Assigning Keywords - Multiple Images?

I'm trying to add a keyword to a group of images at the same time.  All are selected in the browser, but I am unable to either drag the keyword to the images or drag the images to the keyword. 
I think there is a control that may be limiting my action, but I cannot find it in Aperture Help.
Suggestions? 
DonColorado

Hi Jaap (?).  I strongly suggest taking the time to work through the first seven chapters of the User Manual.  They provide a thorough introduction to Aperture, and an excellent foundation on which to build your understanding of the program.
Keywords can be shown as part of each of the seven different Metadata Overlays.  You should customize each one to meet your needs.  Search the user manual (for this page ) and the forum for instructions and links.
Your auto-fill problem might be related to Aperture's Autofill List (this is separate from the Keyword Auto-complete function).  Go to "Metadata→Edit Autofill List ... ", scroll down to" IPTC Keywords", and if you can find the misspelled keyword, select it and delete it.  Thereafter, the Keyword Auto-complete feature should work better.
(The interaction of these two auto-complete functions is a poorly implemented design.)
Let us know if that helps.
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger -- link added, minor clean up.

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