Understanding the Bridge Interface in Photoshop

In the default Full Mode view, the Bridge interface consists of one large window that contains several resizable panels. Below the title bar at the top of the window is a control bar containing various tools and buttons. The main window is divided into sections,  the number of which is determined by how many panels you’ve currently chosen to display and where you’ve chosen to position them. You can hide or show as many panels as you like, and you can also open more than one window at a time. Clicking and dragging the divider bars that are positioned between the panels resizes them. Note also that the window itself can be resized by clicking and dragging the tab in the bottomright corner.

You can also show or hide all the panels surrounding the one that is currently positioned in the center of the window, by clicking the Show/Hide Panels tab located at the bottom left. This can be a quick and easy way to focus solely on image thumbnails when trying to decide which images to work with for a print layout. It can also be a great way to increase the size of a single image preview when inspecting with the Loupe tool.