Searching by image name, caption, or other text – Apple Aperture Getting Started User Manual

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Chapter 12

Searching for and Displaying Images

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Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text

You can search for images using any text that you’ve associated with an image. For
example, you might search for images based on text in an image’s caption or keywords,
or in any other text entry. You can also search by multiple text entries.

To search for images by text:

1

In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.

2

Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:

 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in

the Browser.

3

In the Query HUD, enter the text you want to search for in the search field.

4

Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “

Saving Your Search Results

” on page 150.

To search for a list of images by multiple text entries:

1

In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.

2

Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:

 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in

the Browser.

3

In the Query HUD, add as many text fields as you need by choosing Text from the Add
Filter pop-up menu multiple times.

Enter the text you want
to search for in this field.

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