Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 50

To open files in Bridge
You can open files in Bridge, even files that were not made with Adobe applications. If certain file types are not
opening properly, check the File Type Associations settings in Preferences. (See "To set Bridge preferences" on
page 50.)
Select the file in the current folder.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose File > Open.
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Press Return.
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• Double-click the file in the content area or Preview panel.
Choose File > Open With > Photoshop Elements 4.0.
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Drag the file into the working area of an application, such as an open Illustrator document.
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Drag the file onto the application icon.
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If you choose File > Browse to launch Bridge within a Production Studio application, double-clicking a file opens or
imports that file within the application.
To organize files and folders with Bridge
Adobe Bridge makes it easy to move files between folders, copy and duplicate them, and otherwise manipulate them.
Drag a folder onto the Preview panel to display its contents in Bridge.
Do any of the following:
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Select the files and click the Delete button
To delete files
Select the files or folders and choose Option-drag the file or folders to a different folder.
To copy files and folders
To move files to another folder
To quickly attach an image to an e-mail message, drag the image from Bridge and drop it into the e-mail message.
To display the location of a file in the operating system
To find the location of a file in a collection
search. By default, if you select a file in a collection, the file is listed as being located in the folder "File Results. "
Selecting Reveal In Bridge moves you to the folder in which the file is located.
To place files into an application
instance, you can use this command to place a JPEG image into Illustrator. You can also drag files from Bridge into
an application. Depending on the file, the document into which you want to place it may need to be opened first.
To drag files out of Bridge
the file onto the desktop or folder.
Select one or more files on the desktop, in a folder, or in another application that supports
To drag files into Bridge
drag and drop, and drag them into the content area in Bridge. The files are moved from their current folder into the
one displayed in Bridge. (If the file you are dragging is in a different mounted volume than Bridge, the file is copied
into Bridge.)
Choose File > New Folder. Then, enter a name when the folder appears in the content area.
To create new folders
Select the files and drag them to a different folder.
Select a file and choose File > Reveal In Bridge. A collection is a saved
Select the files and choose File > Place, followed by the name of the application. For
Select the files and drag them onto the desktop or into another folder. This action moves
or press Delete.
Select the file and choose File > Reveal In Finder.
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