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                        <p>
                           
                           
                           By default, Bridge sorts files that appear
in the Content panel by filename. You can sort files differently
by using the Sort command or by using the Sort By menu in the Filter
panel.</p>

                        <p>You can control which files appear in the Content panel
by choosing criteria in the Filter panel. You can filter by rating,
label, file type, keywords, date created, or date modified, among
other criteria. </p>

                        <p>Criteria that appear in the Filter panel
are dynamically generated depending on the files that appear in
the Content panel and their associated metadata. For example, if
the Content panel contains audio files, the Filter panel will contain artist,
album, genre, key, tempo, and loop criteria. If the Content panel
contains images, the Filter panel will contain dimensions, orientation,
and aspect ratio criteria.</p>

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                           <img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can also specify
that Bridge show or hide folders, rejected files, and hidden files
(such as cache files) in the Content panel by choosing options from
the View menu. </div>
                        <p>For a video on sorting and filtering in
Bridge, see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0096" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/vid0096</a>.</p>

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<h3 class="topictitle3"><a href="#WSB4BFD53D-F931-4a6e-B1AE-7ECCF8A9C7B4" onclick="javascript:toggleLayer('WSB4BFD53D-F931-4a6e-B1AE-7ECCF8A9C7B4');return false;" title="Sort files"><img src="images/off.gif" />Sort files</a></h3><div id="WSB4BFD53D-F931-4a6e-B1AE-7ECCF8A9C7B4" class="mini"><a name="WSB4BFD53D-F931-4a6e-B1AE-7ECCF8A9C7B4"><!-- --></a><div>
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                                 <img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose an option from the View&#160;&gt;
Sort menu, or click the Sort By menu in the Filter panel and choose
the order in which you want to sort files. Choose Manually to sort
by the last order in which you dragged the files.</span></div>

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                           <p>Control which files appear in the Content
panel by selecting one or more criteria in the Filter panel. The
Filter panel displays the number of items in the current set that
have a specific value, regardless of whether or not they are visible.
For example, by glancing at the Filter panel, you can quickly see
how many files have a specific rating or keyword.</p>

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                                 <img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Filter panel, select one or more criteria:</span><ul><li>
                                    <p>Select criteria in the same category (for
example, file types) to display files that meet any of the criteria.
For example, to display both GIF and JPEG files, select CompuServe
GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type.</p>

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                                    <p>Select criteria across categories (for example,
file types and ratings) to display files that meet all of the criteria.
For example, to display GIF and JPEG files that have two stars,
select CompuServe GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type and two stars
beneath Rating.</p>

                                    <div class="tip">
                                       <img src="images/tip_help.png" />Shift-click rating criteria
to select that rating or higher. For example, shift-click two stars
to display all files that have two or more stars.</div>
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<li>
                                    <p>Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS)
to inverse selected criteria. For example, if you’ve selected CompuServe
GIF beneath File Type, Alt-click CompuServe GIF to deselect it and
select all the other file types listed. </p>

                                    <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you filter
a closed stack, Bridge displays the stack only if the top (thumbnail) item
meets the filter criteria. If you filter an expanded stack, Bridge
displays all files in the stack that meet the filter criteria.</div>

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                                 <img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Click the Clear Filter button&#160;<img src="images/P_Cancel_Md_N.png" /> at
the bottom of the Filter panel.</span></div>

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                           <p>To prevent filter criteria from clearing
when you navigate to another location in Bridge, click the Keep
Filter When Browsing button&#160;<img src="images/keep_filter.png" /> at
the bottom of the Filter panel.</p>

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