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Two windows open in Bridge Oct. 2022 update?

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November 1, 2022
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Hi!! I use Bridge daily and always have had 2 - 4 Bridge windows open so that I could easily move files from folder to folder after viewing them. However with the new Bridge update there no longer exists the "File, New Window" option. After several hours, ok a few days...., of toying around and looking through discussion boards I couldn't find any information. Does anyone know how to have more than one Bridge window open with the new update? Thanks in advance.

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Correct answer jimpurcell

I believe the secret is in the Undock command. It alows you to resize and move your content pane to where you want it. With two content panes open, you have the functionality that you had before. Hope this helps.

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neilf45702266

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Has adobe fixed this yet? I just opened 2023 and there is only one window. Cotent tabs don't work the same. I need to drag and drop. The only reason I use bridge is because of this and not finder. I'll use the previous version until aodbe sorts this out. Horrible mistake.

PECourtejoie

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Hi, I think that, if the new framework that brought the often requested multiple contents tabs is the one of the video apps, it might not directly support Multiple windows, and might require more work...

I suggest to use Br 2022 if, like many others you still need the multiple windows.

DefiningImagery

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photojj

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I also just uninstalled the most recent version because have multiple windows open up at once was critical to my workflow. So frustrating!

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DomaRainbow

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I **SO** feel your pain, Melani. What was once a split-second process - opening a second window - is now a useless convolution of inanity. Imho, Adobe programmers are almost always masters of the universe. So, pretty sure they will revert to FILE > NEW WINDOW by the next update. ONWARD!

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Andrew Smiles

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They need to bring back the multiple window function asap. The tabs function has really disrupted my workflow. I'm quite suprised why they would need to change this.

PECourtejoie

Adobe Expert

Hi, I guess, looking at how similar the interface behaves/looks, that they used the more modern Video Applications interface framework, that has the blue highlight, support tabbed interface, works on Applke Silicon, but, halas, on one window.

I hope that it will be possible to update it to support this needed functionality!

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Lumigraphics

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While Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator all support multiple windows.

I can't believe that nobody in the PR said anything about getting rid of multiple windows. One of the reasons I quit that, nobody wanted to listen to what a real professional user had to say. :sigh:

graphicgoods

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I guess Adobe's "innovations" won't ever stop surprising us. We need this software so we could be efficient in our work. And this software really needs to be improved and updated. But not like that. Please bring back multiple windows, for god's sake!

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timd.mackey

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There are a lot of welcome updates with the new version of Bridge 2023, overall I really like it! The modular design is one thing that's been really well thought through.

However, the removal of support for multiple windows is an absolute deal-breaker. I use bridge across multiple monitors, and frequently have multiple rojects open at the same time in different windows and different Mission control desktop. Now I can only have Bridge open on one monitor and one desktop?? This is making it impossible for me to work productively in Bridge, and I'm going to have to revert to Bridge 2022 until this is fixed.

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Bobbie Bush

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What a STUPID update. Of course we all use multiple windows! We are professionals that juggle multiple projects and often work on more than one monitor. Tabs are completely USELESS. We need new WINDOWS. We are visual creators and tabs do not work for us. Why on earth would you take away that feature?? GRRRR. It is completely disruptive to change our workflow!
BRING BACK 'NEW WINDOW'.

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jennyr45762150

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I agree with you Bobbie and all others who say the new tab feature is a horrible REPLACEMENT for multipe windows. Mutiple windows with multipe tabs would be an UPDATE. But taking away multiple windows is absolutely a regression, NOT an update.

In fact, I'm astounded that Adobe, a "designer's" platform, wouldn't see this. I'm perplexed that we should even have to explain how this is a bad idea. Totally ruins my workflow and I want the older version back. Or update immediately (and they love this new tab thing, then enable new windows with tabs). Honestly, I'm perplexed that they didn't beta test with with any of the design community. NO ONE would have said "yeah, take away multiple windows, what a great idea!" No one. Ever.

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Bobbie Bush

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As professionals, we often have assets on several drives, some on the local drive, some on Dropbox, some on an external drive. You cannot easily move from one to the other unless you have mulitple WINDOWS open. Tabs are a terrible idea.

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jstnphoto

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Adobe can you please fix this problem! We need multiple windows, not tabs for our workflow. This 2023 update kills everything we are doing on a daily basis. Uninstalling Adobe Bridge 2023 and going back to the 2022 so we can work.

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Elmo391

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Yes, this is a hideous update! Thank heavens I can roll back to Bridge 2022 that supports the simple, obvious workflow of having 2 or 3 separate Bridge windows open simultaneously, and switching between them. Are Adobe designers somehow unfamiliar with drag & drop to move files between folders, looking at previews simultaneously in 2 folders, or comparing keyword searches side-by-side?

PECourtejoie

Adobe Expert

Thank you for all the examples that will help make a case for multiple windows workflows that can't be met with multiple tabs. Please keep adding how it is necessary for you! The more examples, the more pressure to reinstate that function!

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