Make Quick Photo Fixes

Photos has a bunch of simple tools that can improve your images quickly and without a lot of fuss. Just select an image and press Return (or if you’re viewing a single image, click the Edit button in the top right) to access the editing tools ①. You can move between photos with the arrow keys, and click Done to exit the view. (Or, if you’re working in iOS, see Processing Photos in iOS, at the end of this chapter.)

**①** The Edit pane consists of a large image preview, tabs, and a strip of controls down the right side.
① The Edit pane consists of a large image preview, tabs, and a strip of controls down the right side.

In this chapter, I focus on the “quick-fix” options. For more advanced editing, see the next chapter, Processing ...

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