Aperture Image metadata

Hi I am looking for assistance with the following.
1. In aperture 2, I was able to notate the name of the image that I was working on, the fstop, shutter speed, ISO etc underneath the filmstrip. I could set that in Aperture preferences. In aperture 3, that feature has disappeared.
How do I set it? As it stands right now, in film strip view, I just see the image with no name or meta data associated.
2. When i mousover an image, I would like to see the aforementioned metadata.
Hope I am making sense.
Thanks.

1. In aperture 2, I was able to notate the name of the image that I was working on, the fstop, shutter speed, ISO etc underneath the filmstrip. I could set that in Aperture preferences. In aperture 3, that feature has disappeared. How do I set it? As it stands right now, in film strip view, I just see the image with no name or meta data associated.
Just like in Ap v2. Use the U/Y shortcuts to turn the metadata display on or off, depending on which area of the screen you're interested in. (U for the browser/filmstrip, Y for the viewer.)
2. When i mousover an image, I would like to see the aforementioned metadata.
This time it's T that you use. I don't recall if that was also in Ap v2.
You really want to take a quick read of the [Displaying Metadata with Your Images|http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/chapter11_section2.html] section of the user manual. That will give you the full story.
Regards,
Gary

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