Operation Manual

2 Click the Filter HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in the
Browser (or press Command-F).
3 In the Filter HUD, choose File Status from the Add Rule pop-up menu, then select the
“File status” checkbox.
4 Deselect any checkboxes that aren’t part of your query, then choose the search criteria
from the “File status” pop-up menu.
Choose the file status
you want to search for.
Select the “File status”
checkbox.
• To display images whose masters are located in the Aperture library: Choose Managed.
• To display images whose masters are located outside of the Aperture library: Choose
Referenced.
• To display images whose masters are visible to Aperture: Choose Online.
• To display images whose masters are not visible to Aperture because the external disk drive
they reside on is not connected to your computer: Choose Offline.
• To display images that Aperture cannot locate: Choose Missing.
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.
Searching by File Type
You use the File Type search options in the Filter HUD to locate images of a specific file
type. You can also search for RAW + JPEG pairs, movie and audio file attachments, and
images edited with external applications.
To search for files by type
1 In the Projects & Albums section of the Library inspector, select the item you want to
search.
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