Apple MB673Z/A User Manual - Page 112

 Plan how you want to import your legacy digital images. Because you may have many thousands of images previously stored on disk, you need to decide whether you'll store newly imported images in the Aperture library or store them as referenced images, leaving them in their current hard disk locations. You can also copy or move images to a different hard disk location when importing them. Also, plan the project organization you'll need to hold the images. For more information about importing files, see "Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer" on page 119.  Try out the different methods for importing individual files into your system. You can import individual files, import files stored in folders, and drag files or folders from the Finder into Aperture. For more information, see "Dragging Files from the Finder to the Projects Inspector" on page 134 and "Importing Folders of Images from the Finder" on page 138. Once you're familiar with Aperture, you can begin to create and organize your professional image management system. When you connect a camera or click an item in the Import pane, Aperture opens the Import dialog. "Do not import duplicates" checkbox Rotate buttons Grid View and List View buttons Sorting pop-up menu Thumbnail Resize slider You use the options in the Import dialog to set up how and where images are imported. The Import dialog shows thumbnails of your images that you can enlarge or reduce in size by using the Thumbnail Resize slider. You can select individual images to import or select all the images to import at once. You can also change the dialog to display images in a list by clicking the List View button. In list view, you can then sort images by category by clicking a column heading. 112 Part I Interface and Acquisition