Utilizing Adobe Bridge in Photoshop

Adobe Bridge, which is automatically installed along with Photoshop and the Creative Suite, is a versatile file manager that truly serves as the gateway between CS3 applications. Bridge gives you the flexibility to organize all your project files however you choose. This includes all your images and graphics, saved in every kind of file format (bitmap and vector), as well as all your InDesign documents and snippets, and PDF proofs. Bridge allows you to preview, label, and categorize images and graphics, and even  allows you to drag and drop them into InDesign and Illustrator.

Bridge also gives you access to several automated scripts that can be used with the other applications in the suite, and gives you access to the powerful Version Cue server application that comes with CS3. You can even access the Camera Raw dialog box directly from Bridge.

Accessing Bridge
Bridge is a stand-alone application that can be opened directly from your operating system. It can also be accessed from within any of the open applications in the Creative Suite via the following methods:
- Choose File --> Browse.
- Press Option+F+O (Mac) or Alt+Ctrl+O (Windows).
- Click the Go To Bridge button. You can access the Go To Bridge button in any one of the following areas:
- The Options palette in Photoshop
- The Control palettes in InDesign and Illustrator
- The toolbar in Acrobat Professional
In Photoshop, you also have the option to close the currently active image and go directly to Bridge. To do so, choose File --> Close And Go To Bridge.

Automatically Launch Bridge
If you find yourself using Bridge often (as you very well should), you can save yourself a step by enabling the Automatically Launch Bridge preference located in the General panel of Photoshop’s Preferences dialog box. Enabling this option automatically launches Bridge any time you start up Photoshop.