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Working Together with
Adobe Programs
Introduction
Adobe programs are designed to work together so you can
focus on what you need to do, rather than on how to do it. In
fact, the Adobe programs share tools and features for your
most common tasks so you can work uninterrupted and
move seamlessly from one program to another. Adobe
Creative Suite is an integrated collection of programs that
work together to help you create designs in print, on the
Web, or on mobile devices. When you install Adobe Creative
Suite or a stand-alone Adobe program, you also get addi-
tional Adobe programs and services—Bridge, CS Live,
ConnectNow, Device Central, Extension Manager, and
ExtendScript Toolkit—to help you perform specific jobs, such
as locating, downloading, and modifying images for projects,
managing files and program extensions, testing files for dif-
ferent mobile devices, and creating scripts.
Adobe Bridge is a program that lets you view, open, mod-
ify, and manage images located on your computer from any
Adobe Creative Suite program. Adobe Bridge is literally the
glue that binds Adobe Creative Suite programs together into
one cohesive unit with shared tools. Bridge allows you to
search, sort, filter, manage, and process image files one at a
time or in batches. You can also use Bridge to do the follow-
ing: create new folders; rename, move, delete and group
files; edit metadata; rotate images; create web galleries and
contact sheets; and run batch commands. You can also
import files from your digital camera and view file informa-
tion and metadata.

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What You’ll Do
Explore Adobe Programs
Explore Adobe Bridge
Get Started with Adobe Bridge
Get Photos from a Digital Camera
Work with Raw Images from a Digital
Camera
Work with Images Using Adobe Bridge
Apply Image Adjustments
Create a Web Photo Gallery
Automate Tasks in Adobe Bridge
Use Mini Bridge
Explore CS Live Services
Share My Screen
Review CS Documents
Explore Adobe Device Central
Check Content Using Adobe Device
Central
Use Adobe Extension Manager
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Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Creative Suite is an integrated collec-
tion of programs that work together to help
you create designs in print, on the Web, or on
mobile devices. Adobe's Creative Suite comes

in different editions with different combina-
tions of Adobe programs. The main programs
for print design include InDesign and Acrobat
Professional; for graphic design the programs
include Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks;
for video and sound design the programs
include Premiere, After Effects Professional,
Encore, and Soundbooth; and for web design
the programs include Flash Professional,
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Contribute.
Working Together with Adobe
Programs
When you install Adobe Creative Suite or a
stand-alone Adobe program, you also get
additional Adobe programs—Bridge, CS Live,
ConnectNow, Device Central, Extension
Manager, and ExtendScript Toolkit—to help
you perform specific jobs such as managing
files and program extensions and testing files
for mobile devices.
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge is a file management/batching
program that manages and processes images
while you work. To use Bridge, click Browse in
Bridge on the File menu or the Go to Bridge
button on the Applications bar within an
Adobe CS product or from the desktop use
the Start menu (Win) or go to the
Applications folder (Mac).
Adobe CS Live

Adobe CS Live (New!) is an online service
that allows you to set up or manage (sign in
and out) an Adobe account, review CS5 docu-
ments (Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop)
online, access the Acrobat.com subscription-
based Web site or the Adobe ConnectNow
Web site where you can collaborate with oth-
ers, display CS news and resources in a
panel within CS5 programs, and access an
Adobe Web site with information about CS
Live Services. You can access these options
directly from the CS Live menu on the right
side of the menu bar next to the Search bar.
Adobe ConnectNow
The Share My Screen command on the File
or CS Live menu allows you to connect to
Adobe ConnectNow, which is a secure Web
site where you can start an online meeting.
You can share and annotate your computer
screen or take control of an attendee’s com-
puter. During the meeting, you can commu-
nicate by sending chat messages, using live
audio, or broadcasting live video.
Adobe Device Central
Adobe Device Central allows you to test your
content to see how it would look on a variety
of mobile devices. You can interact with the
emulated device in a way that allows you to
test your content in real-world situations.
Device Central provides a library of devices

