Operation Manual

When your system uses two displays, Aperture provides two Viewers in which you can
view multiple images. These Viewers are called the Main Viewer and the Secondary Viewer.
The Main Viewer is used for displaying the Aperture application, and the Secondary Viewer
for viewing images. The Secondary Viewer has the following settings:
• Mirror: Displays the same images in the Main Viewer and the Secondary Viewer. For
example, if you have the Main Viewer set to display three images, the Secondary Viewer
displays the same three images.
• Alternate: Displays the currently selected image in the Secondary Viewer. The Secondary
Viewer shows only one image, even when you have the Main Viewer set to display
multiple images.
• Span: Splits the display of the currently selected images between the Main Viewer and
the Secondary Viewer. For example, if you select seven images to view, the Main Viewer
shows as many as fit its screen size, and the remaining images appear in the Secondary
Viewer. Thus, one Viewer might show four images, and the other Viewer might show
the remaining three of the seven. Span is also used if you want to compare images and
show one image per display.
• Blank: Sets the Secondary Viewer to be a blank screen.
• Desktop: Turns off the dual-display function.
To display the same images in both the Main Viewer and the Secondary Viewer
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Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Mirror (or press Option-M).
To display the currently selected image in the Secondary Viewer
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Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Alternate (or press Option-A).
To display a selection of images across both the Main Viewer and the Secondary Viewer
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Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Span (or press Option-S).
To turn off the display of images in the Secondary Viewer, making the screen black
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Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Blank (or press Option-B).
To turn off the Secondary Viewer function
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Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Desktop (or press Option-X).
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