How to create a contact sheet PDF in Adobe Bridge 2023?

[clairerBAFTA]

There used to be a plug-in or something for older versions - is this still the case? Could you share here if it is please?

Don't people use that as a function of sharing images quickly with people? I can't live without it, and the Photoshop action is so slow and awful and not what you need.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Rob_Cullen]

Try the [Output] Menu- it may be what you are looking for.

[Chris5EA2]

Go to the top menu - window - output settings. But still fasils to generate a PDF for unknown reasons.

(yes this is such a frustrating program) it took ages to find this after updating).

[Chris5EA2]

ok so I worked it out.

Top menu - windows - select output settings and output preview (blank sheet pops up) drag your selected images onto the blank sheet then go to the output setting window and generate your PDF.

I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this is so stupid and unintuitive.

[clairerBAFTA]

Hello Chris

I've tried it this morning and I've got it to work!!! Thank you very very much for looking into this and replying to me - super kind!  You've made my day - you're a wonderful human being!  Thank you!!!

[Darin901]

I am having the same problem. A 15-minute task that used to be easy and quick has now taken me an hour and I had to use Photoshop Contact Sheet II to get the task done.

[Rob_Cullen]

I don't know what problem you are having, but I can produce a contact sheet as PDF in Bridge in about 15 seconds!

On one occasion I design the 'Output' process with my desired parameters (eg. A4, 3 columns 4 rows, Filename, margins, ppi, etc) then SAVE this as a Template Preset .   You can save multiple Template presets.

Now my procedure any time in the future is this-

1) Select images for the Contact Sheet (in any view, eg. Light-table)

2) Click on [Output]

3) Choose my Template Preset 

4) Drag the selected images from the filmstrip onto the 'preview' window.

5) Click the ((Export to PDF)), provide a filename and folder location.

Done. eg. 72 images on 6 pages of PDF.

[Darin901]

I figured out what I was doing wrong. I did not have my Output Preview window open. I assumed it was open because my Preview Tab was active and then realized Output Preview and the Preview Tab are two different things.

It just seems that with the last couple updates the UI has become complicated. For some reason the designers at Adobe have decided to rearrange things in a way that doesn’t seem to make sense.

Darin Cole
He/Him
Sr. Principal Creative Media & Design Spec. | Marketing Communications Operations and Web | Americas Region

darin.cole@medtronic.com
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