Using the File Browser (Photoshop)

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)

File Browser lets you view sort and process image files. You can use the File Browser to perform tasks such as creating new folders renaming moving and deleting files and rotating images. You can also view individual file information and data imported from your digital camera.

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The Photoshop File Browser:

A. File information B. File Browser palette menu C. File information pop-up menu

D Sort By pop-up menu E. View By pop-up menu

Displaying the File Browser Choose File > Browse or Window > File Browser By default, the File Browser is displayed in the palette well. To display the File Browser in a separate window choose Show in Separate Window from the palette menu For more information on using palettes in the palette well see "Using the palette well (Photoshop) on section 26

Using the File Browser palette menu Click the triangle   in the upper right corner of the palette to access commands for working with layers If the palette is docked in the palette well click the triangle on the palette tab.

Navigating in the File Browser Double-click a folder to view its contents. To show or hide folders on the right side of the palette choose the Show Folders from the palette menu A check mark indicates that folders are showing.

Changing the display of files Choose a thumbnail display option from the palette menu, or click the View By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser and choose a display option.

Sorting files Click the Sort By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser and choose a sorting option.

Ranking files Ranking lets you manually control the sort order of files. To specify a rank, choose the Large Thumbnail with Rank display option click in the Rank field type a letter, and press Enter ( Windows) or Return (Mac OS) Alternately right click ( Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a thumbnail and choose a rank from the context menu.

Note: To rank multiple files, select multiple thumbnails and then choose a rank from the context menu.

Displaying file information Click the File Information pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser and select one of the following All to view all image information for a file or EXIF to view image information imported from your digital camera For more information, see Adding file information (Photoshop) on section 459

Selecting and deselecting files On the right side of the palette click a thumbnail to select the file or Shift-click to select multiple files. To select all files in the current folder, choose Select All from the palette menu. To deselect all files choose Deselect All from the palette menu.

Opening files Select the file or files you want to open and do one of the following select a file and press Enter ( Windows) or Return (Mac OS) double-click a selected file drag the selected file or files out of the File Browser or choose Open from the palette menu.

When the File Browser is docked in the palette well double-clicking a file or selecting a file and pressing Enter ( Windows) or Return (Mac OS) opens the image and closes the File Browser. To keep the File Browser open hold down Alt ( Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when you double-click the file press Enter ( Windows) or press Return (Mac OS). Renaming files and folders On the right side of the palette click a filename or folder name or select a file or folder and choose Rename from the palette menu. Then type a new name and press Enter ( Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Note: To move to the next filename, press Tab. To move to the previous filename press

Shift+Tab.

Renaming files in batches To rename all the files in a folder make sure that no files are selected. To rename a subset of files in a folder select the files you want to rename. Then choose Batch Rename from the palette menu and set the following options:

For Destination Folder select where you want to place the renamed files in the same folder or in a different folder If you select Move to New Folder click Browse to select a different folder.

For File Naming choose elements from the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields. The specified elements and text will be combined to create the new filename.

For Compatibility select the operating systems with which you want renamed files to be compatible. The current operating system is selected by default and you cannot deselect it.

Deleting files Select the file or files you want to delete and do one of the following click the Trash button drag the files to the Trash button press the Delete key or choose Delete from the palette menu.

Creating new folders Choose New Folder from the palette menu type a name and press

Enter ( Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Moving and copying files To move a file drag it to a different folder to copy a file Alt- drag ( Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) it to a different folder.

Rotating images Select one or more files and do one of the following choose a rotation option from the palette menu click the Rotate button to rotate the images clockwise by

90 degrees or Alt-click ( Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Rotate button to rotate the images counter-clockwise by 90 degrees.

Refreshing the view When you rename a file the order of files in the File Browser is not automatically updated. To refresh the view choose Refresh Desktop View from the palette menu Closing and reopening the File Browser also refreshes the view.

Displaying files in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS Finder Choose Reveal Location in Explorer ( Windows) or Reveal Location in Finder (Mac OS) from the palette menu. Purging the cache The cache stores thumbnail and file information to make loading times quicker when you return to a previously viewed folder. To purge the cache and free disk space choose Purge Cache from the palette menu.

Note: Purging the cache deletes ranking and thumbnail information.

Exporting the cache Exporting the cache allows you to burn a CD without having to generate thumbnails. To export the cache choose Export Cache from the palette menu. The cache is exported to the current folder in the File Browser.