Bridge

Start Bridge

You can start Bridge directly or start it from any Adobe Creative Suite 3 component (except Adobe Acrobat 8).

Start Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 3 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 to start Bridge, double-clicking a file will open or import the file into that Creative Suite 3 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 Bridge button  in the toolbar, options bar, or Control bar (as available).

    In Photoshop, you can specify that Bridge starts when you start Photoshop. In Photoshop General Preferences, select Automatically Launch Bridge.

Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 3 component from Bridge

 Choose File > Return To [Component].

Start Bridge directly

  • (Windows) Choose Adobe Bridge CS3 from the Start > Programs menu.
  • (Mac OS) Double-click the Adobe Bridge CS3 icon  located in the Applications/Adobe Bridge CS3 folder.