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Q: Cannot BUY iPhoto Book - Error Message ‘Incomplete Book‘. Problem with Theme 'Photo Essay' ?

Using iPhoto ’11 on Mac OS X

 

Problem - Cannot BUY iPhoto Book

 

Error Message - ‘Incomplete Book‘  .. frames on one or more pages do not contain photos’

 

 

WORKFLOW

 

Choose Theme - ‘Photo Essay’ / Hardcover / Large

 

Create Layout - Standard 20 pages of Photos and Text

 

TEST Version 1 - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - BUY OK

 

Create Duplicate - Save to Version 2 - Yellow Warning Triangles appear on All pages ! !

 

TEST Version 2 - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - BUY FAIL - same Error

 

Create Duplicate - Save to Version 3 - Reload Photos/Text/Background on All pages until every Yellow Warning Triangle disappears

 

TEST Version 3 - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - BUY still FAILS - same Error

 

Create Duplicate - Save to Version 4 - All looks good - No Yellow Warning Triangles

 

TEST Version 4 - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - BUY still FAILS - same Error

 

TEST Version 1 again - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - Buy Still OK

 

Search and read relevant Help Files, Apple Support, Chat Forums and try suggestions - many people have struggled with similar problems.

 

Eventually Repair and then Rebuild iPhoto Library - all looks fine.

 

TEST Version 1 again - BUY still OK.   ALL other Versions - BUY still FAILS

 

Create Duplicate - Save to Version 5 - Try Changing Theme to ‘Picture Book’

 

TEST Version 5 - Export PDF OK  - Preview OK - BUY OK Now ! !

 

    BUT - All Layouts completely scrambled and useless

   

    ‘Photo Essay’ is the only Theme that works well for this Album

   

    Version 1 not usable because all Photos/Text/Layouts are now improved

   

    2 Days wasted trying to buy an iPhoto Book from Apple ...

    At least I do have a good PDF of Version 4 which I can take to the local Print Shop

 

IS IT JUST A BUG?  -  IS THERE A WORKAROUND ?  -  IS THE NEW ‘PHOTOS’ APP ANY BETTER ?

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on May 2, 2016 9:44 AM

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