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To remove all previously applied metadata to the photos and replace it with a metadata preset:
Choose Replace with Preset from the Metadata Action pop-up menu, then choose the preset
you want to use.
The photo selection is updated with metadata from the metadata preset.
Managing Metadata Presets
You can make changes to the list of metadata presets that appears in pop-up menus.
When you work with other Aperture users or Aperture systems, you can share your metadata
presets to ensure a consistent application of metadata to all the photos. You can export
metadata presets for others to use and import presets when you need them.
To arrange the metadata preset list
1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
2 In the Metadata dialog, rearrange the order of metadata presets by dragging them to new
locations in the Preset Name column.
To rename a metadata preset
1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
2 In the Metadata dialog, double-click the metadata preset name, then type a new name in the
eld that appears.
To delete a metadata preset
1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
2 In the Metadata dialog, select a metadata preset, then press the Delete key.
To export a metadata preset
1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
2 In the Metadata dialog, select the metadata preset that you want to export, then choose Export
from the Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the bottom-left corner of the dialog.
3 Choose a location to store the metadata preset information, then click Export.
The metadata preset is exported to the location you chose and saved as [lename].apmetadata.
To import a metadata preset
1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
2 In the Metadata dialog, choose Import from the Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the
bottom-left corner of the dialog.
3 In the dialog that appears, select the metadata preset le that you want to import, then
click Import.
The metadata preset is imported into Aperture and placed at the bottom of the Preset Name
column in the Metadata dialog.