Operation Manual

Merging Projects
If you have created multiple projects and then later decide that the content spread among
the multiple projects would be better suited in a single project, you can select the projects
in the Library inspector and merge them into a single project. When you merge projects,
the multiple projects are consolidated into the topmost selected project in the Library
inspector.
To merge projects
1 In the Library inspector, select the projects you want to merge by Shift-clicking adjacent
projects or Command-clicking nonadjacent projects.
2 Choose File > Merge Projects.
3 A dialog appears, indicating which project the selected projects will be merged into. Click
Merge.
The content in the selected projects is merged into the topmost selected project in the
Library inspector.
Working with the Aperture Trash
All items deleted in Aperture, including projects, albums, folders, versions, and masters,
are placed in the Aperture Trash in the Library inspector. You can retrieve any item from
the Trash until you empty it.
Deleting Images from Projects and Albums
You can delete a master and all its versions from a project. You can also delete versions
separately from their masters. If you delete a version in an album, its master and related
versions are not deleted.
To delete a master and all its versions from a project
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Select an image, then choose File > Delete Master Image and All Versions.
The master and all versions are moved to the Trash.
To delete only a version from an album
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Select an image, then choose Photos > Remove From Album (or press Delete).
The version is deleted. The master and its other versions are not deleted.
Deleting Items from the Library Inspector
You can delete items from the Library inspector. When you delete an item from the Library
inspector, the contents of the item are deleted with it.
Note: If you delete a project or a project within a folder, the masters contained in the
project are also deleted.
130 Chapter 3 Working with the Aperture Library