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Getting started 8

• Ingesting photos with Photo Mechanic
• Introduction to Photo Mechanic contact sheets
• How to zoom and check for critical focus
• Using the Metadata (IPTC) Template
• Introduction to Photo Mechanic variables

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Sales and purchasing 5

• What is Photo Mechanic?
• Does Photo Mechanic 6 work with macOS Catalina?
• What's new in Photo Mechanic 6?
• Can I share my Photo Mechanic license?
• Can I purchase Photo Mechanic as a gift?

Licensing and activation 3

• How to deactivate and remove Photo Mechanic from a computer
• How do I find my License Key?
• How to manually deactivate Photo Mechanic

Keyboard shortcuts 3

• Keyboard shortcuts: macOS
• Keyboard shortcuts: Windows
• Autocomplete

Contact sheet and preview 7

• Viewing 2-Up previews
• How to crop photos
• How to rotate photos
• How to create and manage slide shows from a contact sheet
• How to change the background color on your contact sheets

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General 13

• Color management in Photo Mechanic
• View Live Slide Shows
• Exporting photos to web galleries
• Photo Mechanic Mac and Windows compatibility
• How to burn photos to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray

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Ingest 3

• How to use Ingest From Selection
• Automatically open and ingest photos when inserting a card into your reader
• Live ingest

Metadata (IPTC) Template 3

• Using the Metadata (IPTC) Info tool
• How to find the Classic IPTC template in Photo Mechanic 6
• The IPTC Stationery Pad in Photo Mechanic 6

Troubleshooting 4

• FAQ: macOS Catalina and Photo Mechanic
• Troubleshooting slow rendering issues
• Tips before upgrading your computer OS
• Where did the Mac Spotlight search feature go?

Variables and code replacements 4

• List of Photo Mechanic variables
• Advanced code replacements
• Hot codes
• Adding User/Client variables

Photo Mechanic and connected products 3

• Uploading photos to photo sharing and storage services
• How to maximize IPTC/XMP compatibility with other software
• How to upload photos from Photo Mechanic to Facebook

Photo Mechanic Plus 1

• Support for Photo Mechanic Plus during limited public beta

Files and formats 2

• Supported file formats in Photo Mechanic 6
• Rendering RAW files on Photo Mechanic

Photo Mechanic 5 6

• Does Photo Mechanic 5 work on macOS Catalina?
• Where I can I find the Photo Mechanic 5 user manual?
• Why is there a message that Photo Mechanic 5 is not optimized for my Mac?
• Recognized file formats in Photo Mechanic 5
• Maximizing IPTC/XMP compatibility in Photo Mechanic 5

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Photo Mechanic 5 videos 13

• Deactivating your Photo Mechanic 5 license
• Installing Photo Mechanic 5 on a Mac
• How to install Photo Mechanic 5 on Windows
• How to browse iPhone photos with Photo Mechanic 5
• Copy keywords from one set of images to another in Photo Mechanic 5

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