Creative Adobe Suite 5 Manual

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Note: You can also view metadata in the Metadata panel, in certain views in the Content panel, and by placing the 
pointer over the thumbnail in the Content panel.
1Select one or more files.
2Choose File > File Info.
3Select any of the following from the tabs at the top of the dialog box:
Use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to scroll the tabs, or click the down-pointing arrow and choose a category 
from the list.
Description Lets you enter...

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You can save metadata in a template that can be used to populate metadata in InDesign documents and other 
documents created with XMP-enabled software. Templates you create are stored in a shared location that all 
XMP-enabled software can access.
To create a metadata template, choose Tools > Create Metadata Template. Enter a Template Name, and select the 
metadata values that you want to include. Then click Save.
Note: If you select a metadata...

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Use keywords in Adobe Bridge
The Keywords panel lets you create and apply Adobe Bridge keywords to files. Keywords can be organized into 
hierarchical categories consisting of parent keywords and child keywords (called subkeywords). Using keywords, you 
identify files based on their content. For example, you can use the Filter panel to view all files in a folder that share 
keywords, and you can use the Find command to locate files that contain the...

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To lock a file so that keywords can’t accidentally be removed, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the file 
in the Content panel and choose Lock Item. When an item is locked, you cannot add or remove keywords, edit 
metadata, or apply labels or ratings.
Manage keywords
❖Do any of the following:
To rename a keyword, select the keyword or keyword set and choose Rename from the panel menu. Then, type over 
the name in the panel and press...

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Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts let you quickly select tools and execute commands without using a menu. When available, the 
keyboard shortcut appears to the right of the command name in the menu.
In addition to using keyboard shortcuts, you can access many commands using context-sensitive menus. Context-
sensitive menus display commands that are relevant to the active tool, selection, or panel. To display a context-
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Show items with labels 1-4 in Filter panelCtrl+Alt+6 through 9Command+Option+6 through 9
Show all items with selected rating or 
higher in Filter panelShift-clickShift-click
Clear filtersCtrl+Alt+ACommand+Option+A
Select inverse in Filter panelAlt-clickOption-click
Display Loupe tool in Preview panel or 
Review modeClickClick
Move Loupe toolClick or dragClick or drag
Display additional Loupes in Preview panel 
(multiple selection)ClickClick
Move...

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Chapter 3: Mini Bridge
Mini Bridge
Mini Bridge is an extension in Adobe® Photoshop® CS5, Adobe InDesign® CS5 and CS5.5, and Adobe InCopy® CS5 
and CS5.5 that lets you work with assets in a panel in the host application. It is a useful way to access many 
Adobe
 Bridge features when you work in more than one of the applications. Mini Bridge communicates with 
Adobe
 Bridge to create thumbnails, keep files synchronized, and perform other tasks. 
Mini Bridge Browse viewA. Go Back...

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(InDesign, InCopy) Choose Window > Mini Bridge.
Mini Bridge preferences
Click the Settings button  on the Mini Bridge panel home page. Then, specify the following:
Bridge Launching Options to control how Mini Bridge and Adobe Bridge communicate.
Appearance The User Interface Brightness slider adjusts the lightness of the Mini Bridge panel background. Image 
Backdrop adjusts the lightness of the Content pod and Preview pod background. Select Color...

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Preview files in Mini Bridge
Open a panel-sized preview , a full-screen preview , a slide show preview , or compare images in Review 
mode . See “Preview and compare images in Adobe Bridge” on page 24.
Click the preview button and choose Set Slideshow Options In Bridge to specify slide show options. See “View 
images as a slide show” on page 24.
Rename files in Mini Bridge
Click a filename in the Content pod and type to rename it. Or, right-click...

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Chapter 4: Camera Raw
Introduction to Camera Raw
About camera raw files
A camera raw file contains unprocessed, uncompressed grayscale picture data from a digital camera’s image sensor, 
along with information about how the image was captured (metadata). Photoshop® Camera Raw software interprets 
the camera raw file, using information about the camera and the image’s metadata to construct and process a color 
image.
Think of a camera raw file as your photo negative. You can...