How to rearrange several photo's metadata?

Is there a way to batch copy (or cut) the metadata stored under "Description" and paste them into "Keyword" within each photo in iPhoto (or Aperture 2 – I have both)?
I have a couple of hundred photos in iPhoto that have been erroneously tagged under "Description" instead of under "Keyword"; in every photo the info that is supposed to be a Keyword has instead been written down as a Description. I don't want to copy/paste all the data seperately for each photo.
Please help.
Mat.

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How to rearrange single photo in grid view

This seems like a silly question, but my library was imported and one photo out of 1000 shows up at the beginning in the grid view. I'd like to move it to the correct chronological location so it fits in with all the the others.
I can't figure out how to select a single photo and reinsert it into another location in the grid or filmstrip.
What is the easiest way to complete this operation? Seems to me I should be able to select it and simply drag the image...
The help file seems to show only global methods for rearranging order. I want to manually move a few images around.

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How to rearrange single photo in grid view
dkindler - 03:33pm Jul 8, 2007 Pacific
This seems like a silly question, but my library was imported and one photo out of 1000 shows up at the beginning in the grid view. I'd like to move it to the correct chronological location so it fits in with all the the others.
I can't figure out how to select a single photo and reinsert it into another location in the grid or filmstrip.
What is the easiest way to complete this operation? Seems to me I should be able to select it and simply drag the image...
The help file seems to show only global methods for rearranging order. I want to manually move a few images around.
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DonRicklin - 9:53am Sep 12, 07 PST (#14 of 17)
Drag from center of image not frame, if you aren't doing so already.
Don
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birgit ha - 9:57pm Sep 20, 07 PST (#15 of 17)
I use LR 1.2 on a mac. I can arrange/drag photos when they are in library in all photographs, quick collection.
As soon as I put them in the categories/keyword tags (in library) I can"t sort them anymore. Sort by user, drag them from center..... nothing works.
anybody can help??!!! pretty frustrating..
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DonRicklin - 4:16am Sep 21, 07 PST (#16 of 17)
User order only works in Folder or Collection (including Quick Collection) Views. And only the lowest (non Parent) level unless Menu/Library/Include Photos from Subitems is unchecked.
Don
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birgit ha - 7:57pm Apr 8, 08 PST (#17 of 17)
Lightroom does not open from the dock or out of applications (directly). I only have the lightroom bar on the top of the screen. It allows me manually to select a catalog that I want to open but then I get the message "an error occured when attempting to change modules and a blank lightroom opens.
Sometimes I am able to create a new catalog but as soon as I close LR and want to open it again the next day or an hour later everything is gone/cannot open LR again.
I tried to reinstall LR. No change.
I am using Lightroom 1.3.1 on a Mac Book Pro 10.4.11
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