Click Output in standard workspace.
Introduced in October 2017 release of Adobe Bridge CC
The new Output workspace in Adobe Bridge allows you to create PDF contact sheets of one of more images. In the Output workspace, you begin by choosing a template for your PDF contact sheet in the Output Settings panel on the right. Then, you drag images from the Content panel (bottom) to Canvas in the Output Preview panel (center). You can choose to customize various output settings─document, grid and margins, header and footer, watermark, and PDF properties─and also save your custom template for reuse later. The settings that you apply in the Output Settings panel are readily rendered in the Output Preview panel. Finally, you're ready to export a PDF output.
A. Output Preview panel B. Output Settings panel C. Output workspace D. Export to PDF button E. Content panel F. Filter and Collection panels G. Favorites and Folders panels
The Output Preview panel displays a preview of the PDF contact sheet with your photos aligned in rows and columns. Any modification in the Output Settings panel is rendered in the Output Preview panel instantaneously. You can drag photos from the Content panel at the bottom of the screen onto the canvas in the Output Preview panel.
You can use the Output Settings panel to choose a predefined template or customize the template for the PDF contact sheet. You can customize settings such as Document, Grid and Margin, Header and Footer, Watermark, and PDF Properties. The changes you make in this panel are rendered in the Output Preview panel instantaneously.
Click Output in standard workspace.
Do one of the following in the Output Settings panel:
If you choose a predefined template and then make any change in the Output Settings panel, the template is changed to Custom.
The changes in the Output Settings panel are rendered in the Output Preview panel instantaneously.
Drag images from the Content panel to the canvas in the Output Preview panel.
In a Preview document (Output workspace) containing more than one media assets, you can drag a single asset or a selection of assets (both contiguous and non-contiguous) to a new location within the Preview document. While dragging to reorder, a colored highlight appears indicating the new drop location. The selection can be dropped at the start of the page, end of the page, or between other media assets.
(Optional) You can do any of the following in the canvas:
Click Export to PDF in the Output Preview panel.
You can choose from predefined templates or create your own template to create a PDF contact sheet. You can also choose a predefined template and then customize it according to your requirement.
You can specify the page settings of a PDF contact sheet. The Document accordion in the Output Settings panel shows the following settings:
You can specify layout of your contact sheet by specifying rows and columns. The Grid and Margins accordion in the Output Settings panel shows the following settings:
You can add header, footer, and page number to your contact sheet. The Header and Footer accordion in the Output Settings panel shows the following settings:
You can add text or image watermark to your contact sheet. The Watermark accordion in the Output Settings panel shows the following settings:
You can secure your PDF contact sheet and specify the playback settings. The PDF Properties accordion in the Output Settings panel shows the following security and playback settings:
You can use the Eyedropper tool to sample a color from anywhere on the screen.
Click the Eyedropper tool next to any color setting.
Keep the mouse button pressed, drag anywhere on the screen. The color selection box changes dynamically as you drag.
Release the mouse button to pick the color.
You can specify your own settings in the Output Settings panel and save it as a template.
Do one of the following:
Apply required settings in the Output Settings panel. When you choose a predefined template and make changes in Output Settings, the template is changed to Custom.
To know about the settings, see Apply Output Settings.
Click icon next to the Template drop-down.
Specify the name of the template and click Save.
You can select a custom template from the Template drop-down and then delete it by clicking icon.
Do one of the following:
You can use the Quick Access menu in the Output Settings panel to quickly set the preferences.
Set the following preferences:
Click OK.
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