Shortcuts to appling keywords to Aperture photos?

I´m new to Aperture after using LR since its release. What is the fastest way to apply keywords to AP3 when the keywords are part of a keyword heirarchy?

Additionally to the Keyword HUD and the buttons of the Keyword Controls you can also use the freetext field 'Add Keyword' of the Keyword Controls to add a keyword (using Return key) or remove a keyword (using Shift-Return key). This applies to a single or multiple images.
You can lock the Keyword HUD so that you don't accidentally enter new keywords and are limited to only enter existing keywords.
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Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger to add links to User Manual.

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