Aperture 3 - Exploring the Toolbar

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Exploring the Toolbar

The Aperture toolbar provides easy access to frequently used features. In this section
you’ll explore some of the buttons and controls in the toolbar.

Toolbar

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Show or hide the Inspector pane
Click the Inspector button in the toolbar to hide the Inspector pane, giving you more

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room to work on images.

Click the Inspector button again to show the Inspector pane.

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Show or hide the Import pane and the Import browser
Click the Import button in the toolbar to open the Import pane and Import browser.

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Import button

Import pane

Import browser

With the Import pane and Import browser open, you can select your camera or files on
your computer and import images into Aperture.
Click the Import button again to hide the Import pane and Import browser.

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Create a new item in the Library inspector
Click the New pop-up menu in the toolbar to open it.

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New pop-up menu

With the New pop-up menu open, you can choose the new item that you want to
create. You can create projects, folders, albums, and more. Don’t create anything new
for now.

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Change to the Browser layout
Click the Browser button in the toolbar.

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The main window layout changes to show a large view of the Browser, so you can
easily review images in a selected folder, project, or album.

Browser button

Browser

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Change to the Split View layout
Click the Split View button in the toolbar.

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The main window layout changes to show the Viewer with the Browser below it.

Split View button

Browser

Viewer

Select images in the Browser to see them in the Viewer.

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Change to the Viewer layout
Click the Viewer button in the toolbar.

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The main window layout changes to show a large view of the Viewer only, so you can
focus your work on a specific image or selection of images.

Viewer

Viewer button

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Examine images with the Loupe
Click the Loupe button in the toolbar.

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The Loupe appears, enabling you to see a magnified view of specific areas of an image.
You can choose the magnification level you want from the pop-up menu on the handle
of the Loupe.

Loupe

Loupe button

Drag the Loupe over the image in the Viewer to see how it works.

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Click the Loupe button again to hide the Loupe.

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Zoom in to or out of an image
Click the Zoom Viewer button in the tool strip.

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Navigation box

Zoom Viewer button

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Drag the small rectangle in the navigation box to change your view of the image.

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When you position the pointer over the navigation box, it expands, allowing you to
drag the rectangle to reposition your view.

Drag the rectangle
to reposition the view.

Click the Zoom Viewer button in the tool strip again to zoom out of the image.

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Switch to Full Screen view
Click the Full Screen button in the toolbar.

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The main window changes to show you a full-screen view of a selected image. Full
Screen view is ideal for working on the details of an image without distractions.
Position the pointer at the top of the screen to display the Full Screen view toolbar.

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The toolbar provides useful tools and controls for working with your images.

Toolbar

Position the pointer at the bottom of the screen to display the filmstrip.

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You use the filmstrip to navigate to and select the images you want to work with.

Filmstrip

Position the pointer at the top of the screen to display the toolbar, then click the Exit

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Full Screen button to exit Full Screen view.

Exit Full Screen button

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