Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 320)

320 Part II Photo Editing
Collecting Images in a New Smart Album
You can collect images based on any of the information you can search for using the
Query HUD. For example, you can create a Smart Album that gathers images based on
a specific keyword or a combination of keywords, ratings, dates, or other metadata. You
can narrow or broaden the Smart Album search criteria in the Query HUD at any time.
To create a Smart Album that searches only within one project:
1 Select the project in the Projects inspector.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > New Smart > Album (or press Command-Shift-L).
 Choose Smart Album from the Add to Library pop-up menu in the Projects inspector.
 Choose Smart Album from the New pop-up menu in the toolbar.
A new, untitled Smart Album appears within the project, and the Query HUD appears
to its right.
3 Rename the Smart Album by entering the name you want.
4 In the Query HUD, specify the search criteria you want.
For more information about using the Query HUD and specifying search criteria, see
Chapter 12, “
Searching for and Displaying Images ,” on page 295.
5 Click the Query HUD’s close button.
Query HUD button
Enter a new name for the
Smart Album.
Specify the search criteria
for images you want in
the Smart Album.
Close button