Displaying Keywords in iPhoto'11

Hello all !
I just started using iPhoto'11, and I cannot seem to display my keywords under each photo as I did in the previous version. The photo title (the image number from the camera) will display, and it also seems possible to display ratings (which I don't care about), but I cannot get the keywords to display. Keywords do appear in the INFO box at the right of the screen, but that is not very helpful. Does anyone know what I can do?

He could try this method: Fat Cat Software - iPhoto Library Manager Help - Downgrading a library to an earlier version of iPhoto
But one can use the Keyword pane to see what keywords are assigned to a photo.
OT

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