and each device includes a profile with infor-
mation about the device, including media
and content support types.
Adobe Extension Manager
Adobe Extension Manager allows you to
install and delete added program functional-
ity, known as extensions, to many Adobe
programs.
Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit
Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit allows you to cre-
ate, edit, and debug JavaScript to be used
for scripting Adobe programs.
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Exploring Adobe Bridge
Folders panel
Displays the folders
on your computer in
a tree structure.
Keywords panel
Allows you to assign
and remove keywords
associated with
images.
Filter panel
Displays files
based on filter
criteria.

Favorites panel
Displays links to
common features
and favorite places.
Metadata panel
Provides metadata
information about the
selected image.
Preview panel
Displays a preview of
the selected image.
Content panel
Displays the current content.
Workspaces
Choose from common
workspaces.
Quick Search
Search for file names,
keywords, folder names.
File path
To tr ac e f il e
back to its
folder.
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Adobe Bridge is a stand-alone program that lets you view, open, and
manage images located on your computer from any Adobe Creative
Suite program. Adobe Bridge is literally the glue that binds Adobe
Creative Suite programs and shared tools together into one cohesive

unit. Adobe Bridge integrates with shared tools including Adobe
Version Cue, a file tracking project management program. The Bridge
program provides a set of panels that make it easy to find, view, and
manage the files on your computer or network. As you work with
Bridge, you'll open, close, and move (dock and undock) the panels to
meet your individual needs. After you customize the workspace, you
can save the location of the panels as a custom workspace, which you
can display using the Workspace command on the Window menu.
Bridge also provides some predefined workspaces.
Getting Started with
Adobe Bridge
Get Started with Adobe Bridge
Launch your Adobe product, click
the File menu, and then click
Browse in Bridge.
◆ You can also click the Go to
Bridge button on the Application
bar. Ctrl (Win) or A (Mac)+
click for a maximized view, Alt
(Win) or Option (Mac)+click to
open a new Bridge window, or
Shift+click to open Mini Bridge.
◆ You can also start Adobe Bridge
from the Start menu (Win) or the
Applications folder (Mac).
To o pen and close a pa nel, cli ck the
Window menu, and then click the
panel name you want.
To m ove a pa nel, d rag the panel ta b
you want to another location in the

Bridge window.
To s ave a wo rkspace , cl ick the
Window menu, point to
Workspace, click New Workspace,
type a name, and then click OK.
To d isplay a wor kspace, click the
Window menu, point to
Workspace, and then click the
workspace you want.
When you’re done, click the Close
button in the Bridge window.
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Getting Photos from
a Digital Camera
Import Raw and Other Files from

a Camera
In Adobe Bridge, click the File
menu, and then click Get Photos
from Camera or click the camera
icon on the Application bar.
Click the Get Photos From list
arrow, and then select the source
camera or memory card.
Click the Browse button to select
a folder location, and then create
a new subfolder to store the
images (optional).
To r ename the files, selec t a
method, and then enter file name
text.
Select the options you want:
◆ Preserve Current Filename in
XMP. Select to save the current
filename as image metadata.
◆ Open Adobe Bridge. Select to
open and display the files in
Adobe Bridge.
◆ Convert To DNG. Select to
convert Camera Raw files to
DNG. Click Settings to set DNG
conversion options.
◆ Delete Original Files. Select to
delete original files from
camera or memory card.
◆ Save Copies To. Select to save

copies to another folder for
backup.
To a pply m etadata to the files,
click Advanced Dialog.
Click Get Photos.
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If you have raw or other images from your digital camera, you can use
the Get Photos from Camera command in Adobe Bridge to retrieve and
copy them to your computer. This allows you to specify where you want
to store the files, rename them if you want, preserve metadata, or con-
vert them to the DNG format. When you convert raw files to the DNG
format, you specify preview size, compression, and whether to pre-
serve the raw image data or embed the original raw file.
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