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Adding a photo or movie using your iSight camera

It’s easy to add a photo or movie to any webpage using your computer’s built-in iSight camera, or an external iSight camera.

To add a photo using your iSight camera:

  1. Select the page you want to add the photo to by clicking it in the sidebar on the left of the iWeb window.

  2. If the Media Browser isn’t open, click the Show Media button in the toolbar at the bottom of the iWeb window, and then click the Widgets button.

  3. Image of Show Media button.
  4. Drag the iSight Photo widget to the page.

    You can drag almost anywhere on the page, including to a media placeholder.

  5. Image of iSight Photo widget.
  6. When you’re ready to take a picture, click the camera icon.

    The widget counts down from three to one and then snaps a photo.

  7. Select the photo and drag it where you want it to appear on the page; drag the handles to resize it.

You can retake the photo any time. Click the blue camera icon to turn on the camera. Then click again to take a new photo.

To delete a photo, select it and press the Delete key.

To add a movie using your iSight camera:

  1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above.

  2. Drag the iSight Movie widget to the page.

  3. Image of iSight Movie widget.
  4. When you’re ready to start recording, click the camera icon.

    The widget counts down from three to one and then begins recording.

  5. Click Stop to stop recording.

  6. Drag the movie where you want it to appear on the page; drag the handles to resize it.

You can retake the movie any time. Click the blue camera icon to turn on the camera. Then click again to record a new movie.

To delete a movie, select it and press the Delete key.

You can control the iSight camera in the following ways:

  • To turn off the countdown, press the Option key while clicking the camera icon. The picture is taken, or the movie begins recording, when you click the icon.

  • To turn off the flash when taking a photo, press the Shift key while clicking the camera icon.

  • To turn off both the countdown and flash when taking a photo, press Option-Shift while clicking the camera icon.

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