Searching by a combination of criteria – Apple Aperture Getting Started User Manual

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Chapter 12

Searching for and Displaying Images

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Searching by a Combination of Criteria

You can create complex combinations of search criteria in the Query HUD. For
example, you could search for images that have a certain keyword, and that were
taken on a specific date.

To perform a complex search by adding search criteria options to the Query HUD:

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, choose the search criteria you want to add from the Add Filter
pop-up menu.

4

Select the checkboxes beside the criteria you want to use and specify the search criteria.

5

Do one of the following:

 To specify that an image must match at least one of the criteria or keywords: Choose

“any” from the Match pop-up menu.

 To specify that an image must match all the criteria and keywords: Choose “all” from the

Match pop-up menu.

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

Saving Your Search Results

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Specify your search
criteria.

Select the checkboxes

for the items you want

to search by.

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