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Editing metadata
To specify the metadata displayed in the Bridge Metadata panel
Do one of the following:
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Choose Preferences from the Metadata panel menu.
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• Choose Bridge > Preferences, and then click Metadata from the list on the left side of the dialog box.
Select the metadata fields that you want to display in the Metadata panel.
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Select the Hide Empty Fields option if you don't want to view fields with no information in them.
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Click OK.
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Working with metadata templates
You can create and save metadata templates with information you' d like to assign to photos in the Editor or in Bridge.
Metadata templates can be created in the File Info dialog box.
To create a metadata template
You can modify the metadata in the File Info dialog box and save it as a template for use with other files.
In Photoshop Elements, create a new file (click the New button in the shortcuts bar). The new file has no metadata
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assigned to it.
(Optional) Select the file in Bridge.
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Choose File > File Info.
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Enter the desired information in the File Info dialog box.
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Choose any of the following from the menu at the upper right of the File Info dialog box:
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To save the metadata in the File Info dialog box as a template for use with other files, choose Save Metadata
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Template. Enter a name for the template and click Save.
To delete an existing metadata template, choose Delete Metadata Template. Choose the template you want to
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delete from the menu in the dialog box and click Delete.
To open the folder containing metadata templates, choose Show Templates.
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Click OK. You can now also apply metadata templates to files with the Append Metadata and Replace Metadata
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commands in the Tools menu and in the Metadata panel menu.
To use a saved metadata template in the Editor
In the Editor, choose File > File Info, click the triangle at the top of the File Info dialog box, and choose a template
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name from the top section of the menu. The metadata from the template will replace the current metadata.
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