Keywords to multiple images from keyboard?

I was wondering how the other denizens of this dusty corner handled the sitation that I am facing.
I have many photos to organize- thousands, in fact. It's not that difficult of a job, though, since many are similar and they are well-grouped when sorted by date.
I've organized my keywords pretty well. The first pass at organization will entail about 9 keywords, so option–# works. However, as everyone knows, Aperture will not allow the keyboard shortcut option-# to apply keywords to more than one image at a time, forcing the user instead to use Batch Change. This seems so clunky that it simply cannot be right.
Is it? How can I apply new keywords to a selection using the keyboard?

Michael Spencer wrote:
You guys are great. Thanks!
I have no clue why the icon is called Primary, though, and although I've looked through the manual [ ... ]
If you search the User Manual for "primary" the text that shows under the very first hit is:
... When you select a group of images, the actively selected image, called the primary selection, appears with a thick white border and the rest of the ...
That is in chapter seven (my numbering, based on the sidebar). Familiarizing yourself with the first seven chapters of the User Manaul is strongly recommended if you intend to use Aperture.
Searching the always-useful User Manaul Glossary under "P" we find:
primary selection
The most important image in an image selection. Adjustments are applied only to the primary selection in an image selection. The primary selection is identified by a thicker white border. There can be only one primary selection in an image selection. See also adjustment, image selection, Primary setting.

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