How to Open Multiple Images As Layers in Photoshop Using Bridge

Using Bridge

1. 
   Update both Bridge and Photoshop. A bug in Creative Cloud 2015 and 2017 products prevents the "Photoshop" option from appearing in Bridge if either Photoshop or Bridge is out of date. You can update both of these programs by doing the following:^{[2] X Research source}

   1. Open the Creative Cloud program.
   2. Click ⋮ in the upper-right corner.
   3. Click Check for App Updates
   4. Click Update All if prompted.
   5. Keep in mind that updating doesn't always fix this problem. If your programs are both updated to the 2017 version, consider deleting and reinstalling Photoshop and Bridge, or use Photoshop's Scripts instead.
2. 
   Restart your computer. Once you've finished updating both Bridge and Photoshop if necessary, restart your computer by doing the following:

   1. Windows — Click Start
      
      , click Power
      
      , and click Restart.
   2. Mac — Click the Apple menu
      
      , click Restart..., and click Restart when prompted.
3. 
   Open both Bridge and Photoshop. In order to speed up the process of opening your selected images in Photoshop, both Bridge and Photoshop should be open.
4. 
   Select photos in Bridge. Click a photo location on the left side of Bridge, then hold down Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘ Command (Mac) while clicking each photo that you want to open as a layer.
5. 
   Click Tools. It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the Bridge window (Windows) or your Mac's screen (Mac). A drop-down menu will appear.
6. 
   Select Photoshop. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.

   1. If you still don't see Photoshop in the Tools menu, you may need to use Photoshop's Scripts instead. You can also try deleting and reinstalling both Photoshop and Bridge.
7. 
   Click Load Files into Photoshop Layers…. You'll find this option in the pop-out menu. Clicking it prompts Bridge to send your selected images into Photoshop, where they will be organized into one project as multiple layers.
8. 
   Wait for your photos to finish importing into Photoshop. Once Photoshop displays your new project with your photos displayed as layers, you're free to close Bridge and begin working in Photoshop.

   1. You can switch between the individual layers by clicking the one that you want to view in the "Layers" window that's on the right side of Photoshop.