Autofilling Keywords in Aperture

I am new to Aperture (coming from iPhoto), and am trying to see if there's a way for my keywords to be autofilled as I enter them. I need to tag each picture with the last name of the subjects, so I have over 150 potential keywords for each picture (too many to look for a button for each one). In iPhoto, if I go to 'add keyword' under the photo and begin typing, the keyword autofills with a pulldown menu showing all of the options beginning with the letters I type.
I've imported my Keywords (they appear in the 'keywords' window), but when I begin typing, nothing autofills. The research I've done so far sends me to the 'Edit Autofill' list and 'IPTC Keywords.' If I bring my keyword list into there, will I get the autofill function? If so, how do I import the keywords I have already established?
Thank you for any input.

You can use the Keyword Control Bar as described here http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=10%26se ction=4%26tasks=true under the section 'To apply a new keyword using the keyword controls'.
You have to start typing in the 'Add Keyword' entry field and then there appears an autofill list based on the characters you already entered. Hope that helps

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