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, “
Specify your search
criteria.
Select the checkboxes
for the items you want
to search by.