Aperture 3 - Opening Aperture

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If a dialog appears asking whether you want to use Aperture when you connect a

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digital camera, click either Use Aperture or Decide Later, as you wish.
When you first open Aperture, a welcome window appears, offering access to online
tutorials and helpful training.

Click the Close button.

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When a dialog appears asking whether you want to see your photos on a map, click Yes.

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Aperture is now set to automatically locate photos based on GPS information recorded
with them. You’ll see how this feature works later; for now, just click Yes. You can turn off
this feature later using Aperture preferences, if you want.

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Choose File > Switch to Library > Other.

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When a dialog appears asking which library you want Aperture to use, select

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Aperture 3 Sample Library and click Choose.

The main window appears, complete with sample projects and images that you can
use to try out Aperture features.

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On the left you see the Library inspector, where you create and work with projects that
hold your images.

Projects

Select Projects here.

Library inspector

Now you’re ready to explore the main window.