When you need to upload a photo to a web page, you are first given the option to select a file. But you can use the Media, Photos option to instead select a photo from your Photos Library. This saves you the steps of needing to export the photo and then delete the file later.
Comments: 9 Responses to “Choosing Photos To Upload”
Jerry Spencer
9 years ago
I don't have a MEDIA section on my sidebar, (using El Capitan 10.11.5.) I don't see any option for it in the Finder-Preferences. All I have are Favorites, Shared, Devices, Tags. Is there a way to get it to show? thanks.
Jerry: Are you looking in an file picker dialog like I show in the video? It doesn't appear in a regular Finder window. And you need to be using either iPhoto or Photos for it to have something to show.
Rob
9 years ago
Thank you! Great time-saver. I appreciate your newsletter and tips.
Jerry Spencer
9 years ago
I am using Photos. I got it now, thanks. I didn't realize it is the Safari File-Open File command, I was staying in Finder. Thanks.
Dave Wilma
9 years ago
The issue I have encountered when accessing my Photos from a site is that when I click on photos, the list of photos do no populate. I get a spinner. Many sites do populate Photos as shown in the video.
Jean H
9 years ago
Okay, showing my limitations. How do I access a file picker dialog
Jean: One example I show in the video. There are others, like the File, Insert command in some apps, or the File, Open command in others.
Paddy Zoller
9 years ago
A very big THANK YOU. After years as a Mac User I didn't know this little "trick" What a big time saver. Sometimes we don't know what we don't know. Keep teaching us. :)
Judy Eastwood
9 years ago
This is a fabulous tip! Thank you! Love all your videos!
I don't have a MEDIA section on my sidebar, (using El Capitan 10.11.5.) I don't see any option for it in the Finder-Preferences. All I have are Favorites, Shared, Devices, Tags. Is there a way to get it to show? thanks.
Jerry: Are you looking in an file picker dialog like I show in the video? It doesn't appear in a regular Finder window. And you need to be using either iPhoto or Photos for it to have something to show.
Thank you! Great time-saver. I appreciate your newsletter and tips.
I am using Photos. I got it now, thanks. I didn't realize it is the Safari File-Open File command, I was staying in Finder. Thanks.
The issue I have encountered when accessing my Photos from a site is that when I click on photos, the list of photos do no populate. I get a spinner. Many sites do populate Photos as shown in the video.
Okay, showing my limitations. How do I access a file picker dialog
Jean: One example I show in the video. There are others, like the File, Insert command in some apps, or the File, Open command in others.
A very big THANK YOU. After years as a Mac User I didn't know this little "trick" What a big time saver. Sometimes we don't know what we don't know. Keep teaching us. :)
This is a fabulous tip! Thank you! Love all your videos!