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Table Of Contents
- Aperture Getting Started
- Contents
- An Overview ofAperture
- Setting UpanApertureSystem
- Learning About theApertureInterface
- Working with Projects
- Importing Images
- An Overview of Importing
- File Formats You Can Import into Your Library
- Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
- Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer
- Dragging Image Files from the Finder into a Project
- Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
- Importing Your iPhoto Library
- Transferring Projects from Another Aperture System
- Making an Immediate Backup
- Working with Images intheBrowser
- An Overview of the Browser
- Viewing Images in the Browser
- Navigating Through and Selecting Images
- Rearranging Images in the Browser
- Rotating Images
- Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images
- Creating Versions of an Image
- Copying Images and Moving Images to Different Locations
- Working with Referenced Images
- Displaying Images in the Viewer
- Viewing Images inFullScreenMode
- Stacking Images andMakingPicks
- Rating Images
- Applying Keywords to Images
- Searching for andDisplayingImages
- Grouping Images withSmartAlbums
- An Overview ofImageAdjustments
- Creating Slideshow Presentations
- Using the Light Table
- Printing Your Images
- Exporting Images
- Creating Web Journals andWebGalleries
- Creating Books
- Backing Up Your Images
- Credits
- Index
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Light Table
The Light Table provides an open, freeform workspace where you can arrange images.
When you create or select a Light Table album, the Light Table appears in place of the
Viewer. Use the Light Table to review and compare images, create mockups of
webpages, compare color values in a selection of images before making adjustments,
or do anything else that involves viewing and comparing your images. For detailed
information, see Chapter 16, “Using the Light Table,” on page 163.
Configuring Your Workspace
The Aperture interface is highly configurable, and it’s easy to show and hide areas of
the interface. Aperture also offers several workspace layouts created to accommodate
different workflows.
Showing and Hiding Areas of the Interface
To see which areas of the interface are currently shown, look at the items in the Window
menu (in the menu bar at the top of the screen). Many Window menu items start with
Hide or Show so you can easily detect which ones are shown and which are hidden.
 Show: If you see this in front of a menu item, you can view the interface element by
choosing the menu item.
 Hide: If you see this in front of a menu item, you can hide the interface element by
choosing the menu item.
The Light Table
allows you to freely
view, compare, and
position images.