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Here is a cool Automator trick that displays an iPhoto Browser anywhere in OS X.

Open Automator

Select iPhoto in the library browser.

Drag and drop Ask for Photos into the well on the right.

This action opens an iPhoto Browser. I can also open the pictures I select in the browser window in Preview so I can edit them.

Select Preview in the library browser.

Drag and drop Open Images in Preview into the well, underneath Ask for Photos.

Select File: Save As Plug-in. Name the plug-in Browse Photos and select Script Menu as the type of plug-in.

Now, if I click the script menu in the menu bar and select Browse Photos my iPhoto Library appears. If I don’t see a script icon in my menu bar, then follow the instructions at the end of this post. I can now drag and drop images to any application. Maybe I want to send a few pictures to a friend. I can just drag and drop the pictures I want into my email in Apple Mail from the browser. If I Hit Choose in the browser, Preview will open the image so I can edit it.

I found this tip on Automator.us: http://www.automator.us/examples-07.html

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Written by Steve Blue
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