Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 62)

62 Chapter 5 Importing Images
3 In the file browser, navigate to the folder containing the image files you want to import.
When you have selected the folder containing the image files you want to import,
image thumbnails appear in the Import dialog.
4 In the Projects panel, do one of the following:
 Select Library to create a new, untitled project or choose File > New Project (or press
Command-N). (The Import arrow points at the Library.)
 Select an existing project to hold your images. (The Import arrow points at the
selected project.)
The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.
5 Select the images you want to import by Shift-clicking to select a range of adjacent
images, Command-clicking to select nonadjacent images, or dragging a selection
rectangle around the images you want.
6 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To import the files as referenced images stored in their current locations on your hard
disk: Choose “In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.
Select the folder of
images you want to
import.