Operation Manual

Creating Projects
As you work with Aperture, you create projects to hold your images. A project is similar
to a folder that can hold dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of images. For example,
after completing a shoot of a foot race in Antarctica, you might create a new project
named Antarctica and import the photos into it. When you need to further subdivide and
organize images in a project, you can create albums.
Your new project appears in a list in the Library inspector.
Folder
Project
Albums
As your portfolio increases and you create more and more projects, you can organize
your work into hierarchies of folders, projects, and albums.
You can create as many projects as you need and name them according to any naming
scheme you prefer. It’s important to name projects so that they are easy to identify and
access.
Over the long term you may be using Aperture to track years of projects, so you’ll want
to develop a naming system that is easy to use and understand. For more information
about organizing your images in projects and albums, see Working with the Aperture
Library.
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