This session is all about keywords in Aperture 3. I went through this and added a very detailed chapter breakdown, wich I hope helps when going back over them and also just to know what’s included. Here are the chapters, and the questions that were asked and answered!

• Keyword HUD
• Metadata Views
• Primary Only
• Adding a New Keyword
• Moving Keywords
• Hierarchical Understanding & Advantages
• Searching Keywords
• Keywords from Different Categories
• Smart Albums and Keywords
• Removing Keywords
• Batch Keyword Editing
• Keyword Sets & Button Bar
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Keywords
• Deleting Keywords with Buttons & Keyboard Shortcuts
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
• Keywords Wrap-up
• BONUS: Add Keyword Window (Fastest Way to Add Keywords!)
• Q&A: If I delete a keyword from the HUD, does that delete the keyword from the photo?
• Q&A: What is the purpose of having a “Primary Only” on/off toggle?
• Q&A: How does capitalization work… is “Cake” the same as “cake”?
• Q&A: When I edit a version in a plug-in, all keywords show up at the top level
• Q&A: If I have a keyword under different categories, can I search for all of them so the search returns all photos tagged with “Flowers” under DETAILS, “Flowers > Wedding”, etc.
• Q&A: Where would you put the names of the guests at the wedding?
• Q&A: How verbose do you actually get with your own keyword usage? Do you use “What”, “When”, “Who” & “Where”?
• Extra: Hierarchical vs Flat keyword strategy
• Extra: Duplicate Keywords
• Q&A: Please show how to build a keyword list in text and then import.