Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 476)

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 476
Rotate the position of the Browser in Split View
In the Split View layout, the Browser appears horizontally under the Viewer by default. However,
you can change the layout to display the Browser vertically, beside the Viewer.
m Choose View > Browser > Rotate Position (or press Shift-W).
Swap the position of the Browser and the Viewer in Split View
m Choose View > Browser > Swap Position (or press Option-W).
Change the background of the Viewer
1 Choose Aperture > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,).
2 In the Preferences window, click Appearance, then drag the Viewer Brightness slider to lighten or
darken the background.
Set Aperture preferences
Aperture preferences overview
Aperture provides a Preferences window for specifying settings that control the location of the
Aperture library, the appearance of the Aperture window, the application used to import photos
onto your computer, how photos are exported out of Aperture, how color labels are defined, how
preview images are generated, as well as additional advanced settings. By taking time to specify
your preference settings, you can speed up your workflow.
The Aperture Preferences window contains the following controls:
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General: Click the General button to display options for setting the location of the library,
setting the length of time to keep track of recently imported photos, automatically stacking
new versions of the same photo together, enabling scrolling with the mouse to navigate
through photos in the Viewer, enabling face detection, and enabling gestures when using
a Multi-Touch trackpad or Magic Mouse. For more information, see
General preferences on
page 478.
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Appearance: Click the Appearance button to display options for customizing the Aperture
interface, including setting the background brightness level for the Browser, the Viewer, and
full-screen view, choosing which display to view slideshows on, and displaying tooltips and
badges. For more information, see
Appearance preferences on page 479.
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Import: Click the Import button to specify what Aperture should do when a camera is
connected to your computer, whether photos should be imported into a new project or into
the item selected in the Library inspector, and the length of time used to determine when to
automatically split projects. For more information, see
Import preferences on page 480.
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