iPhoto: start face recognition

In iPhoto, you can start automatic face recognition and name the people in your photos. We'll explain exactly how that works.

How to automatically recognize faces in iPhoto

1. Open iPhoto and click on one of your pictures.
2. Now click on "Info" in the bottom right of the iPhoto task bar.
3. In the right display you will now find the "Faces" area under the picture name and picture date.
4. Click on "Add face" in this field.
5. The automatic face recognition finds the different people in the picture. You can enter the names of the people in the speech bubbles.
6. To do this, click on the respective speech bubble and type in the name. Confirm with the Enter key or with a click next to the speech bubble.

iPhoto also offers fun gimmicks. For example, you can send your pictures as virtual postcards.