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Saving your search results – Apple Aperture Getting Started User Manual

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Chapter 12

Searching for and Displaying Images

Saving Your Search Results

When you do a search using the Query HUD, you can choose to save your results in
several ways. You can create a new Smart Album that is automatically updated based
on any new images you add to a project or the Library that match the search criteria.
You can also save the search results themselves into a new album, Light Table album,
book album, web gallery album, Smart Web Gallery Album, or web journal album. For
more information, see Chapter 13, “

Grouping Images with Smart Albums

,” on page 151.

To create a Smart Album based on the search criteria:

1

Use the Query HUD to search for images based on specified criteria.

2

In the Query HUD, click New Smart Album.

A new, untitled Smart Album appears in the Projects panel.

3

Enter the name you want for the Smart Album, then press Return.

When you add images to a project or the Library that match the search criteria, they
are automatically added to the Smart Album.

To save your search results in an album:

1

Use the Query HUD to search for images based on specified criteria.

2

In the Query HUD, do one of the following:

 To create a new album: Click New Album With Current Images, enter the name you

want for the album, then press Return.

 To create a new Light Table, book, web gallery, Smart Web Gallery, or web journal

album: Choose the appropriate option from the Query HUD Action pop-up menu,
enter the name you want for the album, then press Return.

All images that match the search criteria are placed in the new album you created.