iPhoto You can assign a rating—from 0 to 5 stars—to a photo to indicate how much you like it. You can use photo ratings to help you automatically create albums or to sort and browse your library.
To rate a photo:
Select the photo or photos you want to rate.
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Click the Info button in the toolbar to open the Information pane.
You can also choose Photos > My Rating, and then choose the number of stars you want. (If you’re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.)
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Next to the photo’s title in the Information pane, click a star that represents the number of stars you want to assign the photo.
The star rating appears below each photo.
Tip: You can also add ratings using the keyboard: Select a photo, and press the Command key and a number from 0 to 5 (0 removes all stars).
To change a photo’s rating:
Select a photo whose rating you want to change.
Click the Info button in the toolbar to open the Information pane.
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Drag your pointer across the star rating—drag left to decrease the number and right to increase the number.
You can also click the stars below each photo to change or remove a rating.
Tip: You can also change ratings using the keyboard: Select a photo, and press the Command key and a number from 0 to 5 (0 removes all stars).
To remove a photo’s rating:
Select the photo you want to remove the rating from.
Click the Info button in the toolbar to open the Information pane.
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Drag your pointer to the left across the star rating to reduce the number of stars to zero.
You can do the same by dragging your pointer across the star rating below the photo.
Tip: You can also change ratings using the keyboard: Select a photo, and press the Command key and a number from 0 to 5 (0 removes all stars).
To show or hide ratings below the photos:
Star ratings are always available in the Information pane after you click the Info button in the toolbar. You can also show or hide ratings below the photos in the main viewing window.
To display ratings below the photos, choose View > Rating so that a checkmark appears. (If you’re in full-screen view, move your pointer to the top of the screen to make the menu bar appear.)
To hide ratings below photos, choose View > Rating to remove the checkmark. Your ratings still appear in each photo’s Information pane.