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My favorite iPhoto book theme is Folio, but it automatically inserts text instructing you to insert captions and descriptions for your pictures, along with a copyright notice for each image.

I’ve been printing a book every month this year as part of my personal photo journal, and I delete all of these fields except for the caption. But twice now, when the books arrive, a stray text field will appear on two or three pages.

Sure enough, when I open iPhoto and look at my books, the errant labels are there, even though I proof each book several times before I place the order. Unless I’m loosing my mind, there’s some glitch somewhere that allows these stray labels to appear even after you think you’ve deleted them.

In future, I’m going to make sure that I quit iPhoto and open it again to proof the books before submitting my order. That should save the file (I don’t think you can save changes to a book as you work any other way), and show me if any fields still have text. Be especially careful if your images are full page, since the labels can sometimes blend in with the image. And proof while viewing single pages, not spreads, so you can see the small type more easily. Even on my 30-inch Cinema Display, it’s tough to see the captions when the colors blend in with the image.

I’d be very interested to hear from anyone else who may be having problems with text not printing as expected.