Scrolling In Mac Photos App

[jparker402]

Probably a basic question but I need help scrolling on my Photos app. Using the trackpad with the Photos Library, it is taking me forever to go from the top to the bottom and back. What I am doing is scanning pictures from old albums (say from 1959) into the Library, which ends up giving it today's 2022 date. Then I adjust the date to when I took it in 1959, and the photo dutifully goes to 1959. Then to see it, I end up scrolling all the way to 1959. This takes forever! Other than trying to search by date, is there a faster way to get from 2022 to 1959 and back? Thanks!

 

[chown33]

I'd switch to a more batch-oriented approach, rather than going one-by-one.

For example, scan a half-dozen or so images.
Don't edit anything on any of them, just scan them.
Select them.
Move them to an album named "1959".

This won't change their dates, but it will group them all in one album for later date-changing. Later on, when you can go into the "1959" album and change the dates, you'll only need to go to the top of that album, rather than going to the top of your entire Photos library.

Obviously, you'd first make an album named "1959", but after that, you should be able to move an entire set of selected images at once. See "Control-click" under "Add photos to an existing album" here:

Create albums in Photos on Mac

In Photos on your Mac, create albums to organize your photos. Add, remove, and rearrange photos in an album.

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Another possibility might be adding the keyword "1959" to an entire set of selected photos. I'm not sure if this is available, so you'd have to look for it when you have multiple photos selected.

Add titles, captions, and more to photos using Photos on Mac

In Photos on your Mac, use the Info window to add titles, captions, locations, dates, and times, identify people in photos, and more.

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The reason for adding a keyword, as distinct from a date, is to operate on them using a Smart Album later.

Or maybe you can directly change the data of multiple photos. I don't know, because I don't use Photos. If it's available, it's likely under Control-click, if it's possible at all.

You may find other useful info in that Photos User Guide. I suggest reviewing its Table of Contents.


Since you mentioned a trackpad, a "control-click" is a two-finger tap on the trackpad, if it's configured that way in Trackpad preferences.

 

[chabig]

After you begin to scroll, you will see a scroll indicator on the right side of the window that shows where you are. Drag that up and down for quicker scrolling.

 

[jparker402]

After you begin to scroll, you will see a scroll indicator on the right side of the window that shows where you are. Drag that up and down for quicker scrolling.

I do do that, but was hoping for a faster way.

 

[jparker402]

I'd switch to a more batch-oriented approach, rather than going one-by-one.

For example, scan a half-dozen or so images.
Don't edit anything on any of them, just scan them.
Select them.
Move them to an album named "1959".

This won't change their dates, but it will group them all in one album for later date-changing. Later on, when you can go into the "1959" album and change the dates, you'll only need to go to the top of that album, rather than going to the top of your entire Photos library.

Obviously, you'd first make an album named "1959", but after that, you should be able to move an entire set of selected images at once. See "Control-click" under "Add photos to an existing album" here:

Create albums in Photos on Mac

In Photos on your Mac, create albums to organize your photos. Add, remove, and rearrange photos in an album.

support.apple.com

Another possibility might be adding the keyword "1959" to an entire set of selected photos. I'm not sure if this is available, so you'd have to look for it when you have multiple photos selected.

Add titles, captions, and more to photos using Photos on Mac

In Photos on your Mac, use the Info window to add titles, captions, locations, dates, and times, identify people in photos, and more.

support.apple.com

The reason for adding a keyword, as distinct from a date, is to operate on them using a Smart Album later.

Or maybe you can directly change the data of multiple photos. I don't know, because I don't use Photos. If it's available, it's likely under Control-click, if it's possible at all.

You may find other useful info in that Photos User Guide. I suggest reviewing its Table of Contents.


Since you mentioned a trackpad, a "control-click" is a two-finger tap on the trackpad, if it's configured that way in Trackpad preferences.

Is the Photos User Guide the support.apple.com/guide/photos link you listed above?

 

[chabig]

I do do that, but was hoping for a faster way.

That technique does it in one or two swipes. There is no faster way.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

Somewhere in 'System Preferences' (I believe it is under 'Appearance') there is an option 'Click in the scroll bar to'.

EDIT: It's under 'General'.

 

[chown33]

Is the Photos User Guide the support.apple.com/guide/photos link you listed above?

Yes.

 

[darngooddesign]

Fn + Up/Down Arrow = Page Up and Down
Fn + Left/Right Arrow = End to end

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Pinching to zoom out makes scrolling quicker

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Click on Imports and you can see your most recently added photos regardless of which date you assign them. This is a good way to administer your scanned photos without scrolling a lot.

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You can then create smart albums based on year ranges to make it easier to access older photos

 

[jparker402]

Fn + Up/Down Arrow = Page Up and Down
Fn + Left/Right Arrow = End to end

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Pinching to zoom out makes scrolling quicker

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Click on Imports and you can see your most recently added photos regardless of which date you assign them. This is a good way to administer your scanned photos without scrolling a lot.

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You can then create smart albums based on year ranges to make it easier to access older photos

That's what I was looking for! Can't believe I forgot how to operate the arrows!!