Operation Manual

The filmstrip also includes a control that lets you define when the filmstrip appears. You
can choose to always show the filmstrip, so that Aperture automatically fits the images
and filmstrip on your screen without overlapping, or you can hide it, so that it appears
only when you place the pointer over the area where it is docked.
To always show the filmstrip
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Move the Always Show Filmstrip control to the locked position.
Always Show Filmstrip
control
The filmstrip is set to always appear, and Aperture automatically fits the image and the
filmstrip on the screen, without overlapping.
To show the filmstrip only when you move the pointer over its docked position
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Move the Always Show Filmstrip control to the unlocked position.
The image fills the screen, and the filmstrip appears over the image when you move the
pointer over the area where the filmstrip is docked.
When you have more images than the filmstrip can display at once, you can use the
search field in the filmstrip to quickly locate images. Enter the search criteria in the search
field, and Aperture finds the relevant image or images for you, removing others from
view.
When you search for images using the search field in the filmstrip, the search is confined
to the selection in the Library pane of the Inspector HUD.
To search for an image in the filmstrip
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Enter text associated with that image in the filmstrip’s search field.
To see all your images again
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Click the search field’s Reset button (with an X) or delete the text in the search field.
Important: You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly implement a search that displays
images with specific ratings or images that have a specific keyword. It’s possible, while
working with images, to accidentally press such a keyboard shortcut and see images on
your screen unexpectedly change or even disappear. If this happens, you can display
your images by clicking the Reset button in the search field to reset the search criteria in
the Filter HUD.
254 Chapter 7 Viewing Images in Full Screen View