HOW TO View your photos
Days
The Days tab has the neatest view,
with photos closely spaced, cropped to
varying sizes. The layouts make more sense
when you switch between views by pinch–
zooming with the Magic Mouse or Trackpad.All Photos
In All Photos, you can see every
picture, scrolling vertically through time.
The icon at the top left switches between
cropping each photo to a square, as
here, or showing its actual shape.Single photo
When you zoom into or double–click
a photo from Days view, it’s enlarged. You
can then click Edit at the top right to bring
up Photos’ image–editing tools. Other apps
can extend these: click the three dots to see.Helicopter view
Zooming in and out in the All Photos
view increases or reduces the thumbnail
size. You can also switch between the four
Photos views by holding the Cmd key and
pressing 1, 2, 3 or 4.Ye a rs
The main options for viewing your
photos (including all the pics on this Mac
that you’ve imported, plus your iCloud
Photo Library) are in the Photos view,
which offers four tabs, starting with Years.Months
Click the Months tab for a different
layout, with some pics shown larger. Each
item represents a “moment” — photos
around the same time and place. There’s no
Moments view as such, though, as on iOS.
Find your photos
Photos will access the same
local library after a Mac is
upgraded, so all your pics
should appear. You can
check where your library is
stored in Photos > Prefs >
General, and (as with the
iTunes replacement apps)
hold down Opt when
launching Photos to switch
between libraries or make
a new one. If you use iCloud
Photo Library, you’ll need to
make sure this is enabled in
Photos > Prefs > iCloud to
sync all your pictures.
maclife.com DEC 2019 25macOS Catalina: Photos