Running Automated Tasks With Bridge; To Search With Criteria Saved As Collections; To Run Automated Tasks With Bridge; To Batch-Rename Files With Bridge - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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"To search with criteria saved as collections" on page 34

To search with criteria saved as collections

If you saved search criteria by using the Save As Collection option in the Find dialog box, you can run that search
again by using that collection.
1 Select Collections in the Favorites panel or Look In menu.
Double-click the collection you want.
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A new Bridge window appears containing the results of the search.
See also
"To search for files and folders with Bridge" on page 33

Running automated tasks with Bridge

To run automated tasks with Bridge

The Tools menu contains submenus for various commands available in the different Adobe applications. For
instance, if you have Adobe Photoshop installed, you can use the commands under the Tools > Photoshop submenu
to make picture packages and create Photomerge panoramas using photos you select in Bridge. Running these tasks
from Bridge saves time because you don't have to open each file individually.
Note: Third parties can also create and add their own items to the Tools menu for added functionality in Bridge. For
information about creating your own scripts, see Bridge JavaScript Scripting Reference.
1 Select the files or folders you want to use. If you select a folder, the command is applied where possible to all files
in the folder.
Choose Tools > [Application], followed by the command you want. (If your application doesn't have any
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automated tasks available, no application name appears in the menu.)
For information about a particular command, see the documentation for that application.

To batch-rename files with Bridge

You can rename files and folders in a group, or batch. When you batch-rename files, you can choose the same settings
for all the selected files.
Do one of the following:
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Select the files that you want to rename.
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Select a folder in the Folders panel. The new setting will apply to all the files in the folder.
Choose Tools > Batch Rename.
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3 Set the following options and click Rename:
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For Destination Folder, select whether you want to place the renamed files in the same folder or in a different
folder, move them to another folder, or place a copy in another folder. If you select Move To Other Folder or Copy
To Other Folder, click Browse to select the folder.
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