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USING ADOBE BRIDGE AND ADOBE VERSION CUE CS4
Adobe Bridge
Save metadata in the File Info dialog box as an XMP file
1
Choose File
> File Info.
2
Choose Export from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog box.
3
Type a filename, choose a location for the file, and click Save.
Import metadata into a document
1
Select one or more files.
2
Choose File
> File Info.
3
Choose Import from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog box.
Note:
You must save a metadata template before you can import metadata from a template.
4
Specify how you want to import the data:
Clear Existing Properties And Replace With Template Properties
Replaces all metadata in the file with the metadata in
the XMP file.
Keep Original Metadata, But Replace Matching Properties From Template
Replaces only metadata that has different
properties in the template.
Keep Original Metadata, But Append Matching Properties From Template
(Default) Applies the template metadata
only where no metadata value or property currently exists in the file.
5
Click OK.
6
Navigate to the XMP text file and click Open.
Apply keywords to files
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 specified keyword.
For a video on using metadata and keywords in Adobe Bridge, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4013_bri
.
For more information on the keywording functionality in Adobe Bridge, see
www.adobe.com/go/kb402660
.
See also
“
Sort and filter files
” on page 21
Create new keywords or subkeywords
1
In the Keywords panel, select a keyword.
For example, if Names is selected, adding a new keyword creates a keyword on the same level as Names, such as Sports;
and adding a new subkeyword lets you create a keyword under Names, such as Juanita.
2
Click the New Keyword button
or New Sub Keyword button
or choose either New Keyword or New Sub
Keyword from the panel menu.
3
Type the keyword name and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac
OS).
If you want a parent keyword to be used for structural purposes only, place the keyword in brackets, such as [Names].
Keywords in brackets cannot be added to files.
Updated 15 July 2009