Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 95)

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 95
Open and close stacks
You can close a stack and open it again whenever you wish. You may want to do this to free up
space in the Browser. You can also close stacks to quickly reduce the number of photos you must
sort through visually when selecting photos for a final photo edit. When a stack is closed, only
the stack’s pick photo appears in the Browser.
Close or open a stack
m To close a stack: Select an open stack, then choose Stacks > Close Stack (or press Shift-K).
m To open a stack: Select a closed stack, then choose Stacks > Open Stack (or press Shift-K).
You can also close or open a stack by clicking the Stack button on the pick photo.
Only the pick photo is
shown when the stack
is closed.
Close or open all stacks
m To close all stacks: Choose Stacks > Close All Stacks, or press Option-Semicolon (;).
m To open all stacks: Choose Stacks > Open All Stacks, or press Option-Apostrophe (’).
Set a pick photo for a stack
The pick photo represents the stack. You can set the photo you like best as the pick, or Aperture
can set the pick automatically. When you select and stack photos manually in the Browser, the
leftmost photo becomes the pick. You can change the pick whenever you wish.
If the same stack appears in several albums, you can assign a different pick photo for the stack in
each album. For example, a stack in a webpage album may have one pick photo, and the same
stack in a book album may have a different pick photo adjusted for printing. An album pick
appears with the Album Pick badge at the top of the image’s thumbnail in the Browser.
Set a photo as the stack pick
Do one of the following:
m Select a photo in the stack, then choose Stacks > Pick, or press Command-Backslash (\).
m Drag the photo you want into the pick (or leftmost) position in the stack. When you see a green
bar appear, release the mouse button.
Select an album pick for a stack that appears in multiple albums
m Select a photo in the stack, then choose Stacks > Set Album Pick, or press Shift-Command-
Backslash (\).
To clear an album pick from a stack, choose Stacks > Clear Album Pick, or press Shift-Command-
Backslash (\) again.
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