Specifications

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Registration and Serialization
It is important to enter a serial number and register your copy of Suitcase Fusion so we can provide you with the best
possible service. Registered users are eligible for technical support, information regarding new versions and
products, discounts and special offers on new products.
Your serial number is located inside the product case or was sent to you via e-mail. If you choose not to enter a serial
number, Suitcase Fusion will run in a demonstration mode that allows you to use the product for 30 days. To
purchase a serial number, contact Extensis customer service.
To enter your serial number:
1. Start Suitcase Fusion.
2. Choose Help > Enter Serial Number.
3. Enter your serial number and click Continue.
Disabling Other Font Managers
To ensure the proper operation of Suitcase Fusion, it is important to disable or uninstall any other font managers.
Running more than one font manager at a time can cause unpredictable results and system instability.
When launched, Suitcase Fusion automatically attempts to disable other font managers. To be sure, you may want to
remove and/or manually disable other font managers.
Just closing or quitting other font managers might not be sufficient. Many font mangers, including Suitcase Fusion,
run an application in the background that manages font activation and deactivation. These background applications
must be disabled before running Suitcase Fusion. To do so, disable any application preferences that tell the other
font management application to launch on startup or login and then restart your computer.
Understanding Fonts
Fonts are an integral part of a computer's operating system, as well as necessary for every application and document
that you use on your computer. There have been a wide variety of electronic font types developed over the years.
These font types were created for a variety of reasons—better output at the printer; better and more consistent
display on computer monitors, more consistent compatibility across multiple platforms, and so on.
Not all font types are created equal, and cannot necessarily be used interchangeably in all situations. Suitcase Fusion
supports popular font types, from PostScript and TrueType to OpenType. For more information about font types and
font history, Extensis recommends downloading the Adobe Typography Primer from:
http://www.adobe.com/education/pdf/type_primer.pdf
The Suitcase Fusion Workflow
Suitcase Fusion is designed to streamline the professional creative workflow by maintaining precise control of fonts at
all times. Through the use of plug-ins for popular design applications, exactly the right fonts are automatically
activated when needed by a document. Creative users also demand detailed information about their fonts, and
through innovative features such as the Glyph palette, users can inspect fonts down to very fine detail.
Take a look at how Suitcase Fusion works in the following publishing scenarios.
Let's say a service bureau receives a CD containing an InDesign document and a folder of fonts. The service bureau
employee does the following:
• Launches Suitcase Fusion.
• Adds the fonts to Suitcase Fusion temporarily (so they're removed when the computer is restarted) as a new
Set.
• Opens the InDesign document and prints it, accessing the fonts on the CD.
After the document is printed and the user logs off for the day, the fonts are removed from the database. This
workflow guarantees that each job is printed with the fonts provided, and that unnecessary fonts aren't loaded on the
computer.
Suitcase Fusion provides options ideal for graphic design situations in addition to production environments. Let's say
a designer is working on a brochure for a client. The client's corporate identity involves two font families, but the