Bridge

Sort and filter files

By default, Bridge sorts files that appear in the Content panel by filename. You can sort files differently by using the Sort command or by using the Sort By menu in the Filter panel.

You can control which files appear in the Content panel by choosing criteria in the Filter panel. You can filter by rating, label, file type, keywords, date created, or date modified, among other criteria.

Criteria that appear in the Filter panel are dynamically generated depending on the files that appear in the Content panel and their associated metadata. For example, if the Content panel contains audio files, the Filter panel will contain artist, album, genre, key, tempo, and loop criteria. If the Content panel contains images, the Filter panel will contain dimensions, orientation, and aspect ratio criteria.

You can also specify that Bridge show or hide folders, rejected files, and hidden files (such as cache files) in the Content panel by choosing options from the View menu.

For a video on sorting and filtering in Bridge, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0096.

Sort files

 Choose an option from the View > Sort menu, or click the Sort By menu in the Filter panel and choose the order in which you want to sort files. Choose Manually to sort by the last order in which you dragged the files.

Filter files

Control which files appear in the Content panel by selecting one or more criteria in the Filter panel. The Filter panel displays the number of items in the current set that have a specific value, regardless of whether or not they are visible. For example, by glancing at the Filter panel, you can quickly see how many files have a specific rating or keyword.

 In the Filter panel, select one or more criteria:

  • Select criteria in the same category (for example, file types) to display files that meet any of the criteria. For example, to display both GIF and JPEG files, select CompuServe GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type.

  • Select criteria across categories (for example, file types and ratings) to display files that meet all of the criteria. For example, to display GIF and JPEG files that have two stars, select CompuServe GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type and two stars beneath Rating.

    Shift-click rating criteria to select that rating or higher. For example, shift-click two stars to display all files that have two or more stars.

  • Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to inverse selected criteria. For example, if you’ve selected CompuServe GIF beneath File Type, Alt-click CompuServe GIF to deselect it and select all the other file types listed.

    Note: If you filter a closed stack, Bridge displays the stack only if the top (thumbnail) item meets the filter criteria. If you filter an expanded stack, Bridge displays all files in the stack that meet the filter criteria.

Clear filters

 Click the Clear Filter button  at the bottom of the Filter panel.

Lock filters

To prevent filter criteria from clearing when you navigate to another location in Bridge, click the Keep Filter When Browsing button  at the bottom of the Filter panel.