The built-in red eye and retouch editing tools in iPhoto are amazingly easy to use, but pretty basic in what they can do. Luckily, in iPhoto 6 there is a secret advanced editing mode that allows you to make these tools even more useful. When this mode is activated you can control the size and strength of both the retouch and red eye tools.

First off, you need to check your settings are right. Load up iPhoto and go to the Preferences located in the iPhoto menu. You can only access the advanced editing mode if you have iPhoto set for image editing. Also, if you have iPhoto set to edit in a separate window, the advanced editing mode will be reset every time you enter edit mode. Choosing “Edit in Main Window” will make the advanced editing mode stay active until you quit iPhoto.

As usual, you need to double-click any image to enter edit mode. Choose the tool that you need (eithe

When you launch iPhoto, press the OPTION key and it will give you the choice of creating a new iPhoto library or choosing and existing iPhoto library. That’s helpfeul when you don’t have enough storage space to hold a massive iPhoto library in one location.

The same key command works for iTunes 7 and its libraries.