Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 48

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 43 User Guide To select Bridge workspaces A Bridge workspace is a certain configuration or layout of the work area. You can select either a premade workspace or a custom workspace that you have previously saved. O Choose Window > Workspace, followed by the name of the workspace you want, or choose Window > Workspace, followed by one of the following commands: Lightbox Displays just the content area of Bridge, so that you can concentrate on viewing the files. File Navigator Displays the content area in Thumbnails view, along with the Favorites panel and Folder panel. Metadata Focus Displays the content area in Thumbnails view, along with the Metadata panel prominently shown. Filmstrip Focus Displays just the content area, in Filmstrip view. To save and delete Bridge workspaces You can save the current Bridge layout (that is, the work area configuration) as a workspace and reuse it later. By saving Bridge in various configurations, you can work in (and quickly switch between) different layouts of the work area. For instance, you might use one workspace to sort new photos and another to work with Adobe InDesign® files. O Choose Window > Workspace, followed by one of these commands: Save Workspace Saves the current Bridge layout as a workspace so that you can reuse it later, even if you move a panel or change the view in the content area. If you choose this command, enter a name for the workspace and click Save. You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to the workspace and specify whether to save the location of the Bridge window as part of the workspace. Delete Workspace Deletes the saved workspace. If you choose this command, choose the workspace from the menu, and click Delete. Reset To Default Workspace Restores the workspace to the default configuration. Files and folders in Bridge To view file and folder thumbnails in Bridge The content area of Bridge displays thumbnails of the files and folders of the selected folder, along with information about them. You can specify how you want files and folders to be displayed in the content area. O Do any of the following: • Drag the Thumbnail slider at the bottom of the Bridge window to adjust the size of thumbnails. • Choose View > As Thumbnails to display items in a grid. • Choose View > As Filmstrip to display thumbnails in a scrolling list along with an extra-large thumbnail of the currently selected item. Click the Back button or Forward button directly below the extra-large thumbnail to go to the previous or next thumbnail. Click the Switch Filmstrip Orientation button to change from a horizontal slide show to a vertical one. Note that you can page through a PDF preview in Filmstrip view. • Choose View > As Details to display a scrollable list of thumbnails along with information about the selected file. • Choose View > Show Thumbnail Only to view thumbnails without any text information listed. • Choose View > Slide Show to view thumbnails as a slide show that takes over the entire screen. This is a quick and easy way to display and work with large versions of all the graphics files in a folder. Instructions on how to use the slide show are displayed on the screen when you choose this command.