Can't crop to pixel size!?

I'm relatively new to Aperture - considering converting the workflow in the photo studio from PC to Mac, but right away I seem to have hit a roadblock.
When editing a hires JPEG or Raw file, I often have need to crop down to a 72-dpi image of some size to use as an email sample, etc...
The crop tool apparently only allows one to crop in inches.
Is there a way to change this on the fly - switch the crop tool back & forth from making 8x10's at 300 dpi to screen-res 600-pixel wide images?

Karl's right about how the crop tool works in Aperture. But I think it's a great solution: crop how you want the photo to look, regardless of measurements, then export to whatever export setting you want. Settings can be in pixels or inches, at whatever resolution (72dpi /300dpi).
I prefer this method over Photoshop or Capture One. The only time you'll need to change your crop tool is for a different ratio or moving the framing. In those cases, just make a different version of the image.
For large projects, I create keywords such as, 5x7, 4x5, etc. and tag the crops, then create smart albums to display only the 5x7's, for example.
The crop tool actually doesn't do inches but rather
proportions. The actual size is then determined by
your export.
Suggestion: you can specify a number of settings for
your exports, e.g. 600 x 600 px. Your images will
then be exported with a max size of 600 px wide or
high (whichever is higher).
Not a perfect solution, I'll grant you that.
Cheers,
k.

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