![]() The Extensis panels introduced in Suitcase Fusion 4 are back in version 5 as well and just as handy as ever providing easy access to your complete font library plus Google web fonts. Just right-click on the font or the set and choose Collect Fonts for Output (you’ll want to check the license before sending the fonts anywhere). Open the Suitcase Fusion 5 menu from InDesign or Illustrator (this feature is available in Photoshop as well, but is located under the File > Automate menu) and choose Creative Document Set.Ĭollecting the font files from Suitcase Fusion 5 is also snap. You can set as many conditions as you’d like and choose to match any of them or all of them.ĭid you ever wish you could create a set from fonts those used in a particular document? Piece of cake. The screenshot below shows a smart set based on Garamond being in the name: Smart sets continue to be an easy way to group fonts by searching for common attributes such as a word in the font name. ![]() Temporarily activated fonts will not be activated the next time you start your computer, saving you the trouble of deactivating them manually. Taking that one step further, you can activate the fonts permanently or temporarily. Suitcase Fusion makes this simple by allowing the creation of font sets and the ability to activate fonts with a simple mouse click. I have a license for Adobe’s Font Folio and scores of others, so with more than 6,000 fonts on my computer I rely heavily on Suitcase extensively to manage them. Recently I upgraded to version 5, and found that it offers some interesting new features, while remaining an indispensable part of my digital toolset. * Search on any metadata field (style, keywords, classifications, etc.I first started using Suitcase Fusion when version 3 was released about three years ago. * QuickFind performs fast, dynamic searches as you type * Select, activate and export fonts from Preview Pane * Preview fonts in Waterfall, ABC123, Paragraph or dynamically in QuickType * View and compare any type faces side-by-side before activating ![]() * Create print sample pages of any previewed font * Glyph View lets you see all characters supported by a selected font * Zoom Slider dynamically adjusts preview type size on-the-fly * Encoding-aware previews shows all native characters in a particular font face * Drag-and-drop your preview text into any live document with Floating Previews *Available in plug-in based auto-activation only. * Easily control global auto-activation preferences for each application * Uses patented Font Sense™ technology to ensure exact font matches and precise auto-activation* ![]() * Automatically deactivates fonts when a document is closed* * Automatically activates fonts in linked or embedded objects* * Automatically activates exact type faces for leading applications* * Auto-activation plug-ins for InDesign CS4/3, Illustrator CS4/3 and QuarkXPress 8/7 * 24/7 font management-new “core” application runs in the background * Utilizes new Universal Type Server technology Fusing the power of Font Reserve with the award-winning usability of Suitcase, Suitcase Fusion is the next-generation professional Font Manager and the only one to provide the industrial-strength features to ensure hassle-free, reliable font management no matter how many fonts you use, how many documents you work with or how demanding your workflow. ![]()
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