Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 69

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 64 User Guide Editing metadata To specify the metadata displayed in the Bridge Metadata panel 1 Do one of the following: • Choose Preferences from the Metadata panel menu. • Choose Bridge > Preferences, and then click Metadata from the list on the left side of the dialog box. 2 Select the metadata fields that you want to display in the Metadata panel. 3 Select the Hide Empty Fields option if you don't want to view fields with no information in them. 4 Click OK. Working with metadata templates You can create and save metadata templates with information you'd like to assign to photos in the Editor or in Bridge. Metadata templates can be created in the File Info dialog box. To create a metadata template You can modify the metadata in the File Info dialog box and save it as a template for use with other files. 1 In Photoshop Elements, create a new file (click the New button in the shortcuts bar). The new file has no metadata assigned to it. 2 (Optional) Select the file in Bridge. 3 Choose File > File Info. 4 Enter the desired information in the File Info dialog box. 5 Choose any of the following from the menu at the upper right of the File Info dialog box: • To save the metadata in the File Info dialog box as a template for use with other files, choose Save Metadata Template. Enter a name for the template and click Save. • To delete an existing metadata template, choose Delete Metadata Template. Choose the template you want to delete from the menu in the dialog box and click Delete. • To open the folder containing metadata templates, choose Show Templates. 6 Click OK. You can now also apply metadata templates to files with the Append Metadata and Replace Metadata commands in the Tools menu and in the Metadata panel menu. To use a saved metadata template in the Editor O In the Editor, choose File > File Info, click the triangle at the top of the File Info dialog box, and choose a template name from the top section of the menu. The metadata from the template will replace the current metadata.