Open Adobe Bridge. A pop-up will appear. If this is your first time opening Bridge, a pop-up will appear that will let you set your preferences and launch Bridge whenever you open Photoshop. You can skip selecting your preferences until a later date. Click "OK." A new workspace will appear.
Click to select your photo destination from the drop-down menu on the left side of your screen. Your photo destination is where your photo is located (i.e., folder).
Click on the "Metadata" tab at the top of your screen. This will arrange all of the photos in your destination folder onto your workspace.
Click once on the photo you want to label. This will open a set of options in your Content Panel. Your Content Panel describes all the information stored in your folder, such as the date each photo was taken, the type of camera used and the resolution.
Locate your IPTC Core tab in your Content Panel and click on the arrow. This will expand the IPTC Core tab. Type the information in the box that you want associated with the photo, such as the creator, creator job title and creator city. Your meta-data information will automatically be saved.
Label your photos using keywords. Click on your "Window" tab and click "Keywords." This will open a new section in your Content Panel. Click the third tab in your Content Panel and click "New Keyword." Your third tab can be identified as the page outline with a drop-down arrow. Selecting New Keyword will add a type box in your Content Panel under your Keywords tab.
Type in the keyword you want associated with the photo. Click on the photo and then click on the keyword. This will save the keyword and associate it with the photo. You can create sub-keywords to associate with photos using the same step. Click "New Sub-Keyword" instead of "New Keyword."
Move your labeled photos from the Bridge application back into Photoshop by clicking the "File" tab and the "Place" option. A drop-down menu will appear. Click "In Photoshop" to export photos into Photoshop.
Save your file in Photoshop. Click your "File" tab and click "Save."
Open Adobe Photoshop Elements. A pop-up will appear. Click "OK." A new workspace will appear.
Click the "Window" tab and click "Layers." Click "Tools" and then "Options" to turn on your Options box. The Layers window is where your images are placed on a different layer. Layers are images on top of one another. The Tools window is where the tools are located to complete projects. The Options box contains all the shortcuts for your selected tool. Your Layers window contains your layers (images) to keep your photos editable. It also contains your text layer that you will edit.
Open your photo file that you want to label. Click the "File" tab and click "Open." A pop-up will appear. Select the photo file. Click "OK." The photo will appear in its own window.
Click the photo layer in the Layers window. Click on the "Layer" tab at the top of your workspace. Click "Duplicate Layer." This will create a new layer. This layer will be editable and may be moved up and down in your Layers window. You can also right-click on the original photo layer and click "Duplicate Layer." Typing on the original photo layer will make your layer un-editable once saved; thus creating a new layer will keep your original in case you need to alter it in the future.
Click to select your Type tool in the Tools window. It can be identified as the uppercase "T." Choose your font, font size and color from your Options box. Click on the color square. A pop-up will appear. Select your color by moving the color picker.
Click on the photo and type your label. Repeat to type more labels to separate words. Each new label will appear on its own layer in the Layers window. Separating your words will enable you to place labels at the top and bottom of your photo or to layer your labels on top of each other.
Save your file. Click the "File" tab and click "Save."