Keyword problems on multiple photos

How do I keyword several photos at once - have followed the instructions (selected all wanted pics) and used the hud to drag the keyword onto the selection, but it only goes onto the one photo not all selected, any ideas? T

The most likely cause is that you currently have Aperture set to "Primary Only" mode. (Look this up in the User Manual -- for some reason I can't get any results to show in the on-line version.)
There is an icon for toggling this status in the Toolstrip.
Post back if that does not take care of it.

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You are welcome.
Funny, for me "Primary only" will be shown in the help menu, when I search for it.
Also, the "primary only" button - the framed "1" should be always available:
For the next, who may stumble on this thread and needs to find the option:
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seems like an easy request, right? applying a keyword to multiple photos...
I've got the keyword HUD open. I've read the help files, the manual, seems rather straight forward to me. Select the pictures, drag over the word, should be applied to all selected.
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Edit:
Sorry, I found the solution and wasn't able to delete the question: The problem was that the Primary Only button was active.
Message was edited by: Ernst Vikne

You may have the "Primary Only" flag set. Then keywords, ratings, etc will only be applied to the primary selection. Turn it off in Aperture's "Edit" menu: Edit > Primary Only or press the button with the framed "1".
Regards
Léonie
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I hope the title was somewhat descriptive without being too long...
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