Select one or more files.
Last updated on
Apr 7, 2026
Learn how to add metadata in Adobe Bridge using the File Info dialog box.
The File Info dialog box displays camera data, file properties, an edit history, copyright, and author information. The File Info dialog box also displays custom metadata panels. You can add metadata directly in 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 enter in a field overrides existing metadata and applies the new value to all selected files.
Choose File > File Info.
Select any of the following from the tabs at the top 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. To specify copyright information, select Copyrighted from the Copyright Status pop-up menu. Then enter the copyright owner, notice text, and the URL of the person or company holding the copyright.
- IPTC Core: Includes four areas. Content describes the visual content of the image. Contact lists the contact information for the photographer. Image lists descriptive information for the image. Status lists workflow and copyright information.
- IPTC Extension: Includes additional identifying information about photo content, including rights-related details.
- Camera Data: On the left, lists read-only information about the camera and settings used to take the photo, such as make, model, shutter speed, and f‑stop. On the right, lists read-only file information about the image file, including pixel dimensions and resolution.
- GPS: Displays navigational information from a global positioning system (GPS) available in some digital cameras. Photos without GPS information don't have GPS metadata.
- Video Data: Lists information about the video file, including video frame width and height, and lets you enter information such as tape name and scene name.
- Audio Data: Lets you enter information about the audio file, such as title and artist.
- Mobile SWF: Lists information about mobile media files, including title, author, description, and content type.
- Categories: Lets you enter information based on Associated Press categories.
- Origin: Lets you enter file information that is useful for news outlets, including when and where the file was created, transmission information, special instructions, and headline information.
- DICOM: Lists patient, study, series, and equipment information for DICOM images.
- History: Displays Adobe Photoshop history log information for images saved with Photoshop. The History option appears only if Adobe Photoshop is installed.
- Advanced: Displays metadata properties as they are stored within their namespace structures.
- Raw Data: Displays XMP text information about the file.
Note
Use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to scroll the tabs, or click the down-pointing arrow and choose a category from the list.
Type the information to add in any displayed field.
(Optional) Select Preferences at the bottom of the File Info dialog box for options to speed metadata editing: enable auto-completion, reset XMP changes, or restore the default dialog box.
Select OK to apply the changes.
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