Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating and locating metadata
Metadata is information that can be stored with images. This information travels with the
i le, and makes it easy to search for and identify the i le. In this section, you are going to
i nd out how to locate and create metadata.
1
Make sure that you are viewing the contents of the ps03lessons folder in the center
pane of Adobe Bridge. If not, navigate to that folder now.
2
Choose Window > Workspace > Reset Standard Workspaces. This ensures that you
are in the Essentials view and that all the default panels for Adobe Bridge are visible.
Alternatively, you can click Essentials in the Application bar at the top-right of the
Bridge workspace. You may need to maximize your Bridge window after you reset
the workspace.
Note that if you click on the arrow to the right of the workspace presets, you can
choose other workspaces, and even save your own custom workspace.
Resetting the workspace using the Workspace drop-down menu.
3
Click once on iStock_1771975.jpg, and look for the Metadata and Keywords panels in
the lower-right area of the Adobe Bridge workspace.
4
If the Metadata panel is not visible, click on the Metadata panel tab. In this panel, you
see the image data that is stored with the i le. Take a few moments to scroll through
the data and view the information that was imported from the digital camera which
was used to take the photo.
Click and drag the bar to the left of the Metadata panel farther to the left if you need to open up
the window.
