Apple Aperture - Manual (Page 42)

42 Part I Interface and Acquisition
Viewer and Browser
The Viewer and Browser work together to display a project’s or album’s images. When
you select a project or album in the Projects panel, images appear in the Browser.
When you select one or several image thumbnails in the Browser, those images are
displayed in the Viewer. You can use the Viewer to examine an image at its full size or
compare multiple images side by side.
A Browser The Browser displays the contents of any project or album selected
in the Projects panel. By default, the Browser displays images in a
project or album as a set of gridded image thumbnails. You can
also view your images in list view.
B Grid View/List View
buttons Display the Browser contents in grid view (a grid of image
thumbnails) or in list view (a list of sortable file data).
C Sorting pop-up menu Sort your images by a variety of sort properties in this pop-up
menu, or define your own custom sort criteria.
D Sort Direction button Use this button in conjunction with the Sorting pop-up menu to
arrange the order of your images.
E Viewer The Viewer displays the images you’ve selected in the Browser.
You can apply adjustments, keywords, and metadata to an image
in the Viewer.
F Query HUD button
and search field Search for images by entering a term in the search field or
choosing an option from the search field pop-up menu (with a
magnifying glass icon). To perform a more complex search for
images using the Query HUD, click the Query HUD button (to the
left of the search field).
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