Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 297)

Chapter 12 Searching for and Displaying Images 297
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The Query HUD is an easy-to-use window with options for specifying search criteria. For
example, you might enter the text “finch” in the Query HUD, and Aperture locates files
that include that text in their metadata. To show the Query HUD for a selected project,
you click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) next to the search field
in the Browser.
You can use the Query HUD to locate images across all projects; to display particular
images within a project, album, or folder; and to create Smart Albums, which
automatically gather images based on search criteria.
You specify where you want to search by selecting the library or the project or album
that contains the images you want. To search for images across your entire Aperture
portfolio, select Library and click the Query HUD button to the right of the Library
name. When you enter search criteria in the Query HUD, Aperture displays results from
across all your projects.
Specify your
search criteria
here. Click here to show a
Query HUD for searching
across the library.
Select Library to search
across the entire library.