Run automated tasks

The Tools menu contains submenus for various commands available in different Adobe Creative Suite 4 components. For example, if you have Adobe Photoshop installed, you can use the commands under the Tools > Photoshop submenu to process photos that you select in Adobe Bridge. Running these tasks from Adobe Bridge saves time because you don’t have to open each file individually.

Note: Third parties can also create and add their own items to the Tools menu for added functionality in Adobe Bridge. For information about creating your own scripts, see the “Adobe Bridge JavaScript Reference,” available at www.adobe.com.

Adobe Bridge also includes useful automation scripts. The Adobe Output Module script, for example, lets you create web photo galleries and generate Adobe PDF contact sheets and full-screen presentations. The Auto Collection CS4 script stacks sets of photos for processing into panoramas or HDR images in Photoshop.

  1. Select the files or folders you want to use. If you select a folder, the command is applied where possible to all files in the folder.
  2. Choose Tools > [Component], followed by the command you want. (If your component doesn’t have any automated tasks available, no component name appears in the menu.)

For information about a particular command, see the documentation for that component.