User manual APPLE APERTURE 2 INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE

[. . . ] To update Mac OS X v10. 4 or Mac OS X v10. 5 to the latest available version: 1 Choose Apple menu > Software Update. A dialog appears showing new or updated software available for your computer. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to update Mac OS X to the latest version. Installing Aperture When you install Aperture, the application is placed in the Applications folder on the hard disk you specify, typically your startup disk. [. . . ] By default, the Me card information in your Address Book is automatically entered in the appropriate fields. To register Aperture to a user other than the user listed in the Me card in your Address Book: 1 Fill out the Name, Address, Organization, and Email address fields. 2 If you want information about Apple news and software updates sent to your email account, select the checkbox. 3 If you want to review the Apple Privacy Policy, click Privacy Policy. Note: If you decide to click the Register Later button, you will be prompted to register again after opening Aperture five times. 6 About the Aperture Sample Projects Aperture includes several sample projects containing high-resolution images. When you install Aperture, the sample projects are installed on your hard disk by default. When you first open Aperture, a dialog appears asking if you'd like to import the sample projects. Be sure to import these projects if you plan to follow the introduction to Aperture presented in the Exploring Aperture book. You can import these projects into Aperture at any time after installing the application. The sample projects are installed in the following location: /Library/Application Support/Aperture/Sample Projects/. About Onscreen Help Onscreen help (available in the Help menu) allows you to access information onscreen while you're working in Aperture. Links to PDF copies of Aperture documents and the Aperture product and support websites are provided in the Help menu. Additional information about Aperture, including support documents not available through the Aperture Help menu, is available on the Aperture Support website. To visit the Aperture Support website, do one of the following: m In Aperture, choose Help > Aperture Support. m Go to http://www. apple. com/support/aperture. 7 Aperture User Manual This document contains conceptual, reference, and task-related information about Aperture. [. . . ] To find the Aperture version on your computer, choose Aperture > About Aperture. To find out how much RAM your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. Â What other third-party hardware is connected to or installed in your computer, and who the manufacturers are. [. . . ]