How to order photos in the Photos app for Mac

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As you well know, if you have updated your Mac to the latest version of OS X Yosemite, the iPhoto application has been replaced by Photos, a new application more polished and faster than closes the circle between the Mac, iCloud and different mobile devices. 

It has many new and renewed options and visualizations that, little by little, we will tell you about. In this article we are going to focus on the steps you have to follow to be able to order copies of your photographs so that they arrive comfortably at your home.

The fact is that although it seems silly, this service that Apple puts at our disposal is to be appreciated, since from the application itself on the Mac we can manage to request copies of our photographs. The new Photos application blends seamlessly with the iCloud cloud, so that if we have everything well managed when taking a picture with our iPhone, in a matter of seconds and at We will have available on our Mac to be able to do, among other things, what we are going to tell you today.

When we open the Photos application, we are shown a main window in which we can see four buttons at the top. The last of them called "Projects" It is the one we have to use in order to order copies of our photographs.

Let's see then the steps we have to follow in order to order copies of our photographs:

  • The first thing we have to do is click on the top button «Projects». You will see that to the right of this button another appears with the sign «+», which we must press to select the type of project we want.

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  • In the drop-down that appears we must select the last item «Copies», after which a new window appears in which you can see the history of photographs that we have taken with our mobile device and have both on the Mac and in the iCloud cloud.
  • We select all those photographs of which we want to order a copy and click on «Add» at the top right.

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  • In the new screen that is presented to us, you are informed of the type of format in which you can request the copy, which ranges from automatic, traditional, automatic or poster. Each of the options have different sizes and prices that you can see in the same window.

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  • When you click on the button «Select» of a specific measure, each and every one of the images that you have selected to make copies will appear. Now you should polish the finish of the photos a little more. At the top you can select if you want it to have a white border or not and if you want them glossy or matte.
  • If you look at the top of the window, two new buttons have appeared that will allow you to modify certain aspects of the finish of the selected images in addition to adding other sizes. We invite you to click on them and study the different combinations a little.

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  • Now you just have to click on «Request copies» after which you will be asked for the shipping address. After entering the appropriate data, the order is generated and you only have to wait quietly for it to arrive at your home. We assure you that the finish of the photographs is very good and their packaging is in line with the company from which it comes, that is, very careful.

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As you can see, it is a very simple way to request copies of your photographs without having to leave home. It is not the only action that you will be able to do with the new Photos application and in other articles we will teach you to perform other actions that make this new application much more powerful and faster than the much loved iPhoto. Now you just have to try and request some copies to test the service and see how it is finished that Apple offers in it.


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