Suitcase Fusion 3 User Guide for Mac OS - Extensis

Installing and Removing Auto-activation Plug-ins
Suitcase Fusion includes plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkXPress. After installing Suitcase
Fusion, you’ll want to install the auto-activation plug-ins to take advantage of precise Font Sense-powered
activation.
Auto-activation plug-ins are installed and removed with the Suitcase Fusion Plug-in Manager. The Plug-in
Manager remotely adds and removes plug-ins from the appropriate Plug-ins and XTensions folders as required.
To install or remove auto-activation plug-ins:
1. Close the target application (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or QuarkXPress) for which you want
to manage plug-ins.
2. Choose Suitcase Fusion 3 > Manage Plug-ins.
3. In the Plug-in Manager window, check the box next to a plug-in to install it, or clear the box to remove it.
Plug-in status changes take effect the next time you launch the application.
NOTE: You must have administrative privileges on the computer to install or remove plug-ins.
When new versions of the design applications are released, Extensis typically creates a new plug-in that is
compatible with the new version. Stay up-to-date by using the Check for Updates feature of Suitcase Fusion.
Automatically Activating Fonts
When you open a document with a Font Sense metadata, the plug-in auto-activates the precise fonts used in the
document—provided the fonts are present in the selected library. Each time you save the file, the plug-ins
update the Font Sense data as necessary.
When you open documents with Font Sense data and the fonts are available, you should never experience
missing fonts, font conflicts, or issues with multiple versions of the same font. In general, the plug-ins work
seamlessly in the background. Once you choose a library, you can begin opening documents with confidence
that all the right fonts will be auto-activated.
Choosing a Library
When you launch an application, you are prompted to choose a library.
The libraries function as follows:
• When you open documents, the plug-ins auto-activate fonts within the selected library.
• You can change libraries at any time, even while a document is open and fonts are active.
• If you open a document and all the fonts are reported as missing, you may have the wrong library
selected. Switch libraries and then check the document’s fonts. To select a different library:
� In Adobe Photoshop, access the Select Library drop-down menu and other commands from the
Extensis dialog. Choose File > Automate > Extensis to open the dialog.
� In Adobe InDesign or Illustrator, choose Type > Suitcase Fusion to access the Library submenu
and other commands.
� In QuarkXPress, choose Utilities > Suitcase Fusion to access the Library submenu and other
commands.
NOTE
When you’re using the auto-activation plug-ins, it’s helpful if you design documents with fonts from only one
library. If you use fonts from multiple libraries in the same document, the plug-ins are only able to auto-activate
fonts and make font sets for fonts in a single library. You can, however, use the plug-ins to collect fonts for
output from multiple libraries.
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