Operation Manual

Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text
You can search for images using any text that you’ve associated with an image. For
example, you might search for images based on text in an image’s caption or keywords,
or in any other text entry. You can also search by multiple text entries.
To search for images by text
1 In the Projects & Albums section of the Library inspector, select the item you want to
search.
2 Click the Filter HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in the
Browser (or press Command-F).
3 Select the Text checkbox, then enter the text you want to search for in the search field.
Enter the text you want
to search for in this field.
You can enter multiple text items, separated by commas. Aperture locates any images
that have a match for all the text items.
4 If you want to limit your text searches to creation date, version name, caption, filename,
and project name, choose Limited Text Search from the search field pop-up menu (with
a magnifying glass icon).
The Full Text Search option, which is chosen by default, searches all metadata associated
with the image for matching text.
5 Choose Any from the Any/All pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the Filter HUD, if it’s
not already chosen.
The images that match the search criteria are displayed in the Browser. To save your
search results, see Saving Your Search Results.
To search for images by multiple text entries
1 In the Projects & Albums section of the Library inspector, select the item you want to
search.
2 Click the Filter HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in the
Browser (or press Command-F).
399Chapter 14 Searching for and Displaying Images