Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 478)

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 478
General preferences
Use the controls in the General preference pane to set the location of the library, set the length
of time to keep track of recently imported photos, enable face detection, automatically stack
new versions of the same photo, and configure other photo management options.
The General preference pane contains the following controls:
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Library Location field: Displays the default location of the library. To specify a custom location
for the Aperture library, click Change and navigate to a location to store the library. Quit and
reopen Aperture to complete the location change. Click Reveal to display the Aperture library
file in the Finder.
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“Show last [number] months album” checkbox: Select this checkbox to add an item to the
Recent section of the Library inspector that tracks recently imported photos. Use the value
slider to set the number of months to keep track of the imported photos.
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“Automatically stack new versions” checkbox: Select this checkbox to automatically stack
versions of the same photo as you create them.
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“Scroll to navigate photos in the Viewer” checkbox: Select this checkbox to enable scrolling with
the mouse when the pointer is placed over the photo in the Viewer (or in the Viewer mode in
full-screen view).
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Enable Faces checkbox: Select this checkbox to enable face detection when importing photos
into the Aperture library.
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“Enable gestures” checkbox: Select this checkbox to enable gesture functions in Aperture
when using a Multi-Touch trackpad or Magic Mouse. For more information about the gesture
functions supported in Aperture, see
Use gestures with Aperture on page 487.
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Reset All Warnings button: Click this button to display warning messages. If you have set
Aperture to not display certain warnings, this button resets Aperture to display them again.
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