Write Keyword Tag And Properties Info To Photo

Hi
In my old PSE5 on Windows i used the function "File > Write Keyword Tag And Properties Info To Photo".
I have now moved to Mac and PSE8 and can't find a simmilary fuction.
I use the Adobe Bridge CS4 to organize and tag my photos, but the tags is store in the *.xmp file.
How can i write the keywords to the photo file (NEF/RAW) like in PSE5 on Windows ?
Regards
PSEonMac

Hi Thanks for you fast answer.
I can see what you mean, if i put a keeword on a jpg file it's automatically stored in the jpg file on Mac, nice.
So this means that if i want to view my photos in tools like iPhoto / Picassa i can only use my keywords if i convert the raw files to jpg.
(iPhoto can ofcause show the raw file, but no keywords)
PSEonMac

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