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To search for files and folders with Bridge

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 49 User Guide To search for files and folders with Bridge You can perform searches with Bridge. You can narrow your search by adding multiple search criteria. You can even save your search criteria as a collection, so that you can perform the same search again later. Search criteria, and results from the search 1 Choose Edit > Find. 2 In the Find dialog box, choose a source folder from the Look In menu. By default, the menu displays the currently active folder. Click the Browse button to navigate to another folder. 3 (Optional) Select Include All Subfolders to expand the search to any subfolders in the source folder. 4 (Optional) Select Show Find Results In A New Browser Window to display the search results in a new Bridge window. If left unselected, the search results appear in the content area of the current window. 5 Choose a criterion for your search by selecting an option from the leftmost Criteria menu. 6 Select a limiter from the center Criteria menu. 7 Enter the search text in the text box at the right, if needed. You can enter basic search terms such as AND, OR, and * (for wild cards). 8 To add search criteria, click the plus sign button. To remove search criteria, click the minus sign button. 9 Click Find. Bridge displays the files that match the search criteria, and you can navigate through the files. 10 (Optional) To save the search criteria to perform the same search again, click Save As Collection. Enter a name for the collection. Select Start Search From Current Folder to search from the same folder in the future. Then, click Save. The search criteria are saved in the Collections folder listed in the Favorites panel.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0
User Guide
49
To search for files and folders with Bridge
You can perform searches with Bridge. You can narrow your search by adding multiple search criteria. You can even
save your search criteria as a
collection
, so that you can perform the same search again later.
Search criteria, and results from the search
1
Choose Edit > Find.
2
In the Find dialog box, choose a source folder from the Look In menu. By default, the menu displays the currently
active folder. Click the Browse button to navigate to another folder.
3
(Optional) Select Include All Subfolders to expand the search to any subfolders in the source folder.
4
(Optional) Select Show Find Results In A New Browser Window to display the search results in a new Bridge
window. If left unselected, the search results appear in the content area of the current window.
5
Choose a criterion for your search by selecting an option from the leftmost Criteria menu.
6
Select a limiter from the center Criteria menu.
7
Enter the search text in the text box at the right, if needed. You can enter basic search terms such as AND, OR,
and * (for wild cards).
8
To add search criteria, click the plus sign button. To remove search criteria, click the minus sign button.
9
Click Find. Bridge displays the files that match the search criteria, and you can navigate through the files.
10
(Optional) To save the search criteria to perform the same search again, click Save As Collection. Enter a name
for the collection. Select Start Search From Current Folder to search from the same folder in the future. Then, click
Save. The search criteria are saved in the Collections folder listed in the Favorites panel.