Apple APERTURE 2 Installing Your Software
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Installing Your Software
The following information is intended to get you up and running with Aperture as
quickly as possible and covers the following topics:
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About the Aperture Installation Disc (p. 2)
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Upgrading Mac OS X (p. 3)
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Installing Aperture (p. 3)
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Registering Aperture (p. 6)
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About the Aperture Sample Projects (p. 7)
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About Onscreen Help (p. 7)
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Contacting AppleCare Support (p. 10)
Make sure to also review the
installation disc. For the latest information about Aperture, go to the Aperture website
at http://www.apple.com/aperture.
Before You Install Aperture
document on the Aperture
About the Aperture Installation Disc
The Aperture 2 installation disc contains:
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Before You Install Aperture:
to do before you install Aperture and its accompanying content.
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Aperture installer:
installation process.
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Documentation folder:
this document) and the
other Aperture PDF documentation, including
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Sample Projects folder:
in Aperture, as well as a short document containing information about the sample
projects.
Note:
The installation disc contains the files required to install Aperture 2 on either
PowerPC-based or Intel-based Mac computers. The installation process is identical
for both.
This document provides system requirements and things
Double-click the Aperture installer icon to begin the
This folder contains
Aperture User Manual.
.
This folder provides sample projects with images to be viewed
Installing Your Software
Open the
Exploring Aperture
Aperture User Manual
(a PDF version of
and
Aperture
to view
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Upgrading Mac OS X
Before you install Aperture, update your system software to make sure that you have
Mac OS X v10.4.11 Tiger or Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard (or later) installed.
Important:
you’re upgrading from an earlier version.
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.
You must purchase Mac OS X v10.4. Tiger or Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard if
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 Aperture installer installs the Aperture application on your hard disk,
along with documentation and sample projects to help you get started using the
various tools in Aperture for managing, processing, and publishing your photos.
Note:
Before you can install Aperture, you must log in to your computer with an
administrator account, using the administrator password. See Mac Help for
more information.
Warning:
installation of Aperture may not be allowed. Refer to the
document on the installation disc for a list of minimum system requirements.
If your system does not meet the minimum system requirements,
Before You Install Aperture
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To install Aperture and enter the serial number:
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Insert the Aperture installation disc into the computer’s DVD drive.
2
Double-click the Aperture installer icon, then follow the onscreen instructions.
3
Read the Welcome text in the Introduction, then click Continue.
4
Read the Software License Agreement. You can print or save the agreement by clicking
the Print or Save button. When you’ve finished reading, click Continue, then (if you
agree) click Agree.
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Select the startup disk, then click Continue, if necessary.
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In the User Information pane, enter your first and last name. Entering an organization
is optional.
Enter your name
(required).
Enter your organization
(optional).
Enter your serial number
including dashes
(required).
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