Operation Manual

Aperture provides several controls that allow you to customize the Aperture workspace.
Aperture provides a Preferences window for setting preferences such as the brightness
of the background against which your photos are displayed and how preview images
are generated. In addition, Aperture provides controls for changing the layout of the
toolbar as well as assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to commands.
This chapter covers the following:
• Changing Main Window Layouts (p. 841)
• Setting Aperture Preferences (p. 842)
• Customizing the Toolbar (p. 850)
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts (p. 851)
Changing Main Window Layouts
When a project, album, or folder is selected in the Library inspector, Aperture offers three
basic layouts of the main window:
• Browser: Use this layout to display images in an enlarged Browser so you can review
images, perform initial rating passes, and create and work with stacks of images.
• Split View: Use this layout to display both the Browser and Viewer together and use
them in combination to review and work with images.
• Viewer: Use this layout to display images in an enlarged Viewer and work with them
in detail.
You can easily switch between layouts by pressing V, choosing commands from the View
menu, or clicking buttons in the toolbar.
To change the main window layout
Do one of the following:
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Choose Browser, Split View, Viewer, or Cycle View Mode from the View menu (or press
V).
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Click the Browser, Split View, or Viewer button in the toolbar.
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Customizing the Aperture
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