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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To edit metadata with Bridge
1 Click the pencil icon to the far right of the metadata field you want to edit.
2 Type in the text box to edit or add metadata.
3 Press Tab to move through metadata fields.
4 When you have finished editing the metadata, click the Apply button at the bottom of the Metadata panel. To
cancel any changes you’ve made, click the Cancel button at the bottom of the panel.
See also
“About the Metadata panel in Bridge” on page 64
“To work with metadata templates in Bridge” on page 67
“To apply metadata templates to files in Bridge” on page 68
To specify the metadata displayed in the Metadata panel
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose Preferences from the Metadata panel menu.
• Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge > Preferences (Mac OS), and then click Metadata from the list on
the left side of the dialog box.
2 Select the metadata fields that you want to display in the Metadata panel.
3 Select the Hide Empty Fields option if you don’t want to view fields with no information in them.
4 Click OK.
See also
“About Adobe Bridge” on page 48
“To create and close Bridge windows” on page 50
“About the Metadata panel in Bridge” on page 64
To add metadata using the File Info dialog box
The File Info dialog box displays camera data, other file properties, an edit history, copyright and authorship infor-
mation (if any), and custom metadata panels (if the application has installed them). You can add metadata directly
from the File Info dialog box. If you select multiple files, the dialog box shows where different values exist for a text
field. Any information you add to a field is applied to all selected files.
Note: You can also view metadata in the Metadata panel, in certain views in the content area, and by placing the pointer
over the thumbnail in the content area.
1 Select one or more files.
2 Choose File > File Info.
3 Select any of the following from the list on the left side of the dialog box:
Description Lets you enter document information about the file, such as document title, author, description, and
keywords that can be used to search for the document. You can also choose text from the menu to the right of the
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