helpful contains no useful information for any ton tryintg to help you

     

    Photos do not have "names" so you need to clearly explain what you want to do - you were told how to "title" a photo - since that is not what you want then you must explain what you do want

     

    And the instructions for adding a photos to an album are clear and simple - if you are having a problem yu simply have to say ore the "it did not work"

     

    N

  • by Emjayel73,

    Emjayel73 Emjayel73 May 18, 2015 12:15 AM in response to LarryHN
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    May 18, 2015 12:15 AM in response to LarryHN

    I believe in this context NAME is the same as TITLE

     

    emjayel

  • by crnkyplyr,

    crnkyplyr crnkyplyr May 30, 2015 3:05 PM in response to macmoon
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    May 30, 2015 3:05 PM in response to macmoon

    How about a bulk TITLE or NAME change? Can that be done?

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R May 30, 2015 3:46 PM in response to crnkyplyr
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    May 30, 2015 3:46 PM in response to crnkyplyr

    Check out Community: Photos for Mac (User Tips - Photos) & see if any of the batch change scripts/services would meet your needs.

  • by crnkyplyr,

    crnkyplyr crnkyplyr Jun 5, 2015 8:38 AM in response to R C-R
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    Jun 5, 2015 8:38 AM in response to R C-R

    Thank you. I used one of the scripts...resorted to the download. Trying to learn the scripting process (you know, the old dog, new tricks thing) was mental strain beyond tolerance.

     

    I am assuming by changing the title of the pic that I need not worry about the default counter of my camera causing the over-writing of photos because it got around to starting over.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jun 5, 2015 9:47 AM in response to crnkyplyr
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    Jun 5, 2015 9:47 AM in response to crnkyplyr
    I am assuming by changing the title of the pic that I need not worry about the default counter of my camera causing the over-writing of photos because it got around to starting over.

    There is no need to worry about that at all - Photos handles duplicate file names just fine

     

    And changing the title has no effect of the file name - it is just for humans - the file names is and will stay as assigned by the camera

     

    LN