iPod 101: Eyeball my Artwork

Want to see all of your pretty pictures? You can check them out in the Photo Library.

Once you've put your pictures on your iPod, you can view them just as easily as you browse your music. If you haven't done so already, click the eject button next to your iPod in the iTunes Source list and once it disappears from the Source list, disconnect your iPod from your computer.

If you want to view all of the photos on your iPod, just choose Photos in the iPod main menu, then choose Photo Library (in iPod menu speak, that would be Photos > Photo Library). If you want to see a specific folder or album of images, choose Photos > name of folder or album.

Once you make a selection, your iPod displays a screen full of image thumbnails, which are tiny graphical representations of your photos. Do note that your iPod may need a few seconds to display all of your thumbnails, depending on the number of images in your collection.

You can view your images as thumbnails, or choose any thumbnail to get the bigger picture.

To navigate through your photos, you can use the Click Wheel to quickly scroll through your thumbnails, press the Next/Fast-forward icon to go to the next screen of thumbnails, or press the Previous/Rewind icon to go back to a previous screen. If you want to jump to the beginning of your photo library (or folder or album collection) at any time, press and hold the Previous/Rewind icon. To jump to the end of your library, press and hold the Next/Fast-forward icon.

To view any thumbnail image in full screen, scroll the Click Wheel to highlight the thumbnail, then press the Center button. In full screen mode, you can use the Click Wheel to scroll through your images in full screen one at a time, or press the Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind icon to move forward or backward, respectively, through your photos.

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Published Date: Feb 18, 2012