Bridge: Transferring your Keywords

by Wren McMains

1. Find your "Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml" file (in CS2 it has an ABDATA extension and cannot be edited, but can be transferred):
    
   
   With Vista look in:  Users / <UserName> / AppData / Roaming / Adobe / Bridge CS3
    
   With XP look in:  Documents and Settings / <UserName> / Application Data / Adobe / Bridge CS3
    
   Could some Mac user e-mail and tell us where it's hidden on a Mac
    
   Note: "AppData" and "Application Data" are hidden folders. If you can't see them choose Organize / Folder and Search Options:
   
   or in XP choose Tools / Folder Options, either way you'll get:
    
   
    
   Click on the "View" tab to get:
    
   
    
   Choose "Show hidden files and folders", and while you're here I recommend you un-check "Hide extensions for known file types" if you haven't already (then you'll see extensions like .JPG when files are listed ... much less confusing when there are multiple files with the same name in a folder).
    
   Once you click "Apply" hidden files and folders will show, but their icons will be dimmer (note icons for the "AppData" folder and the "ntuser" files are dimmer than the others in this screen shot):
    
   
    
2. Copy the "Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml" file to your flash drive.
    
3. On the other machine, find the folder with "Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml" file and copy the version from your flash drive, over-writing the one in the folder down under AppData.
    
4. Here's an easy way to do it (using a short-cuts you should learn to use):
   • Open Explorer on the other machine (hold down the Windows Key and press "e" for Explorer).
   • Navigate to your flash drive (click on it).
   • Click to highlight the "Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml" file and copy to clipboard (Ctrl+C).
   • Navigate to the Bridge CS3 folder, the one with existing "Adobe Bridge Keywords.xml" file.
   • Paste the new copy from the clipboard(Ctrl+V) (if it doesn't warn you that you are over-writing the file you've done something wrong).

Suggested next choices:

• On to Keywords: Spell-checking with an Editor
• Back to Adobe Bridge Tips (Contents)

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