Add and remove photos in a book

The page layout used for a book page determines the number of photos on the page, if the page has a map, if the page is blank, or if the page spans both pages of the page spread. If you want to change the number of photo frames on a book page, change the book page’s layout. After changing the page layout, you can add photos to the photo frames.

To add a photo to a photo frame:

  1. Open the book project.

  2. Double-click the page you want to add a photo to.

  3. Click the Photos button in the toolbar.

    Image of the Photos button

  4. To locate the photo, do one of the following:

    • Click the Photos button in the toolbar and locate the photo you want in the Photo pane.

      Tip:  If you can’t find the photo you want, add the photo to your book project using the instructions in the task below. (If you’re working in the iPhoto main window, you can also drag the photo into the project in the Source list.) After you add the photo to your project, the photo appears in the “All Photos in Project” and Unplaced Photos categories.

    • Locate the photo you want in a photo frame on the page spread.

    If you position the pointer over a thumbnail with a checkmark, the page number (or numbers) that the photo is used on appear at the bottom of the photo.

  5. To add the photo to the photo frame, do one of the following:

    • To add a photo to an empty photo frame on a book page, drag the photo thumbnail from the Photo pane (or from another photo frame) to the empty photo frame.

    • To replace a photo on a book page, drag the new photo on top of the existing photo. The new photo replaces the old photo.

    • To swap photos between frames, drag the photo from one frame to another frame.

To add a photo to your book project:

If you can’t locate a photo in the Photo pane, you need to add the photo to your book project.

  1. Locate the photo in your photo library.

  2. Select the photo.

  3. Click the Add To button in the toolbar, and then choose Book from the pop-up menu.

  4. Select the book that you want to add the photo to.

    The photo appears in the “All Photos in Project” and Unplaced Photos categories in the book you selected.

To remove a photo from a photo frame:

  1. Open the book project.

  2. Double-click the page that contains the photo you want to remove.

  3. Select the photo that you want to remove.

    Important:  Be sure to select the photo, not the page.

  4. Press the Control key while you click the photo, and then choose “Remove Photo” from the shortcut menu.

    The photo is removed from the photo frame, but remains associated with the book.

To remove a photo from a book project:

If you don’t want to use a photo in a book, you can remove the photo from the book project.

  1. Open the book project.

    The book’s pages appear in All Pages view.

  2. Click the Photos button in the toolbar, select the photo in the Photo pane, and then press Delete.

If the photo was used in the book, it is removed from the book’s pages, and the photo is no longer associated with the book project.

To quickly remove and replace all of the photos in a book:

If you want to quickly change the photos on your book’s pages, you can remove the photos from the book’s pages and then add all of the photos associated with the book project back onto the book’s pages.

  1. Open the book project.

    The project appears in All Pages view.

  2. Click the Photos button in the toolbar.

    Image of the Photos button

  3. Choose All Photos in Project from the Show pop-up menu.

  4. Click the Clear Placed Photos button at the bottom of the Photo pane, and then click Yes in the window that appears.

    All of the photos are removed from the book.

  5. Click the Autoflow button, and then click Autoflow in the window that appears.

    The photos are automatically placed on your book’s pages.