Today’s Question: Isn’t it possible to assign color labels to folders in Adobe Bridge, not just mark them as favorites?
Tim’s Quick Answer: Yes, you can assign a color label to a folder in Adobe Bridge, as long as you select (or right-click) the folder within the Content panel rather than the Folders panel.
Today’s question is a follow-up from an answer last week where I recommended marking folders as favorites in Adobe Bridge to provide quick access to frequently used folders via the Favorites panel. I incorrectly mentioned the lack of support for color labels for folders in Bridge. You can indeed assign color labels to folders in Bridge, you just need to do so via the Content panel rather than the Folders panel.
If you right-click on a folder in the Folders panel you’ll find an option for “Add To Favorites”, so you can have the folder appear on the Favorites panel. On that menu you will not, however, find the option for color labels. The option will appear, however, if you right-click on the folder in the Content panel, at which point you can choose Label followed by the desired color label option. In addition, you can select the folder on the Content panel and then go to the menu bar and choose Label followed by the desired color label.
So, I had merely confused myself by not finding the color label option on the popup menu when right-clicking a folder on the Folders panel. Hopefully Adobe will update Bridge in the future to include the color label option within the Folders panel. And hopefully I won’t forget again that the option exists as long as you use the Content panel rather than the Folders panel!
