Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 46)

46 Chapter 3 Learning About the Aperture Interface
Choosing Your Workspace Layout
Aperture provides three workspace layouts for working with your images.
 Basic layout: Used to review images, perform initial rating passes, and create and
work with stacks of images. This workspace shows the Projects panel on the left for
selecting projects that you want to work with. The images in a selected project
appear in the Browser in grid view, where you can quickly select and review them.
Images selected in the Browser appear in the Viewer above.
 Maximize Browser layout: Use this to work with multiple projects. This workspace
provides a large view of the Browser, simplifying the screen to make selecting and
working with images easy. You can quickly open different projects in the Projects
panel and review and make changes to projects as needed.
 Maximize Viewer layout: Use this workspace layout when working with images in the
Light Table. When you choose this workspace layout, the Viewer (or specialized
interface elements that replace the Viewer, such as the Light Table) is enlarged to its
maximum size.
To choose a layout, do one of the following:
m Choose Window > Layouts, then choose the preset layout you want.
m Press Command-Option and the letter corresponding to the layout you want: S for
Basic, B for Maximize Browser, or V for Maximize Viewer.
Viewing and Specifying Preferences
Aperture has various preferences that allow you to modify how a particular feature
behaves. The settings you specify affect all projects you create, although most of them
can be overridden for individual projects. Taking time to specify your preferences can
make creating and working with your projects faster and easier.
To open the Preferences window:
m Choose Aperture > Preferences, or press Command-comma (,).
The Preferences window appears.