Start Adobe Bridge



You can start Adobe Bridge directly or start it from any Adobe Creative Suite 4 component (except Adobe Acrobat® 9).

Start Adobe Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 4 component

 Do either of the following:

  • Choose File > Browse or File > Browse In Bridge (as available).

    Note: In Adobe After Effects or Adobe Premiere® Pro, after you use File > Browse In Bridge to start Adobe Bridge, double-clicking a file will open or import the file into that Creative Suite 4 component, not the native application. For example, if you choose File > Browse in Adobe Premiere Pro and then double-click a Photoshop file, the file is added to the Premiere Pro Project panel, not opened in Photoshop.

  • Click the Adobe Bridge button  in the toolbar, options bar, or Control bar (as available).

Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 4 component from Adobe Bridge

 Choose File > Return To [Component].

Start Adobe Bridge directly

  • (Windows) Choose Adobe Bridge CS4 from the Start > Programs menu.
  • (Mac OS) Double-click the Adobe Bridge CS4 icon  located in the Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4 folder.

Start Adobe Bridge automatically

You can configure Adobe Bridge to run automatically in the background every time you log in. Running Adobe Bridge in the background consumes fewer system resources until you are ready to use it.

 To configure Adobe Bridge to open automatically in the background at login, do one of the following:

  • The first time you launch Adobe Bridge, click Yes when asked if you want to launch Adobe Bridge automatically at login.

  • In the Advanced panel of the Adobe Bridge Preferences dialog box, choose Start Bridge At Login.

  • (Windows) When Adobe Bridge is open, right-click the Adobe Bridge system tray icon and choose Start Bridge At Login.

Important: When Adobe Bridge is running in the background, it may interfere with the installation of other Adobe applications and plug-ins. If this happens, quit Adobe Bridge. See http://go.adobe.com/kb/ts_cpsid_50680_en-us.

Hide or show Adobe Bridge

  • (Windows) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following:

    • Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Show Bridge to open the application.

    • Choose File > Hide to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

    • Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Hide Bridge to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

    • Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Exit Bridge to close the application.

  • (Mac OS) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following:

    • Click the Adobe Bridge CS4 icon in the Dock and choose Show or Hide.

    • In Adobe Bridge, choose Adobe Bridge CS4 > Hide Bridge CS4 to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

    • Click the Adobe Bridge icon in the Dock and choose Quit to close the application.