Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
There are other ways to use this editor, though. If you click a key in the keyboard display, Aperture
updates the Key Detail area to show all the different commands associated with this key and dif-
ferent modifiers. For example, the N key is bound to the Light Table Zoom Navigator, New Project,
Add Noise Reduction, and New Folder, depending on the modifier key. To change which modifiers
a given key uses (for example, perhaps you want Ô+Shift+N to be New Project and Ô+N to be
New Folder), drag the command names in the Key Detail's Command column around until they're
set up how you'd like. You can also drag a command from the Command List to the Key Detail
table to set a new hotkey.
Clicking the Keyboard button at the top right shows you what keys have shortcuts attached to
them for the selected command group (in the Command List area), and Aperture updates the dis-
play as you select the different modifiers at the top. You can also drag commands onto the key-
board display or drag them from the keyboard to add and remove commands interactively. Note
that as you drag commands over the keyboard display, Aperture updates the contents of the Key
Detail area to reflect the selected key.
To create a new command set, follow these steps:
1.
Open the Command Editor.
2.
Select the set you want to copy or the Default set from the pop-up menu in the
top left.
3.
Choose Duplicate.
4.
Give your command set a name and click OK.
To switch command sets without opening the Command Editor, choose your desired set from the
Aperture
➪
Commands menu. To export a command set, select it from the Aperture
➪
Commands
menu and then choose Aperture
➪
Commands
➪
Export. Import that file on another machine by
choosing Aperture
➪
Commands
➪
Import.
Using Aperture with Automator
Automator is a workflow tool that ships with Mac OS X. It lets you easily assemble workflow actions
by dragging and dropping different pieces. For example, you could create a workflow to get the
images you have selected in Aperture, export versions of them at a certain size, and load them into
Keynote, one image per slide.
