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The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see Saving Your Search Results.
Searching Across the Entire Library
At times, you may want to search for images that reside in many different projects. For
example, you might want to locate all your select photos for an entire year or for a
particular month. To search for images across the library, you use Photos view. Photos
view displays all the images in your library regardless of which project, folder, or album
they reside in.
To search for images across the entire library
1 In the Library inspector, select Photos.
The main window switches to Photos view, displaying all of the photos in the Aperture
library. In Photos view, you can use the Browser and Viewer to locate, sort, and adjust
images as necessary.
2 Make sure the Browser is showing by doing one of the following:
• To show the Browser by itself: Choose View > Browser.
• To show the Browser and Viewer together: Choose View > Split View.
3 Click the Filter HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in the
Browser (or press Command-F).
4 In the Filter HUD, choose the search options you want to add from the Add Rule pop-up
menu.
5 Select the checkboxes beside the criteria you want to use, then specify the search criteria.
The images in the library that match the search criteria set in the Filter HUD appear in
the Browser.
Saving Your Search Results
When you perform a search using the Filter HUD, you can save your results in several
ways. You can create a new Smart Album that locates images that match the search
criteria. You can also save the search results themselves in a new album, book album,
Light Table album, slideshow album, MobileMe album, Flickr album, Facebook album,
Smart Web Page Album, webpage album, or web journal album.
To create a Smart Album based on the search criteria
1 Use the Filter HUD to search for images based on specified criteria.
2 In the Filter HUD, click the New Smart Album button.
A new, untitled Smart Album appears in the Library inspector.
3 Enter a name for the Smart Album, then press Return.
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