Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 67

About the Metadata panel in Bridge

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 62 User Guide 3 Select any of the following from the list on the left side of the dialog box: Description Lets you enter document information about the file, such as document title, author, description, and keywords that can be used to search for the document. You can also choose text from the menu to the right of the text fields. To specify copyright information, select Copyrighted from the Copyright Status pop-up menu. Then enter the copyright notice string and the URL of the person or company holding the copyright. AP Categories Lets you enter information based on Associated Press categories. You can also choose text from the menu to the right of the text fields. The Categories option appears only if Adobe Photoshop is installed. Camera Data 1 Displays read-only information about the camera and settings used to take the photo, such as make, model, shutter speed, and f-stop. The Camera Data 1 option appears only if Adobe Photoshop or Production Studio is installed. Camera Data 2 Lists read-only file information about the photo, including pixel dimensions and resolution. The Camera Data 2 option appears only if Adobe Photoshop or Production Studio is installed. History Displays Adobe Photoshop history log information for images saved with Photoshop. The History option appears only if Adobe Photoshop is installed. Categories Lets you enter information based on categories you create yourself using metadata templates. Origin Lets you enter file information that is useful for news outlets, including when and where the file was created, transmission information, special instructions for handling the file, and headline information. You can also choose text from the menu to the right of the text fields. Advanced Displays fields and structures for storing metadata using namespaces and properties, such as file format and XMP, EXIF, and PDF properties. You can do any of the following with the information listed: • Click Save to export the metadata to a text file (with the .xmp file-name extension). • Click Replace to replace the metadata in the existing files with metadata saved in an XMP file. Values in existing properties are replaced with the new values. • Click Append to add the metadata in the existing files to metadata saved in an XMP file. Values in existing properties are not replaced, and new values are appended or inserted where appropriate. • Click Delete to remove the currently selected Advanced property. You can Shift-click to select multiple properties. Note: Hold down the Option key to change these commands to Replace All, Append All, and Delete All. These commands then affect all information in the file; that is, EXIF information that is not modifiable by the user, such as the f-stop and the Photoshop file ID information, as well as user-modifiable information, such as document title and keywords. Holding down Option also displays the Reset button to restore the previous settings. 4 Click OK to apply the changes. About the Metadata panel in Bridge From the Metadata panel, you can view and edit the metadata for selected files, use metadata to search for files, and use templates to append and replace metadata. Metadata preserves information about the contents, copyright status, origin, and history of documents. You can specify the types of metadata displayed in the Metadata panel. Note: If you have applied metadata to an Adobe Acrobat® PDF file, some keywords may not appear; however, these keywords are still attached to the PDF file.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0
User Guide
62
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Select any of the following from the list on the left side of the dialog box:
Description
Lets you enter document information about the file, such as document title, author, description, and
keywords that can be used to search for the document. You can also choose text from the menu to the right of the
text fields. To specify copyright information, select Copyrighted from the Copyright Status pop-up menu. Then
enter the copyright notice string and the URL of the person or company holding the copyright.
AP Categories
Lets you enter information based on Associated Press categories. You can also choose text from the
menu to the right of the text fields. The Categories option appears only if Adobe Photoshop is installed.
Camera Data 1
Displays read-only information about the camera and settings used to take the photo, such as make,
model, shutter speed, and f-stop. The Camera Data 1 option appears only if Adobe Photoshop or Production Studio
is installed.
Camera Data 2
Lists read-only file information about the photo, including pixel dimensions and resolution. The
Camera Data 2 option appears only if Adobe Photoshop or Production Studio is installed.
History
Displays Adobe Photoshop history log information for images saved with Photoshop. The History option
appears only if Adobe Photoshop is installed.
Categories
Lets you enter information based on categories you create yourself using metadata templates.
Origin
Lets you enter file information that is useful for news outlets, including when and where the file was created,
transmission information, special instructions for handling the file, and headline information. You can also choose
text from the menu to the right of the text fields.
Advanced
Displays fields and structures for storing metadata using namespaces and properties, such as file format
and XMP, EXIF, and PDF properties. You can do any of the following with the information listed:
Click Save to export the metadata to a text file (with the .xmp file-name extension).
Click Replace to replace the metadata in the existing files with metadata saved in an XMP file. Values in existing
properties are replaced with the new values.
Click Append to add the metadata in the existing files to metadata saved in an XMP file. Values in existing
properties are not replaced, and new values are appended or inserted where appropriate.
Click Delete to remove the currently selected Advanced property. You can Shift-click to select multiple properties.
Note:
Hold down the Option key to change these commands to Replace All, Append All, and Delete All. These commands
then affect all information in the file; that is, EXIF information that is not modifiable by the user, such as the f-stop and
the Photoshop file ID information, as well as user-modifiable information, such as document title and keywords.
Holding down Option also displays the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
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Click OK to apply the changes.
About the Metadata panel in Bridge
From the Metadata panel, you can view and edit the metadata for selected files, use metadata to search for files, and
use templates to append and replace metadata. Metadata preserves information about the contents, copyright status,
origin, and history of documents.
You can specify the types of metadata displayed in the Metadata panel.
Note:
If you have applied metadata to an Adobe Acrobat
®
PDF file, some keywords may not appear; however, these
keywords are still attached to the PDF file.