Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The Keywords control bar
Another way of adding keywords to images is to use the keywords controls in the control bar. To
show the keyword controls, first make sure the control bar is visible by choosing Window
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Show
Control Bar. Then show the keyword controls by choosing Window
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Show Keyword Controls. You
see the area indicated in Figure 4.15.
4.15
The keyword controls in the control bar.
There are three main controls in this area. The first control is the Add Keyword text field. Select an
image, type a new keyword into this field (Aperture will auto-complete it if you've used the key-
word before), and press Return to add the keyword to the selected image. To remove a keyword
from an image, select the image, type the keyword into this field, and press Shift+Return.
The next control is the group of keyword buttons on the left. Select an image and click one of
these buttons to assign that keyword to the image. The first eight (going top to bottom from left
to right) are also assigned the keyboard shortcut Option+Keyword Number 1-8. The
Metadata
Add Keyword menu shows the same values as the keyword buttons with the hotkeys,
and selecting a keyword in that menu also adds it to an image.
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If you have multiple images selected, then by default Aperture adds the keyword to every selected
image. If you have Primary Only (which we cover in Chapter 3) enabled, then Aperture only adds
the keyword to the primary selection.
To remove a keyword, hold down the Shift key while clicking the keyword button or pressing the
keyboard shortcut, or choose Metadata
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Remove Keyword. To remove all keywords, select the
image and choose Metadata
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Remove Keyword
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Remove All Keywords.
The last control is the Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu. A keyword preset group is a collection
of related keywords, such as the People and Snapshots presets that Aperture ships with. This pop-
up menu contains a list of presets, and switching presets changes the keywords assigned to the
keyword buttons as well as the contents of the Metadata
Remove
Keyword menus. Use the comma (,) and period (.) keys to switch between keyword preset groups.
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Add Keyword and Metadata
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Editing button sets and keywords
While the default keyword preset groups cover a wide range of common keywords, you'll more
than likely want to create your own groups. To begin, choose Edit Buttons from the Keyword
Preset Group pop-up menu. Aperture displays a dialog that looks like Figure 4.16.
