Apple Aperture 2 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Importing Images
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Do one of the following:
 If you want to import into a new, empty project: Choose File > New Project (or press
Command-N) to create a new project. You can also choose New Project from the
New pop-up menu in the toolbar.
Note: You can also click the Library icon in the Projects inspector, if necessary, to
select it. When you select the library (not a project), a new, untitled project is
automatically created when images are imported.
 If you want to import the images into an existing project: Select the project. The Import
arrow points at the currently selected project, indicating the destination for the import.
The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.
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Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported masters in the Aperture library: Choose In the Aperture Library from
the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported masters as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your hard
disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported masters as referenced images in a location other than the Pictures
folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the folder you
want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify that the files
be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also specify that
Aperture create a hierarchy of subfolders with specific folder names to hold your files.
For more information about creating folders to hold your imported images, see
“
Importing Masters for Referenced Images into Folders
” on page 125. Choose
whether you want the image files moved or copied to a new location by clicking the
“Move files” or “Copy files” button. For more information about moving and copying
files, see “
Changing the Location of Images When You Import Them
Make sure the Import
arrow is pointing to the
library to import the
images into a new
project.
Select the project
into which you want to
import images.