User guide

Chapter 2 Import photos 46
Drag folders into Aperture
When you drag folders into the Library inspector, Aperture uses the last import settings you
specied to determine how the folders are imported and where they are stored.
1 In the Finder, locate the folder containing the folders, video les, and audio les you want
to import.
2 Drag the folder to the Library inspector.
Import originals for referenced images into folders
When you import photos as referenced images, you can have Aperture place their originals
individually into a selected folder or create subfolders to hold the les. For example, you might
have the imported image les placed in subfolders identied by date. You can create folder name
format presets that you can quickly choose to select the folder name format you prefer.
To create a folder name format, you select the name elements in the Folder Naming Presets
dialog. You can specify a combination of name elements to create custom folder names.
Create a custom folder name format
1 In the Import browser, choose Pictures or another folder from the Store Files pop-up menu, then
choose Edit from the Subfolder pop-up menu that appears.
The Folder Naming dialog appears.
2 Click the Add button (+) to create a new name format, or select the preset name format you
want to change.
3 Drag name elements into the Format eld in the order you want them to appear.
You can also create a hierarchy of folders within folders. For example, you can specify that
Aperture place your referenced images in a subfolder named Date, and within that folder you
can create subfolders identied by the time the photo was taken.
4 Drag a slash between the elements where you want subfolders created.
5 Enter a custom name in the Custom Name eld, if you like.
6 Click OK.
Your new folder name format now appears in the Subfolders pop-up menu.
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